2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the third tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the eighth edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.

2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
Men's Finals 1 23Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 78 70732
 Adamson Falcons 80 59671
DurationDecember 2–6
Arena(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium, PhilSports Arena, Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPNico Salva
Winning coachNorman Black
Semifinalists De La Salle Green Archers
UC Webmasters
TV network(s)Studio 23

The defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the championship to make it back-to-back; the De La Salle Green Archers and the UC Webmasters disputed third place, with La Salle winning.

ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.

Tournament format
  • Top 4 teams from the NCAA, UAAP and the CESAFI finalists qualify automatically to the national quarterfinals.
  • Fifth to sixth teams from the NCAA and UAAP qualify to the zonal qualifying games.
  • Champions from regional league qualify to the regional championship.
  • Best teams from the regional championship qualify for the zonal qualifying games.
  • Best seven teams from the zonal qualifying games qualify to the national quarterfinals
  • Teams are seeded 1 to 16th at the national quarterfinals in a single elimination format up to the Finals, which is a best-of-3 format, with a playoff for third.

Qualifying

Automatic qualifiers
TeamLeagueElim. round
finish		Playoff finishQualified as
 FEU TamarawsUAAP1st (12-2)Defeated by Ateneo in the FinalsUAAP runner-up
 Ateneo Blue EaglesUAAP2nd (10-4)Defeated FEU in the FinalsUAAP champion
 Adamson FalconsUAAP3rd (9-5)Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinalsUAAP semifinalist
 De La Salle Green ArchersUAAP4th (8-6)Eliminated by FEU in the semifinalsUAAP semifinalist
 San Beda Red LionsNCAA1st (16-0)Defeated San Sebastian in the FinalsNCAA champion
 San Sebastian StagsNCAA2nd (13-3)Defeated by San Beda in the FinalsNCAA runner-up
 JRU Heavy BombersNCAA3rd (12-4)Eliminated by San Sebastian in the semifinals via stepladderNCAA semifinalist
 Mapúa CardinalsNCAA4th (9-7)Eliminated by JRU in the semifinals via stepladderNCAA semifinalist
UC WebmastersCESAFIDefeated UV in the FinalsCESAFI champion
UV Green LancersCESAFIDefeated by U of Cebu in the FinalsCESAFI runner-up

Zonal qualifiers
Qualified to the Sweet 16
TeamLeagueElim. round
finish		Playoff finishQualified asZonal tournament
St. Francis DovesUCLAAIDefeated CCP in the FinalsUCLAAI championLuzon-MM Interzonals
Lyceum PiratesISSA1st (10-0)Defeated La Consolacion in the FinalsISAA championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UM HawksNAASCU1st (19-2)Defeated STI College in the FinalsNAASCU championLuzon-MM Interzonals
Sta. Monica CougarsUCAA1st (9-1)Defeated Olivarez College in the FinalsUCAA championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UBaguio CardinalsBBEAL1st (11-0)Defeated the U of Cordilleras in the FinalsBBEAL championLuzon-MM Interzonals
CCDI WildcatsBICS1st (9-0)Defeated the Lewis College in the FinalsBICS championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UPHS LagunaNCAA South3rd (6-3)Defeated Don Bosco in the FinalsNCAA South championLuzon-MM Interzonals
 NU BulldogsUAAP5th (7-7)Did not qualifyUAAP fifth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 UE Red WarriorsUAAP6th (6-8)Did not qualifyUAAP sixth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 Letran KnightsNCAA5th (7-9)Did not qualifyNCAA fifth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 Arellano ChiefsNCAA6th (6-10)Did not qualifyNCAA sixth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
SBC-A Red LionsNCAA South1st (9-0)Eliminated by UPHS Laguna in the semifinalsNCAA South semifinalistLuzon-MM Interzonals
U of Iloilo WildcatsISSA1st (7-0)Defeated USA in the FinalsISAA championVisMin Interzonals
SWU CobrasCESAFI3rd (1-2)Did not qualifyCESAFI third placeVisMin Interzonals
USC WarriorsCESAFI4th (1-2)Did not qualifyCESAFI fourth placeVisMin Interzonals
AIFC SailorsDBL1st (7-0)Defeated Ateneo de Davao in the FinalsDBL championVisMin Interzonals

Zonal qualifying
Qualified to the Sweet 16

Luzon-MM Interzonals
TeamWLPCTGB
Letran Knights201.000--
Lyceum Pirates201.000--
NU Bulldogs201.000--
UE Red Warriors201.000--
Arellano Chiefs11.5001
St. Francis Doves11.5001
Sta. Monica Cougars11.5001
UM Hawks11.5001
CCDI Wildcats02.0002
SBC-A Red Lions02.0002
UBaguio Cardinals02.0002
UPHS Laguna Saints02.0002
November 10
Lyceum Pirates 93–55 CCDI Wildcats
November 10
Sta. Monica Cougars 93–44 SBC-A Red Lions
November 11
CCDI Wildcats 80–94 Arellano Chiefs
November 12
UE Red Warriors 100–74 UM Hawks
November 12
Sta. Monica Cougars 61–69 NU Bulldogs

VisMin Interzonals
TeamWLPCTGBTie
USC Warriors301.000--
U of Iloilo Wildcats12.33321.014
AIFC Sailors12.33321.013
SWU Cobras12.33320.975
November 14
SWU Cobras 71–62 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 14
USC Warriors 87–74 U of Iloilo Wildcats
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 15
U of Iloilo Wildcats 74–84 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 15
SWU Cobras 53–57 USC Warriors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 16
SWU Cobras 67–83 U of Iloilo Wildcats
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 16
USC Warriors 83–81 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBest-of-3 Finals
 
              
 
November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 
 Ateneo76
 
November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 Lyceum66
 
 Ateneo65
 
November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 Mapua56
 
 Mapua74
 
November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 NU61
 
 Ateneo74
 
November 18 – Cebu Coliseum
 
 U of Cebu54
 
 U of Cebu96
 
November 19 – Cebu Coliseum
 
 U of Iloilo66
 
 U of Cebu83
 
November 18 – Cebu Coliseum
 
 USC67
 
 UV64
 
December 2–6 - ULTRA
 
 USC71
 
 Ateneo2
 
November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 Adamson1
 
 San Beda86
 
November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 UE64
 
 San Beda74
 
November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 La Salle84
 
 La Salle70
 
November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 Letran56
 
 La Salle59
 
November 19 – Cebu Coliseum
 
 Adamson67 Third place
 
 FEU64
 
November 29 – Filoil Flying V ArenaDecember 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium
 
 JRU60
 
 FEU57 U of Cebu71
 
November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 Adamson75 La Salle82
 
 SSC-R54
 
 
 Adamson65
 

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

December 6
Ateneo Blue Eagles  73–67  Adamson Falcons
Ateneo wins series 2-1

Awards

The awardees are:

Juniors' tournament

This tournament was added only in 2010. The runners-up of the NCAA and UAAP will battle for the third spot while the champion of each league will battle for the top spot.

Battle for third

Championship
Preceded by
2009		 Philippine Collegiate Championship
2010		 Succeeded by
2011
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