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.[1]

2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
Men's Finals G1 G2G3Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 78 70732
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 80 59671
DurationDecember 2–6
Arena(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium, PhilSports Arena, Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPNico Salva
Winning coachNorman Black
SemifinalistsLa Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
UC school colors UC Webmasters
TV network(s)Studio 23
< Season 7 2010 Season 9 >

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

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  • 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

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Automatic qualifiers

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Team League Elim. round
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Playoff finish Qualified as
  FEU Tamaraws UAAP 1st (12-2) Defeated by Ateneo in the Finals UAAP runner-up
  Ateneo Blue Eagles UAAP 2nd (10-4) Defeated FEU in the Finals UAAP champion
  Adamson Soaring Falcons UAAP 3rd (9-5) Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinals UAAP semifinalist
  De La Salle Green Archers UAAP 4th (8-6) Eliminated by FEU in the semifinals UAAP semifinalist
  San Beda Red Lions NCAA 1st (16-0) Defeated San Sebastian in the Finals NCAA champion
  San Sebastian Stags NCAA 2nd (13-3) Defeated by San Beda in the Finals NCAA runner-up
  JRU Heavy Bombers NCAA 3rd (12-4) Eliminated by San Sebastian in the semifinals via stepladder NCAA semifinalist
  Mapúa Cardinals NCAA 4th (9-7) Eliminated by JRU in the semifinals via stepladder NCAA semifinalist
  UC Webmasters CESAFI Defeated UV in the Finals CESAFI champion
  UV Green Lancers CESAFI Defeated by U of Cebu in the Finals CESAFI runner-up

Zonal qualifiers

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Qualified to the Sweet 16
Team League Elim. round
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Playoff finish Qualified as Zonal tournament
St. Francis Doves UCLAAI Defeated CCP in the Finals UCLAAI champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
Lyceum Pirates ISSA 1st (10-0) Defeated La Consolacion in the Finals ISAA champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
UM Hawks NAASCU 1st (19-2) Defeated STI College in the Finals NAASCU champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
Sta. Monica Cougars UCAA 1st (9-1) Defeated Olivarez College in the Finals UCAA champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
UBaguio Cardinals BBEAL 1st (11-0) Defeated the U of Cordilleras in the Finals BBEAL champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
CCDI Wildcats BICS 1st (9-0) Defeated the Lewis College in the Finals BICS champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
UPHS Laguna NCAA South 3rd (6-3) Defeated Don Bosco in the Finals NCAA South champion Luzon-MM Interzonals
  NU Bulldogs UAAP 5th (7-7) Did not qualify UAAP fifth place Luzon-MM Interzonals
  UE Red Warriors UAAP 6th (6-8) Did not qualify UAAP sixth place Luzon-MM Interzonals
  Letran Knights NCAA 5th (7-9) Did not qualify NCAA fifth place Luzon-MM Interzonals
  Arellano Chiefs NCAA 6th (6-10) Did not qualify NCAA sixth place Luzon-MM Interzonals
SBC-A Red Lions NCAA South 1st (9-0) Eliminated by UPHS Laguna in the semifinals NCAA South semifinalist Luzon-MM Interzonals
U of Iloilo Wildcats ISSA 1st (7-0) Defeated USA in the Finals ISAA champion VisMin Interzonals
SWU Cobras CESAFI 3rd (1-2) Did not qualify CESAFI third place VisMin Interzonals
USC Warriors CESAFI 4th (1-2) Did not qualify CESAFI fourth place VisMin Interzonals
AIFC Sailors DBL 1st (7-0) Defeated Ateneo de Davao in the Finals DBL champion VisMin Interzonals

Zonal qualifying

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Qualified to the Sweet 16

Luzon-MM Interzonals

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Team W L PCT GB
Letran Knights 2 0 1.000 --
Lyceum Pirates 2 0 1.000 --
NU Bulldogs 2 0 1.000 --
UE Red Warriors 2 0 1.000 --
Arellano Chiefs 1 1 .500 1
St. Francis Doves 1 1 .500 1
Sta. Monica Cougars 1 1 .500 1
UM Hawks 1 1 .500 1
CCDI Wildcats 0 2 .000 2
SBC-A Red Lions 0 2 .000 2
UBaguio Cardinals 0 2 .000 2
UPHS Laguna Saints 0 2 .000 2
November 12
UE Red Warriors 100–74 UM Hawks

VisMin Interzonals

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Team W L PCT GB Tie
USC Warriors 3 0 1.000 --
U of Iloilo Wildcats 1 2 .333 2 1.014
AIFC Sailors 1 2 .333 2 1.013
SWU Cobras 1 2 .333 2 0.975
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

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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
 
  San Sebastian54
 
 
  Adamson65
 

Finals

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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 Soaring Falcons
Ateneo wins series 2-1

Awards

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The awardees are:

Juniors' tournament

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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

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Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "20 teams vie in PCCL regionals". PhilStar Global. September 29, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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Preceded by Philippine Collegiate Championship
2010
Succeeded by