Colegio de San Juan de Letran's chairman awarded the Head of Sports Varsity and External Relation to the host by giving him the NCAA Flag and to host NCAA Season 97 in the closing ceremony.

[1] The Commission on Higher Education held a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the NCAA's student athletes which led the NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) to seriously consider the return of face-to-face events after solely holding online events in the last season due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Buo ang Puso”, will have a five gamedays a week calendar (Tuesday-Wednesday & Friday-Sunday).

The third- and fourth-ranked teams will face off after the regular season to determine the third seed.

The loser of the game will face the winner of the bout between the fifth and sixth-ranked schools to determine the fourth seed.