# 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship

The 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship is the tenth edition of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) in its current incarnation, the postseason tournament to determine the national collegiate champions in basketball. The tournament will be the 15th edition overall.

## Tournament format

The tournament format was unveiled in November 2018.
* Qualifying round
** NCR qualifiers
*** 2 teams from the UAAP
*** 2 teams from the NCAA
*** NAASCU champion
*** ISAA champion
** North/Central Luzon qualifiers
** South Luzon/Bicol qualifiers
** Visayas qualifiers
** Mindanao qualifiers
* Regional round
** Luzon-NCR championship
*** North/Central Luzon qualifier
*** South Luzon/Bicol qualifier
*** NCR qualifier
** VisMin championship
*** CESAFI champion
*** Visayas qualifier
*** Mindanao qualifier
* Final round
** Group A: UAAP champion vs NCAA champion (best-of-three)
** Group B: Luzon/NCR champion vs. VisMin champion (best-of-three)
** Championship Game: Group A vs. Group B

## Qualified teams
### Qualifying round
#### NCR

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| Colegio de San Juan de Letran | Letran Knights | NCAA | Manila |
| La Consolacion College Manila | La Consalacion Blue Royals | ISAA | Manila |
| University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | Perpetual Altas | NCAA | Las Piñas |
| St. Clare College of Caloocan | St. Clare Saints | NAASCU | Caloocan |
| Lyceum of the Philippines University | Lyceum Pirates | NCAA | Manila |
| National University | NU Bulldogs | UAAP | Manila |

#### North/Central Luzon

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| Isabela Colleges | IC Maroons | PRISAA Isabela | Cauayan |
| Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University | DMMMSU Stallions | SCUAA Region I | Bacnotan |
| University of Northern Philippines | UNP Sharks | SCUAA Region I | Vigan |
| Mary the Queen College (Pampanga), Inc. | MQC Legionnaires | UCAAP | Guagua |
| Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University | DHVTSU Wildcats | UCAAP | Bacolor |

#### South Luzon/Bicol

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| University of Batangas | UB Brahmans | USCAA | Batangas City |
| Naga College Foundation | NCF Tigers | BUCAL | Naga |
| De La Salle Lipa | DLSL Green Stallions | NCAA South | Lipa |
| Calayan Educational Foundation | CEFI Cougars | PRISAA Quezon | Lucena |
| University of Nueva Caceres | UNC Greyhounds | BUCAL | Naga |
| St. Dominic College of Asia | SDCA Red Pikes | ISAA | Bacoor |
| Annunciation College of Bacon Sorsogon Unit, Inc. | ACBSUI Panthers | BICCS | Sorsogon City |

#### Visayas

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias | CSA-V Titans | NOPSSCEA | Victorias |
| Iloilo Doctors' College | IDC Doctors | ILOPRISAA | Iloilo City |

#### Mindanao

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| Holy Cross of Davao College | HCDC Crusaders | Gaisano Grand Cup | Davao City |
| Holy Trinity College of General Santos City | HTC Wildcats | GenSan PRISAA | General Santos |
| Professional World Academy, Misamis | PWA Blue Marlins | HNH President's Cup | Cagayan de Oro |
| Southern City Colleges | SCC Bulldogs | PSZCAA | Zamboanga City |

### Regional round

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| University of the Visayas | UV Green Lancers | CESAFI | Cebu City |

### Finals

| School | Team | League | City/Town |
| San Beda University | San Beda Red Lions | NCAA | Manila |
| Ateneo de Manila University | Ateneo Blue Eagles | UAAP | Quezon City |

## Qualifying rounds
### Visayas qualifier

The knockout game between the Iloilo champion Iloilo Doctors' College and Negros Occidental champions Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias was held at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod on November 8.
* November 8 1:00 p.m.
| CSA-V Titans | 102–82 | IDC Doctors |
* STI West Negros University Gym, Bacolod
CSA-V's decisive 17–0 run at the start of the third quarter sealed the win for the Titans. They qualify to the Davao regionals.

