2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship

The 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship is the tenth edition of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) in its current incarnation, the postseason tournament to determine the national collegiate champions in basketball. The tournament will be the 15th edition overall.

2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship
Men's Finals 1 Wins
Ateneo Blue Eagles 95 1
UV Green Lancers 71 0
DurationJanuary 26, 2019
Arena(s)Filoil Flying V Centre
Finals MVPIsaac Go
Winning coachTab Baldwin
TV network(s)ESPN 5

Tournament format

The tournament format was unveiled in November 2018.[1]

  • Qualifying round
  • Regional round
    • Luzon-NCR championship
      • North/Central Luzon qualifier
      • South Luzon/Bicol qualifier
      • NCR qualifier
    • VisMin championship
      • CESAFI champion
      • Visayas qualifier
      • Mindanao qualifier
  • Final round
    • Group A: UAAP champion vs NCAA champion (best-of-three)
    • Group B: Luzon/NCR champion vs. VisMin champion (best-of-three)
    • Championship Game: Group A vs. Group B

Qualified teams

NCR
School TeamLeague City/Town
Colegio de San Juan de Letran Letran KnightsNCAA Manila
La Consolacion College Manila La Consalacion Blue Royals ISAA Manila
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Perpetual Altas NCAA Las Piñas
St. Clare College of Caloocan St. Clare Saints NAASCU Caloocan
Lyceum of the Philippines University Lyceum Pirates NCAA Manila
National University NU Bulldogs UAAP Manila

North/Central Luzon
School TeamLeague City/Town
Isabela Colleges IC MaroonsPRISAA Isabela Cauayan
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University DMMMSU StallionsSCUAA Region I Bacnotan
University of Northern Philippines UNP SharksSCUAA Region I Vigan
Mary the Queen College (Pampanga), Inc. MQC LegionnairesUCAAP Guagua
Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University DHVTSU WildcatsUCAAP Bacolor

South Luzon/Bicol
School TeamLeague City/Town
University of Batangas UB BrahmansUSCAA Batangas City
Naga College Foundation NCF Tigers BUCAL Naga
De La Salle Lipa DLSL Green Stallions NCAA South Lipa
Calayan Educational Foundation CEFI Cougars PRISAA Quezon Lucena
University of Nueva Caceres UNC Greyhounds BUCAL Naga
St. Dominic College of Asia SDCA Red Pikes ISAA Bacoor
Annunciation College of Bacon Sorsogon Unit, Inc. ACBSUI Panthers BICCS Sorsogon City

Visayas
School TeamLeague City/Town
Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias CSA-V TitansNOPSSCEA Victorias
Iloilo Doctors' College IDC DoctorsILOPRISAA Iloilo City

Mindanao
School Team League City/Town
Holy Cross of Davao College HCDC Crusaders Gaisano Grand Cup Davao City
Holy Trinity College of General Santos City HTC Wildcats GenSan PRISAA General Santos
Professional World Academy, Misamis PWA Blue Marlins HNH President's Cup Cagayan de Oro
Southern City Colleges SCC Bulldogs PSZCAA Zamboanga City

Regional round
School TeamLeague City/Town
University of the Visayas UV Green LancersCESAFI Cebu City

Finals
School TeamLeague City/Town
San Beda University San Beda Red LionsNCAA Manila
Ateneo de Manila University Ateneo Blue Eagles UAAP Quezon City

Qualifying rounds

Visayas qualifier

The knockout game between the Iloilo champion Iloilo Doctors' College and Negros Occidental champions Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias was held at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod on November 8.

November 8
1:00 p.m.
CSA-V Titans 102–82 IDC Doctors

CSA-V's decisive 17-0 run at the start of the third quarter sealed the win for the Titans. They qualify to the Davao regionals.[2]

North Luzon qualifiers
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 DHVTSU Wildcats 4 0 1.000 — Advance to Luzon regionals
2 MQC Legionnaires 3 1 .750 1
3 UNP Sharks 2 2 .500 2
4 DMMMSU Stallions 1 3 .250 3
5 IC Maroons 0 4 .000 4
Source: CollegiateChampionsLeague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
November 22
UNP Sharks 97–46 IC Maroons
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 22
DHVTSU Wildcats 73–64 MQC Legionnaires
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 22
IC Maroons 67–109 DHVTSU Wildcats
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 22
MQC Legionnaires 89–72 DMMMSU Stallions
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 23
DMMMSU Stallions 143–40 IC Maroons
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 23
DHVTSU Wildcats 73–71 UNP Sharks
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 23
UNP Sharks 143–40 IC Maroons
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 23
IC Maroons 28–146 MQC Legionnaires
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 24
DHVTSU Wildcats 83–75 DMMMSU Stallions
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
November 24
MQC Legionnaires 105–85 UNP Sharks
Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga

NCR qualifiers

The NCR (Metro Manila) qualifiers were held from November 22 to 24 at the La Consolacion College - Manila and Lyceum of the Philippines University gyms in Manila.

Round 1   Semifinals   Final
                   
    Lyceum 55  
Letran 80     Letran 74  
La Consolacion 70       Letran 83
    Perpetual 77
    NU 65
Saint Clare 67     Perpetual 78  
Perpetual 69  

Round 1
November 22
9:00 a.m.
Letran Knights 80–70 La Consolacion Blue Royals
November 22
11:00 a.m.
Perpetual Altas 69–67 Saint Clare Saints

Semifinals

Final

South Luzon/Bicol qualifiers

The South Luzon/Bicol qualifiers shall take place at the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum in Naga, Camarines Sur from November 27 to December 1.

