# 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship is the inaugural tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the sixth 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.
The De La Salle Green Archers defeated arch-rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles in the championship; budding rivals Letran Knights and the San Beda Red Lions disputed third place, with Letran winning.
The winners would have qualified for the 2009 Summer Universiade in Serbia as the Philippine representative. However, FISU thumbed down an application by the SBP and the Philippine Olympic Committee. As a result, other international tournaments were lined up for the champion team. The 1967 UE Red Warriors led by Robert Jaworski and Danny Florencio was the last team to participate in the Universiade's basketball tournament.
Solar Sports served as the main coverage partner, with the games broadcasting on C/S 9 and Basketball TV.

## Rankings
### Metro Manila

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 6/22 | 6/29 | 7/6 | 7/13 | 7/20 | 7/27 | 8/3 | 8/10 |
| 1 | UE | San Beda | UE | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo |
| 2 | Ateneo | UE | Ateneo | San Beda | San Beda | Letran | San Beda | La Salle |
| 3 | San Beda | Ateneo | San Beda | Letran | Letran | La Salle | Letran | San Beda |
| 4 | La Salle | La Salle | Letran | UE | La Salle | FEU | FEU | Letran |
| 5 | FEU | FEU | La Salle | La Salle | FEU | San Beda | La Salle | JRU |
| 6 | JRU | Letran | FEU | Mapúa | UE | JRU | UE | FEU |
| 7 | Mapúa | Adamson | UST | UST | Mapúa | UE | JRU | UE |
| 8 | Letran | UST | Mapúa | FEU | Adamson | UST | UST | UST |
| 9 | UST | JRU | Adamson | Adamson | UST | Mapúa | Mapúa | San Sebastian |
| 10 | Adamson | Mapúa | Benilde | Benilde | JRU | Adamson | San Sebastian | Mapúa |
| 11 | San Sebastian | Arellano | Arellano | San Sebastian | Arellano | San Sebastian | Arellano | STI |
| 12 | NU | STI | JRU | JRU | STI | Arellano | STI | Arellano |
| 13 | Arellano | NU | STI | Arellano | San Sebastian | Benilde | Adamson | EAC |
| 14 | STI | Lyceum | Lyceum | Lyceum | Lyceum | STI | EAC | St. Clare |
| 15 | Lyceum | Perpetual | UP | STI | EAC | EAC | UP | Adamson |
| UAAP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| NCAA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 8/17 | 8/24 | 8/31 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 10/19 (Final) |
| 1 | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo | Ateneo |
| 2 | La Salle | San Beda | San Beda | San Beda | La Salle | La Salle | San Beda |
| 3 | JRU | FEU | FEU | La Salle | San Beda | JRU | La Salle |
| 4 | Letran | JRU | La Salle | FEU | FEU | San Beda | JRU |
| 5 | FEU | La Salle | San Sebastian | UE | Letran | FEU | FEU |
| 6 | San Beda | UE | JRU | Letran | JRU | Mapúa | Mapúa |
| 7 | UE | San Sebastian | UE | San Sebastian | Mapúa | UE | UE |
| 8 | Mapúa | Letran | Letran | Mapúa | San Sebastian | Letran | Letran |
| 9 | San Sebastian | UST | Mapúa | JRU | UE | San Sebastian | San Sebastian |
| 10 | UST | AMACU | UST | SSC-R Cavite | SSC-R Cavite | UST | Arellano |
| 11 | St. Clare | Mapúa | St. Clare | PSBA | STI | EAC | SSC-R Cavite |
| 12 | AMACU | New Era | AMACU | STI | St. Clare | UCN | UST |
| 13 | SSC-R Cavite | St. Clare | PSBA | AMACU | UST | STI | Lyceum |
| 14 | Arellano | PSBA | SSC-R Cavite | Manila | LPC | SSC-R Cavite | St. Clare |
| 15 | EAC | Arellano | LPC | LPC | AMACU | LPC | EAC |
| UAAP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| NCAA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### Cebu

