[1] Eight member universities of the UAAP would compete in the league's sixteen sport disciplines to vie for the general championship.
This had to be done to avoid logistical issues in organizing Season 83, which was planned to open in January 2021 but the plan was scrapped in December 2020, taking into account training that is usually held months prior to the opening of a UAAP season and the imposition of general community quarantine measures in Metro Manila.
[2] Initial plans were for UAAP Season 83 to retain a full calendar with 15 sports.
[3] However, by December 2020, the possibility of hosting only two tournaments, men's basketball and women's volleyball, deemed "centerpiece events for this season," was being entertained.
Select games of the now-cancelled UAAP Season 83 was supposed to be aired through, Cignal, One Sports, and other affiliate channels.