# 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.
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

* 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
### 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 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

* 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 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Best-of-3 Finals | Best-of-3 Finals |
| November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | 76 | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | 76 | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | |
| Lyceum | 66 | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | |
| Lyceum | 66 | Ateneo | 65 | | | | |
| November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | Ateneo | 65 | | | | |
| November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | Mapua | 56 | | | | |
| Mapua | 74 | Mapua | 56 | | | | |
| Mapua | 74 | | | | November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | |
| NU | 61 | | | | November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 30 – Filoil Flying V Arena | |
| NU | 61 | | | | Ateneo | 74 | |
| November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | | Ateneo | 74 | |
| November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | U of Cebu | 54 | |
| U of Cebu | 96 | | | | U of Cebu | 54 | |
| U of Cebu | 96 | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | | |
| U of Iloilo | 66 | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | |
| U of Iloilo | 66 | U of Cebu | 83 | | | | |
| November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | | U of Cebu | 83 | | | | |
| November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | November 18 – Cebu Coliseum | USC | 67 | | | | |
| UV | 64 | USC | 67 | | | | |
| UV | 64 | | | | | | | December 2–6 - ULTRA | December 2–6 - ULTRA |
| USC | 71 | | | | | | | December 2–6 - ULTRA | December 2–6 - ULTRA |
| USC | 71 | | | | | | | Ateneo | 2 |
| November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | | | | Ateneo | 2 |
| November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 25 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | | | Adamson | 1 |
| San Beda | 86 | | | | | | | Adamson | 1 |
| San Beda | 86 | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | | |
| UE | 64 | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | | |
| UE | 64 | San Beda | 74 | | | | | | |
| November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | San Beda | 74 | | | | | | |
| November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 22 – Filoil Flying V Arena | La Salle | 84 | | | | | | |
| La Salle | 70 | La Salle | 84 | | | | | | |
| La Salle | 70 | | | | November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena | November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | |
| Letran | 56 | | | | November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena | November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena | | | |
| Letran | 56 | | | | La Salle | 59 | | | |
| November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | | La Salle | 59 | | | |
| November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | November 19 – Cebu Coliseum | | | | Adamson | 67 | | Third place | Third place |
| FEU | 64 | | | | Adamson | 67 | | Third place | Third place |
| FEU | 64 | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium | December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
| JRU | 60 | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 29 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | | | | December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium | December 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
| JRU | 60 | FEU | 57 | | | | | U of Cebu | 71 |
| November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | | FEU | 57 | | | | | U of Cebu | 71 |
| November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | November 23 – Filoil Flying V Arena | Adamson | 75 | | | | | La Salle | 82 |
| San Sebastian | 54 | Adamson | 75 | | | | | La Salle | 82 |
| 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 Soaring Falcons |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* December 5
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 70–59 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
* ULTRA, Pasig
* December 6
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 73–67 | Adamson Soaring Falcons |
| Ateneo wins series 2-1 |||
* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan City

## Awards

The awardees are:
* Most Valuable Player: Nico Salva (Ateneo)
* Mythical Five:
** Nico Salva (Ateneo)
** Kirk Long (Ateneo)
** Lester Alvarez (Adamson)
** Alex Nuyles (Adamson)
** June Mar Fajardo (U of Cebu)
* Best Coach: Norman Black (Ateneo)
* Best Referee: Meynard Bellecer
* Special Individual and Team Awards:
** National Collegiate Player of the Year: June Mar Fajardo (U of Cebu)
** Motivator of the Year Award: Atty. Baldomero Estenzo (U of Cebu)
** Fortitude Award: National University Bulldogs
** Breakthrough Performance Award: University of Iloilo Wildcats
** Grinder Award: Lyceum Pirates
** Comeback Award: De La Salle Green Archers
** Great Leap Forward Award: Adamson Soaring Falcons

## Juniors' tournament

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

* 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