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 6/29 | 8/10 | 8/17 | 8/24 | 8/31 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | USJ-R | USJ–R | USJ–R | USJ–R | USJ–R | UV | | | |
| 2 | SWU | SWU | UV | UV | UV | USJ–R | | | |
| 3 | USC | USC | SWU | SWU | SWU | USC | | | |
| 4 | UV | UV | USC | USC | USC | SWU | | | |
| 5 | | Cebu | Cebu | Cebu | Cebu | Cebu | | | |
| 6 | | ACT | Don Bosco | Don Bosco | Don Bosco | Don Bosco | | | |
| 7 | | Don Bosco | ACT | USPF | USPF | USPF | | | |
| 8 | | USPF | USPF | ACT | ACT | ACT | | | |
| 9 | | Cebu Tech | Cebu Tech | Cebu Tech | Cebu Tech | Cebu Tech | | | |
| 10 | | Salazar | Salazar | Salazar | Salazar | Salazar | | | |

### Region 1 (Dagupan, Pangasinan, Baguio)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | UNP | | | |
| 2 | St. Louis University, Baguio | | | |
| 3 | University of the Cordilleras | | | |

### Region 2 (Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Lyceum-Subic | | | |
| 2 | Luzon | | | |
| 3 | Lyceum Northwestern | | | |

### Region 3 (Quezon, Bicol)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Nueva Caceres | | | |
| 2 | Enverga | | | |
| 3 | CCDI | | | |

### Region 4 (Iloilo, Bacolod)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Western Tech | | | |
| 2 | Lacson Maritime | | | |
| 3 | West Negros | | | |

### Region 5 (Dumaguete, Bohol)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | BIT International | | | |
| 2 | Holy Name | | | |
| 3 | Silliman | | | |

### Region 6 (Tacloban, Ormoc, Samar)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Western Leyte | | | |
| 2 | AMA | | | |
| 3 | Leyte | | | |

### Region 7 (Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Caraga)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Xavier | | | |
| 2 | Capitol | | | |

### Region 8 (Davao, Soccsksargen, Maguindanao)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Agro-Industrial | | | |
| 2 | Emar | | | |
| 3 | Mindanao | | | |

### Region 9 (Zamboanga, Misamis Occidental)

| Up | Down | Unchanged | New/re-entry |
| # | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending | Week ending |
| # | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 |
| 1 | Immaculate Conception | | | Ateneo de Zamboanga |
| 2 | Kabasalan Tech | | | Dipolog Medical |
| 3 | Ateneo de Zamboanga | | | Saint Vincent's |

## Qualifying

| Finish | League | League | League | League | League | League | League |
| Finish | UAAP | NCAA | CESAFI | CUSA | NAASCU | UCAA | Provincial leagues |
| 1st | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Regional championships |
| 2nd | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Zonal championships | Wildcard qualification | Wildcard qualification | Wildcard qualification | |
| 3rd | Zonal championships | Zonal championships | | Zonal championships | Wildcard qualification | Wildcard qualification | Wildcard qualification |
| 4th | Zonal championships | Zonal championships | Zonal championships | Wildcard qualification | | Wildcard qualification | |
| 5th | Wildcard qualification | | | | | | |
* Regional championships has four teams in each of the nine regions: one team per region qualifies for the zonal championships.
* Wildcard qualifying has eight teams split into two groups: top two teams per group qualifies for the zonal championships.
* Zonal championships has four zones divided into two groups composed of two groups: the top team from each group qualifies for the round of 16.

