2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup

The 2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, officially referred to as the 17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup, is the seventeenth edition of the collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament runs from on May 11, 2024 to June 2024 and is contested by all 18 teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1][2][3] All games are held at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

2024 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
17th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup
Tournament details
Country Philippines
CitySan Juan
Venue(s)Filoil EcoOil Centre
DatesMay 11 – June 2024
Teams18
Defending championsUP school colors UP Fighting Maroons
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On May 10, 2024, Filoil EcoOil Sports announced that the 17th Preseason Cup would be named after late sports patron Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.. The trophy in which the eventual champions will receive is also renamed as the ECJ Cup.[4]

The UP Fighting Maroons enter this tournament as the defending Preseason Cup champions.[5]

Elimination round edit

In the elimination round, the teams are grouped by association. From there, the teams play in a single round-robin tournament. UAAP teams will play seven games while NCAA teams play nine. Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top four teams from each association group advancing to the playoffs.

UAAP group edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1   UP Fighting Maroons 3 3 0 165 150 +15 1.000[a]
2   FEU Tamaraws 2 2 0 157 143 +14 1.000[a] 0.5
3   De La Salle Green Archers 3 2 1 225 222 +3 .667[b] 1
4   UE Red Warriors 4 2 2 213 201 +12 .500[b] 1.5
5   UST Growling Tigers 3 1 2 210 219 −9 .333 2
6   NU Bulldogs 2 0 2 139 148 −9 .000[c] 2.5
7   Adamson Soaring Falcons 4 1 3 196 222 −26 .250[c] 2.5
8   Ateneo Blue Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 2
Updated to match(es) played on May 22, 2024. Source: Standings
Notes:
  1. ^ a b UP wins tiebreaker over FEU based on overall point differential.
  2. ^ a b UE wins tiebreaker over De La Salle based on overall point differential.
  3. ^ a b NU wins tiebreaker over Adamson based on overall point differential.

Results table edit

Legend
Won in regulation Lost in regulation
Won in overtime Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Team Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  AdU   UE
57–65
  FEU
67–77
  DLSU
72–80
  ADMU
61–59
  NU
June 1
  UP
June 2
  ADMU   AdU
59–61
  UST
May 27
  NU
May 30
  FEU
May 31
  UP
June 1
  DLSU
June 2
  DLSU   UP
77–89
  UST
68–61
  AdU
80–72
  UE
May 28
  ASMU
June 2
  FEU   AdU
77–67
  UE
80–76
  UP
May 30
  ADMU
May 31
  NU
June 2
  NU   UE
64–72
  UST
75–76
  UP
May 27
  ADMU
May 30
  AdU
June 1
  FEU
June 2
  UE   AdU
65–57
  FEU
76–80
  NU
72–64
  UP
60–71
  DLSU
May 28
  UST
June 1
  UP   DLSU
89–77
  UST
76–73
  UE
71–60
  NU
May 27
  FEU
May 30
  ADMU
June 1
  AdU
June 2
  UST   DLSU
61–68
  UP
73–76
  NU
76–75
  ADMU
May 27
  UE
June 1
Updated as of: May 22, 2024
Notes
  • Games are currently scheduled up to June 2, 2024 and are subject to change.

NCAA group edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1   EAC Generals 3 3 0 216 193 +23 1.000
2   Perpetual Altas 4 3 1 293 285 +8 .750 0.5
3   Benilde Blazers 3 2 1 229 203 +26 .667[a] 1
4   Arellano Chiefs 3 2 1 262 254 +8 .667[a] 1
5   Mapúa Cardinals 4 2 2 268 279 −11 .500[b] 1.5
6   San Beda Red Lions 4 2 2 283 278 +5 .500[b] 1.5
7   Letran Knights 4 2 2 309 310 −1 .500[b] 1.5
8   Lyceum Pirates 4 1 3 313 331 −18 .250 2.5
9   JRU Heavy Bombers 2 0 2 168 171 −3 .000[c] 2.5
10   San Sebastian Stags 3 0 3 248 285 −37 .000[c] 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 24, 2024. Source: Standings
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Benilde wins tiebreaker over Arellano based on overall point differential.
  2. ^ a b c Mapúa (1–0), San Beda (1–1), and Letran (0–1) are ranked by head-to-head record.
  3. ^ a b JRU wins tiebreaker over San Sebastian based on overall point differential.

Results table edit

Legend
Won in regulation Lost in regulation
Won in overtime Lost in overtime
(*) Number of asterisks denotes number of overtime periods
Team Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  AU   JRU
80–79
  SSC–R
105–95
  EAC
77–80
  UPHSD
May 27
  CSJL
May 28
  CSB
May 31
  LPU
June 1
  CSJL   SBU
69–76
  UPHSD
69–77
  CSB
80–71
  LPU
91–86
  AU
May 28
  JRU
May 30
  SSC–R
May 31
  MU
June 2
  CSB   CSJL
71–80
  MU
72–59
  SSC–R
86–64
  JRU
May 28
  AU
May 31
  SBU
June 1
  EAC   SBU
76–67
  UPHSD
60–49
  AU
80–77
  JRU
May 27
  LPU
May 28
  MU
May 30
  SSC–R
June 2
  JRU   UPHSD
89–91
  AU
79–80
  EAC
May 27
  CSB
May 28
  CSJL
May 30
  MU
May 31
  LPU   MU
67–75
  SBU
66–76
  SSC–R
94–89
  CSJL
86–91
  EAC
May 28
  UPHSD
May 31
  AU
June 1
  MU   LPU
75–67
  UPHSD
67–76
  CSB
59–72
  SBU
67–64
  SSC–R
May 27
  EAC
May 30
  JRU
May 31
  CSJL
June 2
  SBU   CSJL
76–69
  LPU
76–66
  EAC
67–76
  MU
64–67
  UPHSD
May 28
  SSC–R
May 30
  CSB
June 1
  SSC–R   LPU
89–94
  AU
95–105
  CSB
64–86
  MU
May 27
  SBU
May 30
  CSJL
May 31
  EAC
June 2
  UPHSD   JRU
91–89
  CSJL
77–69
  MU
76–67
  EAC
49–60
  AU
May 27
  SBU
May 28
  LPU
May 31
Updated as of: May 24, 2024
Notes
  • Games are currently scheduled up to June 2, 2024 and are subject to change.

References edit

  1. ^ "UAAP, NCAA teams out in full force for Filoil Preseason Cup". Spin.ph. April 16, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "New coaches eye fresh starts in FilOil tourney". ABS-CBN News. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Ballecer, RJ (May 7, 2024). "FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup: Schedules, Where To Watch, and Best Storylines". The Game. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "This 17th edition of the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup will be named in his honor". Filoil EcoOil Sports. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "UP edges La Salle to cop Filoil Preseason title". GMA News. June 21, 2023.