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List of NCAA Final Four results (Philippines)

This is a list of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball Final Four results. The list includes NCAA men's basketball games played under the Final Four format since the 1997 season, the year the format was instituted.[1][2]

Final team standings for men's basketball since 1999.

The results include one-game playoffs where teams tied after the elimination round for a Final Four berth played an extra game to determine which team clinches the higher seed in the playoffs.

Since the NCAA is not a home-and-away league, the position of season host rotates among member universities, and the host pays for the arena rental and other facilities. Since the 2004 season, most Final Four games are held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the Philippines largest indoor arena, unless the Big Dome is unavailable.

The league uses a modified Shaughnessy playoff system: the top four teams enter the playoffs, while the top two seeds are given the "twice-to-beat" advantage, that is, in order for them to be eliminated in the semifinals, they have to be beaten twice by the No. 3 and No. 4 seed, with them needing to win only once in order to advance. The winners in the semifinals dispute the championship trophy in a best-of-three series.

In its institution in 1997, if a team wins all of its elimination round games (the "sweep"), the sweeping team advances outright to the finals possessing the twice-to-beat advantage, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds figure in a playoff to face the No. 2 seed. In 1997, the San Sebastian Stags swept the elimination round, earning a finals berth and a twice-to-beat advantage.[2] After the San Sebastian juniors team swept the elimination round in 2008, the twice-to-beat incentive was dropped and the finals was turned into a best-of-three series. When the San Beda seniors team swept the elimination round in 2010, the No. 1 seed has a thrice to beat advantage in the finals, while the opponent has to be beaten twice to be defeated.

A third place playoff, a one-game playoff between losing semifinalists, was added in 2023.[3]

Results edit

For the semifinal columns, the No. 1 vs. No. 4 matchup is given first.

Legend
  Arellano Arellano University
  Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran
  Benilde De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
  EAC Emilio Aguinaldo College
  JRU José Rizal University
  Lyceum Lyceum of the Philippines University
  Mapúa Mapúa University
  PCU Philippine Christian University
  San Beda San Beda University
  San Sebastian San Sebastian College–Recoletos
  Perpetual University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
(OT) Game went into overtime.
Year Finals/Third place playoff Semifinals One-game playoff
Higher seed Scores Lower seed Higher seed Score/s Lower seed Winner Score Loser Seed
1997 San Sebastian   84–72   San Beda San Beda   72–65   Letran None
Letran   68–57   Mapúa
1998 Letran   81–74 (OT)   San Sebastian Letran   def.   San Beda
San Sebastian   def.   Perpetual
1999 JRC   74–75[4]
0–20[5][* 1]		   Letran San Sebastian   63–65[6]
def. by		   Letran
JRC   84–63[6]   Perpetual
2000
(details) 		Benilde   66–64[7]
74–61[8]		   San Sebastian JRC   53–60[9]
79–97[10]		   San Sebastian
Perpetual   70–73[9]
73–86[10]		   Benilde
2001[11]
(details) 		JRU   74–77
95–81
62–95 		  San Sebastian JRU   94–98
99–76		   Benilde
San Sebastian   58–65
48–44		   Mapúa
2002[12]
(details) 		San Sebastian   79–78
86–69		   Benilde San Sebastian   102–96 (OT)   JRU
Benilde   93–95 (OT)
106–87		   PCU
2003[13]
(details) 		Letran   89–73
77–85
64–59		   San Sebastian Letran   72–66   Mapúa
San Sebastian   81–73   JRU
2004[14]
(details) 		Perpetual   68–70
60–72		   PCU Perpetual   48–57
58–56		   San Beda San Beda   59–52   Mapúa 4th
PCU   64–65
85–80 (OT)		   Letran
2005[15]
(details) 		Letran   74–79
78–60
62–54		   PCU Letran   93–60   San Sebastian None
PCU   76–53   Mapúa
2006[16]
(details) 		San Beda   71–57
50–72
68–67		   PCU San Beda   55–51   Mapúa PCU   67–62   Letran 2nd
PCU   72–50   Letran
2007[17]
(details) 		San Beda   76–68
76–64		   Letran San Beda   74–64   Mapúa None
Letran   70–61   JRU
2008[18]
(details) 		San Beda   72–68
60–62
85–69		   JRU San Beda   51–53
60–53		   Mapúa JRU   57–53   San Sebastian 2nd/4th[* 2]
Letran   62–52   Mapúa 2nd/4th[* 2]
JRU   63–61   Letran JRU   69–53   Letran 2nd[* 2]
Mapúa   63–54   San Sebastian 4th[* 2]
2009[19]
(details) 		San Beda   68–72 (2OT)
61–76		   San Sebastian San Beda   82–76   Letran San Beda   71–65   San Sebastian 1st
San Sebastian   65–72
79–64		   JRU
2010
(details) 		San Beda   93–73
85–70		   San Sebastian San Sebastian   61–52   JRU None
JRU   60–54   Mapúa
2011
(details) 		San Beda   75–63
57–55		   San Sebastian San Beda   83–74   JRU San Beda   88–85   San Sebastian 1st
San Sebastian   62–70
63–56		   Letran
2012
(details) 		San Beda   62–60
55–64
67–39		   Letran San Beda   56–52   Perpetual Perpetual   73–68   JRU 4th
San Sebastian   74–92
70–73		   Letran
2013
(details) 		San Beda   80–68
74–79
60–56		   Letran San Beda   70–51   Perpetual San Sebastian   81–71   Perpetual 3rd
Letran   85–58   San Sebastian
2014
(details) 		San Beda   74–65
89–70		   Arellano San Beda   81–75   Perpetual San Beda   97–69   Arellano 1st
Arellano   72–65   JRU
2015
(details) 		San Beda   90–94
68–61
82–85 (OT)		   Letran San Beda   78–68   JRU San Beda   83–78   Letran 1st
Letran   91–90   Mapúa Mapúa   81–76   JRU 3rd
2016
(details) 		San Beda   88–85
83–73		   Arellano San Beda   83–87
78–63		   Perpetual San Beda   80–73   Arellano 1st
Arellano   92–80   Mapúa
2017
(details) 		Lyceum   87–94
82–92		   San Beda San Beda   76–71   San Sebastian San Sebastian   74–69   Letran 4th[* 3]
JRU   73–85   San Sebastian Letran   70–68   Arellano 4th[* 3]
2018
(details) 		San Beda   73–60
71–56		   Lyceum San Beda   83–72   Perpetual None
Lyceum   109–85   Letran
2019
(details) 		San Beda   64–65
79–76
79–81		   Letran Lyceum   88–92   Letran
Letran   85–80   San Sebastian
2020[* 4] Not held – Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila Not held – Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila
2021[* 5]
(details) 		Letran   68–63
75–65		   Mapúa Letran   77–75   Perpetual San Beda   63–57   Benilde 3rd/Qualification[* 6]
Perpetual   59–52   Arellano Qualification[* 6]
Mapúa   67–73 (OT)
70–67		   San Beda Perpetual   76–64   Benilde 4th[* 6]
2022 (details) Benilde   75–81
76–71
67–81