### North Luzon qualifiers

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | DHVTSU Wildcats | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Luzon regionals |
| 2 | MQC Legionnaires | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | |
| 3 | UNP Sharks | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | |
| 4 | DMMMSU Stallions | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | |
| 5 | IC Maroons | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | |
* November 22
| UNP Sharks | 97–46 | IC Maroons |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 22
| DHVTSU Wildcats | 73–64 | MQC Legionnaires |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 22
| IC Maroons | 67–109 | DHVTSU Wildcats |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 22
| MQC Legionnaires | 89–72 | DMMMSU Stallions |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 23
| DMMMSU Stallions | 143–40 | IC Maroons |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 23
| DHVTSU Wildcats | 73–71 | UNP Sharks |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 23
| UNP Sharks | 143–40 | IC Maroons |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 23
| IC Maroons | 28–146 | MQC Legionnaires |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 24
| DHVTSU Wildcats | 83–75 | DMMMSU Stallions |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* November 24
| MQC Legionnaires | 105–85 | UNP Sharks |
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga

### NCR qualifiers

The NCR (Metro Manila) qualifiers were held from November 22 to 24 at the La Consolacion College - Manila and Lyceum of the Philippines University gyms in Manila.
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Lyceum | 55 | | |
| Letran | 80 | Letran | 74 | | |
| La Consolacion | 70 | | | Letran | 83 |
| | | | | Perpetual | 77 |
| | | NU | 65 | | |
| Saint Clare | 67 | Perpetual | 78 | | |
| Perpetual | 69 | | | | |

#### Round 1

* November 22 9:00 a.m.
| Letran Knights | 80–70 | La Consolacion Blue Royals |
* La Consolacion College - Manila Gym, Manila
* November 22 11:00 a.m.
| Perpetual Altas | 69–67 | Saint Clare Saints |
* La Consolacion College - Manila Gym, Manila

#### Semifinals

* November 23 9:15 a.m.
| Perpetual Altas | 78–65 | NU Bulldogs |
* Lyceum of the Philippines University Gym, Manila
* November 23 11:15 a.m.
| Letran Knights | 74–55 | Lyceum Pirates |
* Lyceum of the Philippines University Gym, Manila

#### Final

* November 24 10:00 a.m.
| Perpetual Altas | 77–83 | Letran Knights |
* Lyceum of the Philippines University Gym, Manila

### South Luzon/Bicol qualifiers

The South Luzon/Bicol qualifiers shall take place at the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum in Naga, Camarines Sur from November 27 to December 1.

#### Elimination round
##### Group A

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | UB Brahmans | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | SDCA Red Pikes | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | UNC Greyhounds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | |
* November 27 9:00 a.m.
| UNC Greyhounds | 73–82 | SDCA Red Pikes |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 8:00 a.m.
| SDCA Red Pikes | 80–85 | UB Brahmans |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 2:30 p.m.
| UB Brahmans | 70–61 | UNC Greyhounds |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NCF Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | CEFI Cougars | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | ACBSUI Panthers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 | DLSL Green Stallions | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | |
* November 27 10:30 a.m.
| NCF Tigers | 66–92 | CEFI Cougars |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 27 12:00 p.m.
| ACBSUI Panthers | 67–66 | DLSL Green Stallions |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 9:30 a.m.
| CEFI Cougars | 99–76 | DLSL Green Stallions |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 11:00 a.m.
| ACBSUI Panthers | 50–84 | NCF Tigers |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 4:15 p.m.
| DLSL Green Stallions | 65–79 | NCF Tigers |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 28 5:30 p.m.
| CEFI Cougars | 91–88 | ACBSUI Panthers |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | UB | 84 | | | |
| B2 | CEFI | 70 | | | |
| B2 | CEFI | 70 | A1 | UB | 68 |
| | | | B1 | NCF | 84 |
| B1 | NCF | 82 | B1 | NCF | 84 |
| A2 | SDCA | 63 | | | |

#### Semifinals

* November 29 9:00 a.m.
| UB Brahmans | 84–70 | CEFI Cougars |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 29 10:30 a.m.
| NCF Tigers | 82–63 | SDCA Red Pikes |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

#### Final

* November 29 4:30 p.m.
| UB Brahmans | 68–84 | NCF Tigers |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

### Mindanao qualifiers

The Mindanao qualifiers is taking place at the Davao City Recreation Center from December 1 to 3.

#### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | HTC Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to qualifying final |
| 2 | HCDC Crusaders | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | Advance to qualifying final |
| 3 | SCC Bulldogs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 | PWA Blue Marlins | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | |
* December 1 3:00 p.m.
| HCDC Crusaders | 74–76 | HTC Wildcats |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 1 4:30 p.m.
| SCC Bulldogs | 106–91 | PWA Blue Marlins |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 2 8:00 a.m.
| HCDC Crusaders | 81–61 | PWA Blue Marlins |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 2 9:30 a.m.
| HTC Wildcats | 88–69 | SCC Bulldogs |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 2 4:00 a.m.
| HCDC Crusaders | 84–68 | SCC Bulldogs |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 2 5:30 p.m.
| HTC Wildcats | 73–59 | PWA Blue Marlins |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City

#### Final

* December 3 4:00 p.m.
| HTC Wildcats | 79–78 | HCDC Crusaders |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City

## Regional rounds

* If no team won all elimination round games, a regional final shall be played between the #1 and #2 teams.

### Luzon regional

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NCF Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Philippine Regional Championship |
| 2 | Letran Knights | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 | DHVTSU Wildcats | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | |
* November 29 7:00 p.m.
| DHVTSU Wildcats | 70–98 | Letran Knights |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* November 30 5:30 p.m.
| NCF Tigers | 79–47 | DHVTSU Wildcats |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga
* December 1 9:00 a.m.
| Letran Knights | 65–68 | NCF Tigers |
* Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga

### VisMin regional

The VisMin regional shall be held at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Davao City from December 4 to 5.
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | UV Green Lancers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Philippine Regional Championship |
| 2 | CSA-V Titans | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 | HTC Wildcats | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | |
* December 4 8:30 a.m.
| HTC Wildcats | 88–90 | CSA-V Titans |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 4 1:30 p.m.
| UV Green Lancers | 114–73 | HTC Wildcats |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
* December 5 4:00 p.m.
| UV Green Lancers | 72–68 | CSA-V Titans |
* Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City

## Final Four

| Semifinals Best-of-three | Semifinals Best-of-three | Semifinals Best-of-three | Final One-game playoff | Final One-game playoff | Final One-game playoff |
| UAAP | Ateneo | 2 | | | |
| NCAA | San Beda | 1 | | | |
| NCAA | San Beda | 1 | UAAP | Ateneo | 95 |
| | | | VisMin | UV | 71 |
| Luzon | NCF | 0 | VisMin | UV | 71 |
| VisMin | UV | 2 | | | |

### Philippine Regional Championship

The Philippine Regional Championship was held at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Davao City from December 6 to 8.
* December 6
| UV Green Lancers | 76–72 | NCF Tigers |
* Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center, Davao City
* December 7
| UV Green Lancers | 89–72 | NCF Tigers |
| UV wins series 2–0 |||
* Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center, Davao City

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
* Mythical Five:
** Emmanuel Ojuola (Naga College Foundation)
** Josue Segumpan Jr. (University of Visayas)
** Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
** Michael Heinrich Maestre (University of Visayas)
** Gileant Delator (University of Visayas)

### UAAP vs NCAA Showdown

* January 21 4:00 p.m.
* box score
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 43–49 | San Beda Red Lions |
* Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
* January 24 4:00 p.m.
* box score
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 74–62 | San Beda Red Lions |
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
* January 26 3:00 p.m.
* box score
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 62–56 | San Beda Red Lions |
| Ateneo wins series 2–1 |||
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig

### Finals

* January 28 4:00 p.m.
* box score
| Ateneo Blue Eagles | 95–71 | UV Green Lancers |
* Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: George Isaac Go (Ateneo de Manila University)
* Mythical Five:
** George Isaac Go (Ateneo de Manila University )
** Bryan John Andrade (Ateneo de Manila University)
** Rey Anthony Suerte (University of Visayas)
** Ferdinand Ravena III (Ateneo de Manila University)
** Bassier Sackor (University of Visayas)