2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship is the third tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball. 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.

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.

Contents

Tournament format

Qualifying

Automatic qualifiers

Team League Elim. round
finish		 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 Falcons UAAP 3rd (9-5) Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinals UAAP semifinalist
 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

Qualified to the Sweet 16
Team League Elim. round
finish		 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

Qualified to the Sweet 16

Luzon-MM Interzonals

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 10 St. Francis Doves 72–63 UBaguio Cardinals    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 10 Lyceum Pirates 93–55 CCDI Wildcats    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 10 UM Hawks 65–53 UPHS Laguna Saints    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 10 Sta. Monica Cougars 93–44 SBC-A Red Lions    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 11 UBaguio Cardinals 42–76 Letran Knights    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 11 CCDI Wildcats 80–94 Arellano Chiefs    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 11 UPHS Laguna Saints 44–80 UE Red Warriors    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 11 NU Bulldogs 75–57 SBC-A Red Lions    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 12 UE Red Warriors 100–74 UM Hawks    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 12 Letran Knights 66–61 St. Francis Doves    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 12 Sta. Monica Cougars 61–69 NU Bulldogs    Arellano University Gym, Manila
November 12 Arellano Chiefs 65–68 Lyceum Pirates    Arellano University Gym, Manila

VisMin Interzonals

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

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Best-of-3 Finals
                           
November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena            
  Ateneo  76
November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena
  Lyceum  66  
  Ateneo  65
November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena
    Mapua  56  
  Mapua  74
November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena
  NU  61  
  Ateneo  74
November 18 – Cebu Coliseum
    U of Cebu  54  
  U of Cebu  96
November 19 – Cebu Coliseum
  U of Iloilo  66  
  U of Cebu  83
November 18 – Cebu Coliseum
    USC  67  
  UV  64
December 2–6 - ULTRA
  USC  71  
  Ateneo  2
November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena
    Adamson  1
  San Beda  86
November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena
  UE  64  
  San Beda  74
November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena
    La Salle  84  
  La Salle  70
November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena
  Letran  56  
  La Salle  59
November 19 – Cebu Coliseum
    Adamson  67   Third place
  FEU  64
November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium
  JRU  60  
  FEU  57   U of Cebu  71
November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena
    Adamson  75     La Salle  82
  SSC-R  54
  Adamson  65  

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

December 2 Ateneo Blue Eagles  78–80  Adamson Falcons    Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
December 5 Ateneo Blue Eagles  70–59  Adamson Falcons    ULTRA, Pasig City
December 6 Ateneo Blue Eagles  73–67  Adamson Falcons    Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan City
Ateneo wins series 2-1

Awards

The awardees are:

Juniors' tournament

This tournament was added only in 2010. The runner-ups 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

December 2 UST Tiger Cubs 74–68 SSC-R Staglets    Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

Championship

December 5 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 87–85 San Beda Red Cubs    ULTRA, Pasig City

External links

Preceded by
2009		 Philippine Collegiate Championship
2010		 Succeeded by
2011
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
Final Four
Last 16