Filoil college hoops tournament unveils new format

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Filoil unveils new tournament format

by rick olivares

In addition to the five new teams participating in the eighth Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup, one of the wrinkles of the tournament is the three-bracket of the men’s division to accommodate the record 21 teams.

Group A: Colegio De San Juan De Letran, De La Salle University, San Beda College, Southwestern University (Cebu), University of the East, University of San Carlos (Cebu), University of the Visayas (Cebu).

Group B: Emilio Aguinaldo College, Far Eastern University, Lyceum University of the Philippines, Mapua Institute of Technology,  RP  Youth U18, St. Clare College, University of Perpetual Help System Dalta.

Group C: Centro Escolar University, College of St. Benilde, Holy Trinity College (General Santos), Jose Rizal University, National University, San Sebastian College Recoletos, University of the Philippines.

The men’s tournament is a single round robin where teams will only play squads in their group. The top two teams of each group along with the two best third placers based on quotient will advance to the knock-off quarterfinals.

Once in the quarterfinals, the qualifying teams will be ranked from first to eighth  based on their win-loss record and the quotient system. Teams will play based on the following: 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5.

In the semifinals, it will be the winner of 1-8 vs. the winner of 4-5; and the winner of 2-7 vs. the winner of 3-6. The winners advance to the championship game that is a single match.

In the women’s division, the 10 participating teams are divided into two brackets and will play a single round robin.

Group A: Adamson University, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle University, Rizal Technological University, University of Santo Tomas.

Group B: College of St. Benilde, Far Eastern University, National University, University of the East, University of the Philippines.

The top two teams of each group will go to the knockout crossover semifinals where A1 will play B2 while A2 will play B1. The winners advance to the single-game championship match.

Lastly, in the juniors’ division, the 12 teams have been grouped into two.

Group A: Far Eastern University, Jose Rizal University, La Salle Greenhills, National University, San Sebastian College Recoletos, University of Santo Tomas.

Group B: Ateneo De Manila High School, Colegio De San Juan De Letran, De La Salle Zobel, Mapua Institute of Technology, San Beda College, University of the East.

As in the women’s division, the top two teams of each group will go to the knockout crossover semifinals where A1 will play B2 while A2 will play B1. The winners advance to the single-game championship match.

The 2014 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup tips off on April 23 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan and is sponsored by Flying V, Filoil, Total, Hanes, San Miguel Corporation, Starmobile, Timex, Silverworks, Gatorade, LGR and in part by Meralco, BDO, Reyes Barbecue, Douwe Egberts, Gerry’s Grill, Brothers Burger, Molten, Bayo, Oxycan, BPI, PBCom, RFM, San Marino, Red Logo, and Bacchus Energy Drink.