The tournament format of the 16th Edition National Collegiate Championship will be as follows:
Qualifying stage:
Luzon (February 9 to 12, 2020 – Naga City)
- North/Central Luzon representative (1)
- NCR representative (Diliman College Blue Dragons)
- Bicol representative (1)
Visayas/Mindanao (February 17 to 20, 2020 – Davao)
- CESAFI Representative (2)
- Visayas representative (1)
- Mindanao representative (3)
UAAP/NCAA Challenge (February 8, 9, 15, 2020 – FilOil Flying V Centre)
- UAAP representative (2)
- NCAA representative (2)
2019 National Collegiate Championship (February 22 to 23, 2020 – Davao)
- Luzon Qualifier
- Visayas/Mindanao Qualifier
- UAAP/NCAA Challenge winner
- UAAP/NCAA Challenge runner-up