  Letran

Benilde   62–61   San Beda
None
Letran   67–58   Lyceum
2023 (details) Mapúa   68–63
65–71
66–76		   San Beda Mapúa   78–67   Benilde
Lyceum   83–93   Benilde Lyceum   68–89
72–82		   San Beda

Notes edit

  1. ^ Game 2 of the 1999 Finals was abandoned after a fracas where Letran point guard John Prior elbowed JRC's John Dale Valeña, with Letran leading 83–60. This caused the gallery to pelt debris to the court which caused the NCAA Commissioner to order JRC to concede the game.
  2. ^ a b c d With four teams tied for second place in 2008, a mini-tournament was held to determine the 2nd–4th seeds in which the team with the best head-to-head record among the four (SSC-R) meets the team with the worst head-to-head record (JRU), with the other two (Letran and Mapúa) meeting each other in classification games. The winners of both games faced each other for the No. 2 seed while the losers faced for the No. 4 seed.
  3. ^ a b With three teams tied for fourth place in 2017, two tie-breaker games were held to determine who the 4th seed shall be. SSC-R, who has the best head-to-head record among the three, gets a bye, with the other two teams (Letran and Arellano) playing the first tie-breaker game. The winner of the Letran-Arellano game meets SSC-R in the second tie-breaker game.
  4. ^ 2020–21 season had a basketball tournament, but it was basically a skills showdown, due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
  5. ^ 2021–22 season was played in early 2022.
  6. ^ a b c The teams that finished 3rd and 4th after the elimination round; the winner is the #3 seed and advances to the semifinals against the #2 seed, while the loser is relegated to the fourth seed playoff. The teams that finished 5th and 6th after the elimination round; the winner advances to the fourth seed playoff, while the loser is eliminated. The winner is the #4 seed and advances to the semifinals against the #1 seed.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gulle, Jimbo (September 28, 1997). "Red Lions nip Cards for NCAA 'Final 4'". Manila Standard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gulle, Jimbo (October 1, 1997). "Stags clobber Altas, complete 12-game sweep". Manila Standard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA: CSB, Lyceum to battle for 3rd in men's basketball". ABS CBN News. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ Manguiat, Lorenzo (October 5, 1999). "Knights beat Bombers, 75–74". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 23, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  5. ^ Manguiat, Lorenzo (October 8, 1999). "Knights cop 'NC' crown, fracas mars Game 2". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 3, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Manguiat, Lorenzo (September 28, 1999). "JRC Bombers enter finals; Knights win". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 21, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  7. ^ Navarro, June (October 10, 2000). "Benilde nears NCAA title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  8. ^ Navarro, June (October 12, 2000). "Benilde sweeps SSC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 12, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Navarro, June (4 October 2000). "Benilde, SSC force knockout matches". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Navarro, June (October 6, 2000). "Benilde vs SSC for NCAA plum". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
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