2021-22 POBA season

The 2021-22 POBA season is the 3rd SBFW community-run season of the Pacific Ocean Basketball Association (POBA).
== Format ==
* Single-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
* Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
* Quarterfinals (best-of 7 series):
** QF1: #1 vs #8
** QF2: #2 vs #7
** QF3: #3 vs #6
** QF4: #4 vs #5
* Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
** SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
** SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
* Finals (best-of-7 series)
** F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
==Pre-Season==
===Notable Events===
*July 27, 2021: Prior to their final elimination game, SamsungWtr announced that the Thailand Tigers would disband immediately after.
*September 14, 2021: Expansion franchises Vatican City Gropers, Los Angeles Poopers, Cleveland Abortions, Milan Lobsters, Bingo Co. Crocodiles, Kansas City Runners, and agony. are admitted into the league. While the Manchester Mermen, Lasaga Launchers, Victoria Huskies, and Ohio Captains are deemed inactive franchises, leaving them out for the current season.
*September 19, 2021: The final list of teams is revealed with 16 teams for the season, the most in league history.
===Name Changes===
Former Name 	New Name 	Reason
Vatican City Gropers	Zoltan's Hungarian Rabbits	Relocation following acquisition by Zoltan40
New England Seagulls	Carolina Seagulls 	Relocation by JCM
Carolina Seagulls 	Trenton Big Bills 	Relocation following acquisition by Mercury
===Disbanded Teams===
Franchise 	Years Active	Reason
Thailand Tigers 	2004–2021 	Disbanded
Lasaga Launchers 	1998–2021 	Terminated PrimitiveSponge129's ownership due to inactivity
Manchester Mermen 	1996–2021 	Terminated PolarTem's ownership due to inactivity
Ohio Captains 	1997–2021 	Terminated GraniteToast1992 3.0's ownership due to inactivity
Los Angeles Poopers	2021 	Terminated ownership per owner's request
==Regular Season==
===Standings===
Pos	Team 	W 	L
1 	Atlanta Hawks (Q) 	11	1
2 	Philadelphia Jewels (Q) 	10	2
3 	Krusty Krushers (Q) 	9 	3
4 	Kansas City Runners (Q) 	8 	4
5 	Rock Bottom Raiders (Q) 	8 	4
6 	High Flying Hooplas (Q) 	7 	5
7 	Manila Eagles (Q) 	7 	5
8 	Cleveland Abortions (Q) 	7 	5
9 	Trenton Big Bills 	7 	5
10 	Chicago Giants 	6 	6
11 	Bingo Co. Crocodiles 	4 	8
12 	Milan Lobsters 	4 	8
13 	Zoltan's Hungarian Rabbits	4 	8
14 	Kuala Lumpur Dragons 	3 	9
15 	agony. 	1 	11
16 	Los Angeles Poopers 	0 	12
LEGEND:(Q) – Clinched playoff seed(E) – Eliminated from playoff contentionBold – Clinched top seed
==Playoffs==
===Bracket===
==Broadcast Rights==
Abbrv.	Network 	Area 	Home Team
LTV 	LTV Sports 	Asia–Pacific 	Manila Eagles
BP 	Box Productions Network	United States 	High Flying Hooplas
TD 	Tealevision 	Canada 	N/A
B! 	Bingo! 	North America 	Bingo Co. Crocodiles
UF 	UltraFuse 	North AmericaCentral Asia	Philadelphia Jewels
CTV 	Canary TV 	EuropeSouth America 	Krusty Krushers
T-V 	Tea-V 	United Kingdom 	N/A
PS 	Pluto Sports 	N/A 	Atlanta Hawks
PTV 	Purple TV 	N/A 	Rock Bottom Raiders
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