NCAA Final Four (Philippines)
The NCAA Final Four most often refers to the playoffs of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) seniors' basketball tournament. The term "final four" came from the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association's men's Division I basketball tournament which is colloquially called as the "final four" in that country. "Final Four" is now the American NCAA's registered trademark so that no other organizers within the United States can refer to contests or tournaments under that name. The final four was instituted in 1997; prior to that the first and second round winners , plus the team with the best overall standing if it did not win either round, participated in the championship round to determine the champion. Statistics. Seniors Tournament. Appearances. Notes: Notes: Most frequent matchups. The most frequently played matchups are: Seeds. In the 23 tournaments the Final Four format has been applied, the higher seed has beaten the lower seeds in the semifinals due to their twice to beat advantage, for the most part: A victory of the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in a series are considered big upsets considering that the No. 3 and No. 4 seed have  to win twice, not to mention the perceived superiority of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds when compared to the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. In the finals, the advantage of the No. 1 seed isn't as pronounced since the competing teams have to win the same number of games: Individual single-game records. Stats since the 2001 season. Juniors Tournament. Appearances. Notes: Best performances. Notes: Television and radio. The Final Four is the culmination of the NCAA basketball season and is heavily covered by the media. With the NCAA as one of the leading collegiate leagues  in the country, the Final Four games are broadcast live throughout the country. Beginning in 2015, the NCAA, and the Final Four games, are broadcast by ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports+Action nationwide, being produced by ABS-CBN Sports. Previously, Studio 23 covered the NCAA from 2002 until 2011. Prior to Studio 23, the games were broadcast irregularly by different broadcast partners. From 2009 to 2011 and since 2015, the games are also aired in high definition, through Balls subsidiary Balls HD. Previous nationwide providers of the NCAA were Vintage Television on People's Television Network and later  IBC from 1995 until 1999 and PTV Channel 4 from 2000 until 2001 season. PTV's coverage was produced by MCI Group and later Silvestar Sports. In 2012, the NCAA, and the Final Four games were broadcast by TV5's VHF channel IBC's AKTV, being produced by Sports5. From 2013 to 2014 TV5 took over the seniors' games coverage after AKTV was dissolved.