Group A
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UB Brahmans 2 0 1.000 — Advance to semifinals
2 SDCA Red Pikes 1 1 .500 1
3 UNC Greyhounds 0 2 .000 2
Source: collegiatechampionsleague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
November 27
9:00 a.m.
UNC Greyhounds 73–82 SDCA Red Pikes
November 28
8:00 a.m.
SDCA Red Pikes 80–85 UB Brahmans
November 28
2:30 p.m.
UB Brahmans 70–61 UNC Greyhounds
Group B
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NCF Tigers 3 0 1.000 — Advance to semifinals
2 CEFI Cougars 2 1 .667 1
3 ACBSUI Panthers 1 2 .333 2
4 DLSL Green Stallions 0 3 .000 3
Source: collegiatechampionsleague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
November 27
10:30 a.m.
NCF Tigers 66–92 CEFI Cougars
November 27
12:00 p.m.
ACBSUI Panthers 67–66 DLSL Green Stallions
November 28
9:30 a.m.
CEFI Cougars 99–76 DLSL Green Stallions
November 28
11:00 a.m.
ACBSUI Panthers 50–84 NCF Tigers
November 28
4:15 p.m.
DLSL Green Stallions 65–79 NCF Tigers
November 28
5:30 p.m.
CEFI Cougars 91–88 ACBSUI Panthers

Bracket
Semifinals Final
      
A1 UB 84
B2 CEFI 70
A1 UB 68
B1 NCF 84
B1 NCF 82
A2 SDCA 63

Semifinals
November 29
9:00 a.m.
UB Brahmans 84–70 CEFI Cougars
November 29
10:30 a.m.
NCF Tigers 82–63 SDCA Red Pikes

Final
November 29
4:30 p.m.
UB Brahmans 68–84 NCF Tigers

Mindanao qualifiers

The Mindanao qualifiers is taking place at the Davao City Recreation Center from December 1 to 3.[3]

Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 HTC Wildcats 3 0 1.000 — Advance to qualifying final
2 HCDC Crusaders 2 1 .667 1
3 SCC Bulldogs 1 2 .333 2
4 PWA Blue Marlins 0 3 .000 3
Source: collegiatechampionsleague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
December 1
3:00 p.m.
HCDC Crusaders 74–76 HTC Wildcats
December 1
4:30 p.m.
SCC Bulldogs 106–91 PWA Blue Marlins
December 2
8:00 a.m.
HCDC Crusaders 81–61 PWA Blue Marlins
December 2
9:30 a.m.
HTC Wildcats 88–69 SCC Bulldogs
December 2
4:00 a.m.
HCDC Crusaders 84–68 SCC Bulldogs
December 2
5:30 p.m.
HTC Wildcats 73–59 PWA Blue Marlins

Final
December 3
4:00 p.m.
HTC Wildcats 79–78 HCDC Crusaders

Regional rounds
  • If no team won all elimination round games, a regional final shall be played between the #1 and #2 teams.

Luzon regional
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NCF Tigers 2 0 1.000 — Advance to Philippine Regional Championship
2 Letran Knights 1 1 .500 1
3 DHVTSU Wildcats 0 2 .000 2
Source: collegiatechampionsleague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
November 29
7:00 p.m.
DHVTSU Wildcats 70–98 Letran Knights
November 30
5:30 p.m.
NCF Tigers 79–47 DHVTSU Wildcats
December 1
9:00 a.m.
Letran Knights 65–68 NCF Tigers

VisMin regional

The VisMin regional shall be held at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Davao City from December 4 to 5.[4]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 UV Green Lancers 2 0 1.000 — Advance to Philippine Regional Championship
2 CSA-V Titans 1 1 .500 1
3 HTC Wildcats 0 2 .000 2
Source: collegiatechampionsleague.net
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
December 4
8:30 a.m.
HTC Wildcats 88–90 CSA-V Titans
December 4
1:30 p.m.
UV Green Lancers 114–73 HTC Wildcats
December 5
4:00 p.m.
UV Green Lancers 72–68 CSA-V Titans

Final Four
Semifinals
Best-of-three 		Final
One-game playoff
      
UAAP Ateneo 2
NCAA San Beda 1
UAAP Ateneo 95
VisMin UV 71
Luzon NCF 0
VisMin UV 2

Philippine Regional Championship

The Philippine Regional Championship was held at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Davao City from December 6 to 8.[4]

December 6
UV Green Lancers 76–72 NCF Tigers
Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center, Davao City
December 7
UV Green Lancers 89–72 NCF Tigers
UV wins series 2–0
Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center, Davao City

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Emmanuel Ojuola (Naga College Foundation)
    • Josue Segumpan Jr. (University of Visayas)
    • Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
    • Michael Heinrich Maestre (University of Visayas)
    • Gileant Delator (University of Visayas)

UAAP vs NCAA Showdown
January 26
3:00 p.m.
Ateneo Blue Eagles 62–56 San Beda Red Lions
Ateneo wins series 2–1

Finals

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: George Isaac Go (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Mythical Five:
    • George Isaac Go (Ateneo de Manila University )
    • Bryan John Andrade (Ateneo de Manila University)
    • Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
    • Ferdinand Ravena III (Ateneo de Manila University)
    • Bassier Sackor (University of Visayas)

References
  1. "2018 National Collegiate Championship format – Philippine Collegiate Champions' League". www.collegiatechampionsleague.net. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Doble, Henry. "CSAV Titans beat Iloilo Doctors College in PCCL elims, 102-82". Sunstar Bacolod (2018-11-12). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne L. (2018-11-26). "Crusaders rule". Sunstar. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  4. Morrell, Adam (2018-11-04). "President's Cup this December". Sunstar Davao. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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