# 2011 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The 2011 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the fourth Philippine Collegiate Championship for basketball in its current incarnation, and the ninth edition overall.
The San Sebastian Stags defeated the two-time defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles in the championship series where the Stags had a twice-to-beat advantage and denied the Blue Eagles for a chance of a three-peat in the tournament; meanwhile, the San Beda Red Lions defeated the UC Webmasters in the third-place game, 82–69.

## Format

The 2011 championship will feature a new format. The format ensures that the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champions automatically qualify to a round robin Final Four, and the respective semifinalists in both leagues and the finalists in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) qualify for the main draw. Other teams would have to qualify through the regional championships. In the Final Four, the team with the best record will have a twice-to-beat advantage against the #2 team.

## Regional championships
### North/Central Luzon

Champion teams from Vigan, Pampanga, Pangasinan and Baguio will dispute one berth that will face one of the two winners in the Metro Manila regionals.

### Metro Manila

Champion teams from the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association (ISAA), National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU), Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA), Universities and Colleges of Luzon Athletic Association (UCLAAI) and the Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (MNCAA), and non-playoff teams (5th and 6th) from the UAAP and NCAA will dispute two berths. One winner will face the North/Central Luzon champion while another will face the South Luzon/Bicol champion.

### South Luzon/Bicol

Champion teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) South, Quezon, Legazpi City, Sorsogon and Naga will dispute one berth that will face one of the two winners in the Metro Manila regionals.

### Visayas

Champion teams from the Visayas will dispute one berth that will face the CESAFI runner-up in the main draw.

### Mindanao

Champion teams from Mindanao will dispute one berth that will face the CESAFI champion in the main draw.

## Qualifying
### Automatic qualifiers

| Team | League | Elim. round finish | Playoff finish | Qualified as |
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | UAAP | 1st (13–1) | Defeated FEU in the finals | UAAP champion |
| FEU Tamaraws | UAAP | 3rd (9–5) | Defeated by Ateneo in the finals | UAAP runner-up |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | UAAP | 2nd (10–4) | Defeated by FEU in the semifinals | UAAP third place |
| UST Growling Tigers | UAAP | 4th (8–6) | Defeated by Ateneo in the semifinals | UAAP fourth place |
| San Beda Red Lions | NCAA | 1st (16–2) | Defeated San Sebastian in the finals | NCAA champion |
| San Sebastian Stags | NCAA | 2nd (16–2) | Defeated by San Beda in the finals | NCAA runner-up |
| Letran Knights | NCAA | 3rd (14–4) | Defeated by San Sebastian in the semifinals | NCAA third place |
| JRU Heavy Bombers | NCAA | 4th (9–9) | Defeated by San Beda in the semifinals | NCAA fourth place |
| UC Webmasters | CESAFI | 1st (10-2) | Defeated SWU in the finals | CESAFI champion |
| SWU Cobras | CESAFI | 2nd (9-3) | Defeated by UC in the finals | CESAFI runner-up |

### Regional qualifiers

| Team | League | Elim. round finish | Playoff finish | Qualified as | Regional tournament |
| UNP Sharks | Vigan | 1st | Champions | Northern/Central Luzon champion | North/Central Luzon |
| NU Bulldogs | UAAP | 5th (6-8) | DNQ | Metro Manila Group A winner | Metro Manila |
| De La Salle Green Archers | UAAP | 6th (5-9) | DNQ | Metro Manila Group B winner | Metro Manila |
| UB Brahmans | NBOL | 1st | Champions | Southern Luzon/Bicol champion | South Luzon/Bicol |
| STI-CDO Olympians | COSAA | 1st | Champions | Mindanao champion | Mindanao |
| AMA Ormoc Titans | LUSCAA | 1st | Champions | Visayas champion | Visayas |

#### Metro Manila

Games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

##### Group A

| Semifinals November 8 | Semifinals November 8 | Semifinals November 8 | Final November 10 | Final November 10 | Final November 10 |
| 1 | UM | 78 | | | |
| 4 | TIP | 69 | | | |
| 4 | TIP | 69 | UM | UM | 74 |
| | | | NU | NU | 103 |
| 3 | NU | 84 | NU | NU | 103 |
| 2 | Lyceum | 75 | | | |

##### Group B

| Semifinals November 9 | Semifinals November 9 | Semifinals November 9 | Final November 10 | Final November 10 | Final November 10 |
| 1 | CEU | 68 | | | |
| 4 | Saint Francis | 50 | | | |
| 4 | Saint Francis | 50 | CEU | CEU | 51 |
| | | | La Salle | La Salle | 79 |
| 3 | Mapúa | 51 | La Salle | La Salle | 79 |
| 2 | La Salle | 56 | | | |

#### Northern/Central Luzon

Games were held at the University of Northern Philippines campus at Vigan.
| Semifinals November 7 & 11 | Semifinals November 7 & 11 | Final November 12 | Final November 12 | Final November 12 |
| 1 | UNP | | | |
| 4 | LUCNAS | | | |
| 4 | LUCNAS | UNP | UNP | 95 |
| | | U of Pangasinan | U of Pangasinan | 77 |
| 3 | U of Pangasinan | U of Pangasinan | U of Pangasinan | 77 |
| 2 | U of Cordilleras | | | |

