UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament
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| Host school | Adamson University | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 29 to October 6 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Arwind Santos | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Bert Flores | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |
 Ateneo Blue Eagles UE Red Warriors
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| TV network(s) | Studio 23 and TFC | ||||||||||||
The UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament is the men's basketball tournament of A.Y. 2005–06 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The tournament was hosted by Adamson University. ABS-CBN covered the games on Studio 23.
At the end of the elimination round, the FEU Tamaraws finished on top of the team standings; the defending champions De La Salle Green Archers was tied with the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UE Red Warriors for second. By virtue of a better point differential from games among the three teams, La Salle clinched the second seed; Ateneo and UE played for the #3 seed, a game Ateneo won. FEU and La Salle won convincingly against Ateneo and UE respectively in the semifinals to set up a rematch of the previous year's finals series. In the finals, the FEU Tamaraws defeated De La Salle Green Archers in two close games (both games were decided in the final minute) to win the championship.
FEU Tamaraw Arwind Santos was named season and finals Most Valuable Player.
At the end of the tournament, La Salle returned their 2005 runner-up and 2004 championship trophies to the league after it was revealed they fielded two ineligible players. The league decided to suspend La Salle for the succeeding season in both divisions for all events, and the 2004 championship trophy was awarded to FEU.
Host team in boldface.
Tiebreakers:
Note: This "final" team standings is overtuned when La Salle forfeited their games after the season was over. See Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila for details.
Since La Salle, Ateneo and UE finished the eliminations with identical 10-4 cards, the quotient system was used. La Salle emerged with the best quotient among the three, so UE and Ateneo figured for a one-game playoff for the third seed. The winner will face the second seed, while the loser will face the first seed. The top two seeded teams possess the twice-to-beat advantage.
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