### Automatic qualifiers

* Ateneo Blue Eagles - UAAP champion
* De La Salle Green Archers - UAAP runner-up
* San Beda Red Lions - NCAA champion
* JRU Heavy Bombers - NCAA runner-up
* SSC-R Cavite Baycats - NAASCU champion
* MLQU Stallions - CUSA champion
* UCN Golden Dragons - UCAA champion
* UV Green Lancers - CESAFI champion

### Regional championships

Winners qualify for the zonal championships:
* Region 1: SLU Navigators
* Region 2: U of Luzon Tigers
* Region 3: UNC Greyhounds
* Region 4: WNU Mustangs
* Region 5: U of Luzon Tigers
* Region 6: AMA Computer Learning Center - ACLC College Ormoc
* Region 7: Capitol Stallions
* Region 8: U of Mindanao Wildcats
* Region 9: Ateneo de Zamboanga Blue Eagles

### Wildcard qualifying

* Qualified for zonal championships
Top two teams from each group qualify for the zonal championships:

#### Group A

| Team | W | L | PCT | UST | SCC | LPC | SFACS |
| UST Growling Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 80–71 | 69–66 | 64–51 |
| St. Clare Saints | 2 | 1 | .667 | –– | –– | 74–66 | 70–66 |
| LPC Blue Lions | 1 | 2 | .333 | –– | –– | –– | 62–53 |
| SFACS Doves | 0 | 3 | .000 | –– | –– | –– | –– |

#### Group B

| Team | W | L | PCT | LPU | EAC | STI | DOMC |
| Lyceum Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 86–80 | 88–86 | 79–75 |
| EAC Generals | 2 | 1 | .667 | –– | –– | 90–88 | 80–70 |
| STI Olympians | 1 | 2 | .333 | –– | –– | –– | 76–65 |
| DOMC Cobras | 0 | 3 | .000 | –– | –– | –– | –– |

### Zonal championships

* Qualified for the final tournament
Winners from the regional championships and wildcard qualifying are drawn into four different teams: each zone has to have only one wildcard team.

#### Zone 1

Games were held at the Makati Coliseum from November 3–6:
Group A :
| Team | W | L | PCT | MIT | UL | Lyc |
| Mapúa Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 77–59 | 104–58 |
| U of Luzon Golden Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | –– | –– | 79–62 |
| Lyceum Batangas | 0 | 2 | .000 | –– | –– | –– |
Group B :
| Team | W | L | PCT | AU | UST | SLU |
| Arellano Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 69–59 | 82–36 |
| UST Growling Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | –– | –– | 102–52 |
| St. Louis Navigators | 0 | 2 | .000 | –– | –– | –– |

#### Zone 2

Games were held at the Makati Coliseum from November 3–6:
Group A :
| Team | W | L | PCT | LPU | DBTC | UNC |
| Lyceum Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 87–79 | 81–60 |
| Don Bosco Grey Wolves | 1 | 1 | .500 | –– | –– | 73–64 |
| UNC Greyhounds | 0 | 2 | .000 | –– | –– | –– |
Group B :
| Team | W | L | PCT | UE | EAC | SCC |
| UE Red Warriors | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 92–74 | 108–80 |
| EAC Generals | 1 | 1 | .500 | –– | –– | 65–62 |
| St. Clare Saints | 0 | 2 | .000 | –– | –– | –– |

#### Zone 3

Games were held at the Ormoc City Superdome from November 9–11:
Group A :
| Team | W | L | PCT | CSJL | UC | AMA |
| Letran Knights | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | –– | 96–55 |
| UC Webmasters | 1 | 1 | .500 | | | |
| AMA Ormoc Titans | 0 | 2 | .000 | | | |
Group B :
| Team | W | L | PCT | USJ-R | WNU |
| USJ-R Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 88-77 |
| WNU Mustangs | 1 | 1 | .500 | | |
| BIT Cruisers | 0 | 2 | .000 | | |

#### Zone 4

Games were held at the Xavier University Gym from November 14–17:
Group A :
| Team | W | L | PCT | FEU | XU | ADZU |
| FEU Tamaraws | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | –– | 77–71 | 105–55 |
| Xavier Crusaders | 1 | 1 | .500 | –– | –– | 80–61 |
| Ateneo de Zamboanga Blue Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 | –– | –– | –– |
Group B :
| Team | W | L | PCT | PD | USC | UMin | Cap |
| USC Warriors | 1 | 1 | .500 | +27 | –– | 81–51 | 84–87 |
| U of Mindanao Wildcats | 1 | 1 | .500 | -6 | –– | –– | 83–74 |
| Capitol Stallions | 1 | 1 | .500 | -21 | –– | –– | –– |

