Draft:MPBL playoffs

MPBL playoffs
Most recent season or competition:; 2024 MPBL playoffs
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2018
No. of teams	16
Most recent; champion(s)	Pampanga Giant Lanterns ; (2024)
Most titles	Five teams ; (1 each)

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The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) playoffs is the annual elimination tournament to determine the league champion. The four-round tournament is held after the league's regular season. Eight teams from each of the league's two divisions qualify based on regular season wins. The final round of the tournament, the MPBL finals, a best-of-five series between the champions of each division.

Format

At the end of the regular season, the top each teams from each of the league's two divisions advance to the playoffs and compete in a four-round tournament bracket. The first three rounds, the divisional rounds, are best-of-three series while the final round, dubbed as the national finals, is a best-of-five series.

During the first two rounds, the league schedules a doubleheader of games each day featuring two matchups from the same division. Because of this scheduling system, not every team will have the opportunity to play at home in the first two rounds. In the division quarterfinals, only the top four teams in each division play at home. In the division semifinals, only the top two remaining teams play at home. If a team cannot play at home, the game may be moved elsewhere, even at the homecourt of the lower-seeded team.

In the division finals, a traditional 1–1–1 system is used. The team with homecourt advantage hosts the first game and, if necessary, the third game. The national finals utilizes a 2–2–1 system with the team that has homecourt advantage hosting the first, second, and, if necessary, the fifth game.

Timeline

2018: During the league's inaugural season, it only had ten teams and there were no divisions. Thus, only the top eight teams advanced in a three-round tournament bracket. The quarterfinals and semifinals were best-of-three while the finals was best-of-five. In the quarterfinals, only the top four teams play home games if possible.

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)	Semifinals (best-of-3)	Finals (best-of-5)

1

8



4

5



2

7



3

6

2019: The following seasonm the MPBL adopted the current format due to the league's national expansion. The top eight teams from each division advance in a four-round tournament bracket, with an additional best-of-three round at the start. In the division quarterfinals, only the top four teams from each division play home games if possible. In the division semifinals, only the top two remaining teams from each division play home games if possible.

Division quarterfinals
(best-of-3)

Division semifinals
(best-of-3)

Division finals
(best-of-3)

National finals
(best-of-5)

N1

N8

N4

N5

North Division

N2

N7

N3

N6

N

S

S1

S8

S4

S5

South Division

S2

S7

S3

S6

2022: While the playoff format hasn't changed, the league changed its ranking system so that wins are used as the primary metric for standings instead of win percentage.

List of playoff series

2023 season

First round
(best-of-3)

Division semifinals
(best-of-3)

Division finals
(best-of-3)

National finals
(best-of-5)

N1

Pampanga

2

N8

Marikina

0

N1

Pampanga

2

N4

Caloocan

0

N4

Caloocan

2

N5

Pasig City

1

N1

Pampanga

2

North Division

N6

San Juan

0

N2

Nueva Ecija

2

N7

Pasay

0

N2

Nueva Ecija

0

N6

San Juan

2

N3

Makati

0

N6

San Juan

2

N1

Pampanga

3

S1

Bacoor City

0

S1

Bacoor City

2

S8

Iloilo

1

S1

Bacoor City

2

S4

Zamboanga

0

S4

Zamboanga

2

S5

Quezon

1

S1

Bacoor City

2

South Division

S2

Batangas City

0

S2

Batangas City

2

S7

Imus

0

S2

Batangas City

2

S3

General Santos

1

S3

General Santos

2

S6

Muntinlupa

1

2022 season

First round
(best-of-3)

Division semifinals
(best-of-3)

Division finals
(best-of-3)

National finals
(best-of-5)

N1

Nueva Ecija

2

N8

Marikina

0

N1

Nueva Ecija

2

N4

Pampanga

0

N4

Pampanga

2

N5

Bataan

1

N1

Nueva Ecija

2

North Division

N3

San Juan

1

N2

Pasig

2

N7

Quezon City

0

N2

Pasig

0

N3

San Juan

2

N3

San Juan

2

N6

Valenzuela

0

N1

Nueva Ecija

3

S1

Zamboanga

1

S1

Zamboanga

2

S8

Muntinlupa

0

S1

Zamboanga

2

S5

Bacolod

1

S4

General Santos

1

S5

Bacolod

2

S1

Zamboanga

2

South Division

S2

Batangas City

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S7

Bacoor City

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S6

Rizal

0

S3

Sarangani

0

S6

Rizal

2

2019–20 season

First round
(best-of-3)

Division semifinals
(best-of-3)

Division finals
(best-of-3)

National finals
(best-of-5)

N1

San Juan

2

N8

Pasay

0

N1

San Juan

2

N4

Pampanga

0

N4

Pampanga

2

N5

Bataan

0

N1

San Juan

2

North Division

N3

Makati

1

N2

Manila

2

N7

Pasig

0

N2

Manila

1

N3

Makati

2

N3

Makati

2

N6

Bulacan

0

N1

San Juan

1

S1

Davao Occidental

3

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S8

Bicol

1

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S5

Zamboanga

0

S4

Batangas City

1

S5

Zamboanga

2

S1

Davao Occidental

2

South Division

S3

Basilan

1

S2

Bacoor City

2

S7

General Santos

0

S2

Bacoor City

1

S3

Basilan

2

S3

Basilan

2

S6

Iloilo

0

2018–19 season

First round
(best-of-3)

Division semifinals
(best-of-3)

Division finals
(best-of-3)

National finals
(best-of-5)

N1

Bataan

2

N8

Caloocan

0

N1

Bataan

1

N4

Manila

2

N4

Manila

2

N5

Bulacan

0

N4

Manila

1

North Division

N3

San Juan

2

N2

Makati

0

N7

Quezon City

2

N7

Quezon City

0

N3

San Juan

2

N3

San Juan

2

N6

Navotas

0

N3

San Juan

3

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S8

Cebu City

0

S1

Davao Occidental

2

S5

Bacoor City

0

S4

General Santos

0

S5

Bacoor City

2

S1

Davao Occidental

2

South Division

S2

Batangas City

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S7

Imus

1

S2

Batangas City

2

S6

Zamboanga

1

S3

Muntinlupa

1

S6

Zamboanga

2

2018 season

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)			Semifinals (best-of-3)			Finals (best-of-5)

1	Batangas City	2

8	Bataan	0
			1	Batangas City	2

			4	Valenzuela	0
4	Valenzuela	2

5	Quezon City	1
						1	Batangas City	3

						3	Muntinlupa	1
2	Bulacan	1

7	Parañaque	2
			7	Parañaque	1

			3	Muntinlupa	2
3	Muntinlupa	2

6	Navotas	0

Draft:MPBL playoffs

Contents

Format

Timeline

List of playoff series

2023 season

2022 season

2019–20 season

2018–19 season

2018 season

References

Most recent season or competition: 2024 MPBL playoffs
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2018
No. of teams	16
Most recent champion(s)	Pampanga Giant Lanterns (2024)
Most titles	Five teams (1 each)