MANILA, Philippines – The 2014 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup will tip off on April 23 at the Filoil Flying V Arena of San Juan.
Thus far a total of 21 teams – with a probability of a 22nd team joining – are participating in the summer’s biggest and most exciting college basketball tournament.
With the odd number of squads in the pre-season tourney, the schools have now been bracketed in three groups.
| Group A | Group B | Group C
|
| La Salle Green Archers | San Beda Red Lions | San Sebastian Golden Stags |
| UST Growling Tigers | Letran Knights | NU Bulldogs |
| Perpetual Help Altas | FEU Tamaraws | EAC Generals |
| UE Red Warriors | Lyceum Pirates | St. Benilde Blazers |
| JRU Heavy Bombers | Adamson Soaring Falcons | UP Fighting Maroons |
| Mapua Cardinals | RP Youth U17 | CEU Scorpions (NAASCU) |
| UV Lancers (Cebu) | USC Warriors (Cebu) | Holy Trinity Wildcats (General Santos) |
The probable 22nd team is SWU Cobras.
Not participating in this year’s summer tournament are the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Arellano University Chiefs.
Format
The tournament is a single-round robin elimination round with teams only playing those in their group.
The top two teams per group and the two best third-placers (based on quotient) will advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, teams will be ranked from first to eighth places applying the win-loss record and the quotient system.
Teams will play a knock out game based on the following match-ups:
1 vs. 8
2 vs. 7
3 vs. 6
4 vs. 5
In the semis, a knockout game will be played based on the following match-ups:
Winner of 1-8 vs. Winner of 4-5
Winner of 2-7 vs. Winner of 3-6
The winner will advance to the knockout round.
Another difference for this year is teams will play fewer matches and the tournament will end a week earlier.