## Qualifying teams

| Seed | School | League | Result | Berth type |
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | UAAP | UAAP champion | Automatic |
| 2 | San Beda Red Lions | NCAA | NCAA champion | Automatic |
| 3 | De La Salle Green Archers | UAAP | UAAP runner-up | Automatic |
| 4 | JRU Heavy Bombers | NCAA | NCAA runner-up | Automatic |
| 5 | SSC-R Cavite Baycats | NAASCU | NAASCU champion | Automatic |
| 6 | UV Green Lancers | CESAFI | CESAFI champion | Automatic |
| 7 | UCN Dragons | UCAA | UCAA champion | Automatic |
| 8 | MLQU Stallions | CUSA | CUSA champion | Automatic |
| 9 | Mapúa Cardinals | NCAA | NCAA fourth place | Zonal |
| 10 | Arellano Chiefs | NCRAA | NCRAA runner-up | Zonal |
| 11 | UE Red Warriors | UAAP | UAAP fourth place | Zonal |
| 12 | Letran Knights | NCAA | NCAA third place | Zonal |
| 13 | FEU Tamaraws | UAAP | UAAP third place | Zonal |
| 14 | USC Warriors | CESAFI | CESAFI third place | Zonal |
| 15 | USJ-R Jaguars | CESAFI | CESAFI runner-up | Zonal |
| 16 | Lyceum Pirates | NCRAA | NCRAA runner-up | Zonal |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | National Championship | National Championship |
| November 24 - San Juan Arena | November 24 - San Juan Arena | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | 77 | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | 77 | November 30 - Ynares Arena | November 30 - Ynares Arena | | | | | |
| Lyceum | 56 | November 30 - Ynares Arena | November 30 - Ynares Arena | | | | |
| Lyceum | 56 | Ateneo | 67 | | | | |
| November 26 - San Juan Arena | November 26 - San Juan Arena | | Ateneo | 67 | | | | |
| November 26 - San Juan Arena | November 26 - San Juan Arena | Mapúa | 53 | | | | |
| MLQU | 85 | Mapúa | 53 | | | | |
| MLQU | 85 | | | | December 6 - San Juan Arena | December 6 - San Juan Arena | | |
| Mapúa | 97 | | | | December 6 - San Juan Arena | December 6 - San Juan Arena | |
| Mapúa | 97 | | | | Ateneo | 61 | |
| November 29 - San Juan Arena | November 29 - San Juan Arena | | | | | Ateneo | 61 | |
| November 29 - San Juan Arena | November 29 - San Juan Arena | | | | Letran | 60 | |
| SSC-R Cavite | 70 | | | | Letran | 60 | |
| SSC-R Cavite | 70 | December 3 - San Juan Arena | December 3 - San Juan Arena | | | | | |
| Letran | 85 | December 3 - San Juan Arena | December 3 - San Juan Arena | | | | |
| Letran | 85 | Letran | 94 | | | | |
| November 29 - San Juan Arena | November 29 - San Juan Arena | | Letran | 94 | | | | |
| November 29 - San Juan Arena | November 29 - San Juan Arena | FEU | 93 | | | | |
| JRU | 75 | FEU | 93 | | | | |
| JRU | 75 | | | | | | | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum |
| FEU | 84 | | | | | | | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum |
| FEU | 84 | | | | | | | Ateneo | 62 |
| November 24 - San Juan Arena | November 24 - San Juan Arena | | | | | | | | Ateneo | 62 |
| November 24 - San Juan Arena | November 24 - San Juan Arena | | | | | | | La Salle | 71 |
| San Beda | 98 | | | | | | | La Salle | 71 |
| San Beda | 98 | December 3 - San Juan Arena | December 3 - San Juan Arena | | | | | | |
| USJ-R | 83 | December 3 - San Juan Arena | December 3 - San Juan Arena | | | | | | |
| USJ-R | 83 | San Beda | 87 | | | | | | |
| November 27 - San Juan Arena | November 27 - San Juan Arena | | San Beda | 87 | | | | | | |
| November 27 - San Juan Arena | November 27 - San Juan Arena | Arellano | 72 | | | | | | |
| UCN | 61 | Arellano | 72 | | | | | | |
| UCN | 61 | | | | December 6 - San Juan Arena | December 6 - San Juan Arena | | | | |
| Arellano | 76 | | | | December 6 - San Juan Arena | December 6 - San Juan Arena | | | |
| Arellano | 76 | | | | San Beda | 61 | | | |
| November 27 - San Juan Arena | November 27 - San Juan Arena | | | | | San Beda | 61 | | | |
| November 27 - San Juan Arena | November 27 - San Juan Arena | | | | La Salle | 62 | | Third place | Third place |
| UV | 62 | | | | La Salle | 62 | | Third place | Third place |
| UV | 62 | November 30 - Ynares Arena | November 30 - Ynares Arena | | | | | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum |
| UE | 68 | November 30 - Ynares Arena | November 30 - Ynares Arena | | | | | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum | December 8 - Araneta Coliseum |
| UE | 68 | UE | 72 | | | | | Letran | 75 |
| November 26 - San Juan Arena | November 26 - San Juan Arena | | UE | 72 | | | | | Letran | 75 |
| November 26 - San Juan Arena | November 26 - San Juan Arena | La Salle | 75 | | | | | San Beda | 67 |
| La Salle | 71 | La Salle | 75 | | | | | San Beda | 67 |
| USC | 51 | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