#### Southern Luzon/Bicol

Games were held at the Naga Coliseum at Naga.
| Semifinals November 11 | Semifinals November 11 | Final November 13 | Final November 13 |
| Ateneo de Naga | 92 |
| Lewis | 44 | | |
| Lewis | 44 | Ateneo de Naga | 74 |
| | | UB | 81 |
| Amando Cope | 66 | UB | 81 |
| UB | 91 | | |
| UB | 91 | Third place November 13 | Third place November 13 |
| | | Lewis | 84 |
| | | Amando Cope | 110 |

#### Mindanao

Games were held at the Almendras Gym at Davao City
| Semifinals November 14 | Semifinals November 14 | Final November 16 | Final November 16 |
| STI-CDO | 111 |
| Ateneo de Zamboanga | 74 | | |
| Ateneo de Zamboanga | 74 | STI-CDO | 104 |
| | | Jose Maria College | 98 |
| Jose Maria College | 107 | Jose Maria College | 98 |
| Holy Trinity College | 80 | | |
| Holy Trinity College | 80 | Third place November 16 | Third place November 16 |
| | | Ateneo de Zamboanga | 76 |
| | | Holy Trinity College | 110 |

#### Visayas

Games will be held at the Ormoc City Superdome at Ormoc from November 27 to 28.
| Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Final November 28 | Final November 28 | Final November 28 |
| 1 | UI | 80 | | | |
| 4 | ACSAT Dumaguete | 61 | | | |
| 4 | ACSAT Dumaguete | 61 | UI | UI | 81 |
| | | | AMA Ormoc | AMA Ormoc | 89 |
| 3 | WNU | 69 | AMA Ormoc | AMA Ormoc | 89 |
| 2 | AMA Ormoc | 71 | | | |

## Main draw
### Luzon/Metro Manila bracket

Games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan, except for the regional final, which will be held at the Ormoc City Superdome, Ormoc.

#### First round

* Studio 23
* November 19
* Match A
| UNP Sharks | 51–96 | NU Bulldogs |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
* Studio 23
* November 19
* Match B
| UB Brahmans | 55–78 | De La Salle Green Archers |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

#### Second Round onwards

| Second Round November 21 | Second Round November 21 | Second Round November 21 | Third round November 22 | Third round November 22 | Third round November 22 | Regional semifinals November 24 | Regional semifinals November 24 | Regional semifinals November 24 | Regional final November 30 | Regional final November 30 | Regional final November 30 |
| NU | NU | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| JRU | JRU | 66 | JRU | JRU | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | Adamson | Adamson | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adamson | Adamson | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | San Sebastian | San Sebastian | 85* | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | San Sebastian | San Sebastian | 83 |
| La Salle | La Salle | 72 | | | | | | | Letran | Letran | 76 |
| UST | UST | 67 | La Salle | La Salle | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | Letran | Letran | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Letran | Letran | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | FEU | FEU | 64 | | | |
*Overtime

### Southern Islands bracket

Games were held at the Ormoc City Superdome, Ormoc.
| Regional semifinals November 29 | Regional semifinals November 29 | Regional semifinals November 29 | Regional final November 30 | Regional final November 30 | Regional final November 30 |
| 1 | AMA Ormoc | 61 | | | |
| 4 | SWU | 90 | | | |
| 4 | SWU | 90 | SWU | SWU | 58 |
| | | | UC | UC | 63 |
| 3 | STI-CDO | 90 | UC | UC | 63 |
| 2 | UC | 99 | | | |

### Final four

Games are set to be held at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan.

#### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Sebastian Stags | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Twice-to-beat in the finals |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Twice-to-win in the finals |
| 3 | San Beda Red Lions | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | UC Webmasters | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | Proceed to third place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Sebastian 1–0 Ateneo
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Beda 1–0 UC

### Third place playoff

* Studio 23
* December 12
| San Beda Red Lions | 82–69 | UC Webmasters |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### Finals

* Studio 23
* December 12
| San Sebastian Stags | 51–56 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
* Studio 23
* December 15
| San Sebastian Stags | 73–67 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| San Sebastian wins series in two games |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

## UAAP-NCAA Juniors Dual Meet

This tournament is for the benefit of Kapit Bisig Para sa Pasig, a project of the ABS-CBN Foundation. 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.

### Third place playoff

* Studio 23
* December 8
| FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 85–77 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

### Championship

* Studio 23
* December 9
| NUNS Bullpups | 76–92 | San Beda Red Cubs |
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

## Awards

The awardees are:
* Most Valuable Player: Ian Sangalang (San Sebastian Stags)
* Mythical Five:
** Nico Salva (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Greg Slaughter (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
** Calvin Abueva (San Sebastian Stags)
** Ian Sangalang (San Sebastian Stags)
** June Mar Fajardo (UC Webmasters)
* Best Coach: Topex Robinson (San Sebastian Stags)

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | San Sebastian Stags |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles |
| 3 | San Beda Red Lions |
| 4 | UC Webmasters |
| 5 | Letran Knights |
| 6 | SWU Cobras |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| 8 | FEU Tamaraws |
| 9 | JRU Heavy Bombers |
| 10 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| 11 | UST Growling Tigers |
| 12 | NU Bulldogs |
| 13 | AMA Ormoc Titans |
| 14 | STI-CDO Olympians |
| 15 | UB Brahmans |
| 16 | UNP Sharks |