* C/S 9
* November 24
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 77–56 | Lyceum Pirates |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* November 24
| San Beda Red Lions | 98–83 | USJ-R Jaguars |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* November 26
| Mapúa Cardinals | 97–85 | MLQU Stallions |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* November 26
| De La Salle Green Archers | 71–51 | USC Warriors |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* C/S 9
* November 27
| Arellano Chiefs | 76–61 | UCN Golden Dragons |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* C/S 9
* November 27
| UE Red Warriors | 68–62 | UV Green Lancers |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* November 29
| Letran Knights | 85–70 | SSC-R Cavite Baycats |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* C/S 9
* November 29
| JRU Heavy Bombers | 75–84 | FEU Tamaraws |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

## Quarterfinals

* C/S 9
* November 29
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 67–53 | Mapúa Cardinals |
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
* C/S 9/BTV
* November 29
| De La Salle Green Archers | 75–72 | UE Red Warriors |
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
* BTV
* December 3
| Letran Knights | 94–93 | FEU Tamaraws |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* December 3
| San Beda Red Lions | 87–72 | Arellano Chiefs |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

## Semifinals

* C/S 9
* December 6
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 61–60 | Letran Knights |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
* BTV
* December 6
| De La Salle Green Archers | 62–61 | San Beda Red Lions |
* The Arena in San Juan, San Juan

## Third-place playoff

* C/S 9/BTV
* December 8
| Letran Knights | 75–67 | San Beda Red Lions |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Final

* C/S 9
* December 8
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62–71 | De La Salle Green Archers |
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: JV Casio (La Salle)
* Mythical 5:
** JV Casio (La Salle)
** Rico Maierhofer (La Salle)
** R.J. Jazul (Letran)
** Nonoy Baclao (Ateneo)
** Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo)
* Best Coach: Franz Pumaren (La Salle)

## Record per league

| League | # of teams | Record | PCT | QF | SF | CG |
| CESAFI | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | – | – | – |
| NAASCU | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – |
| NCAA | 4 | 6–5 | .583 | 3 | 2 | – |
| NCRAA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – |
| UAAP | 4 | 9–3 | .750 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
The CUSA and the UCAA went 0–1. Other provincial leagues aside from the CESAFI failed to qualify.