2023 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup

2023 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
16th Filoil EcoOil ECJ Preseason Cup
Tournament details
Country Philippines
CitySan Juan
Venue(s)Filoil EcoOil Centre
Teams20
Defending championsNU school colors NU Bulldogs
Final positions
ChampionsUP school colors UP Fighting Maroons (1st title)
Runner-upLa Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers
Third placeNU school colors NU Bulldogs
Fourth placeUPHD school colors Perpetual Altas

The 2023 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, officially referred to as the 16th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup, is the sixteenth edition of the collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament was contested by seven teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), ten from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and one each from National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU), Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL), and National Collegiate Athletic Association – South (NCAA South). All games were held at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

The NU Bulldogs entered this tournament as the defending Preseason Cup champions.[1]

Elimination round

In the elimination round, the teams are grouped by association. From there, the teams play in a single round-robin tournament. Teams in both brackets play nine games each. Teams are ranked by win-loss records with the top four teams from each association group advancing to the playoffs.

UAAP group

Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 9 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 —
2 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 9 7 2 0 0 0 .778 2
3 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 9 7 2 0 0 0 .778 2
4 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 9 5 4 0 0 0 .556 4
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 9 5 4 0 0 0 .556 4
6 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 4 5 0 0 0 .444 5
7 Don Bosco school colors St. Clare Saints 9 4 5 0 0 0 .444 5
8 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 9 3 6 0 0 0 .333 6
9 CEU school colors CEU Scorpions 9 1 8 0 0 0 .111 8
10 UV school colors FAITH Bravehearts 9 0 9 0 0 0 .000 9
Source: Standings
Schedule
Team ╲ Game123456789
Adamson school colors AdamsonDon Bosco school colorsNU school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsCEU school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUV school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUP school colorsNU school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAdamson school colorsCEU school colorsUE school colorsUV school colorsDon Bosco school colors
CEU school colors CEUUV school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsDon Bosco school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colorsCEU school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsNU school colorsUV school colorsAteneo school colorsDon Bosco school colors
UV school colors FAITHCEU school colorsDon Bosco school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colors
FEU school colors FEUUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsDon Bosco school colorsUV school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsCEU school colorsNU school colors
NU school colors NUAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsCEU school colorsDon Bosco school colorsUV school colorsFEU school colors
Don Bosco school colors St. ClareAdamson school colorsUV school colorsUE school colorsFEU school colorsCEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colors
UE school colors UEDon Bosco school colorsAdamson school colorsUV school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsCEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colors
UP school colors UPFEU school colorsCEU school colorsUV school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsDon Bosco school colorsUE school colors
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

NCAA group

Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 UPHD school colors Perpetual Altas 9 7 2 0 0 0 .778 —
2 CSB school colors Benilde Blazers 9 6 3 0 0 0 .667 1
3 Lyceum school colors Lyceum Pirates 9 6 3 0 0 0 .667 1
4 Letran school colors Letran Knights 9 6 3 0 0 0 .667 1
5 JRU school colors JRU Heavy Bombers 9 5 4 0 0 0 .556 2
6 Mapua school colors Mapúa Cardinals 9 5 4 0 0 0 .556 2
7 SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Stags 9 4 5 0 0 0 .444 3
8 San Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions 9 3 6 0 0 0 .333 4
9 EAC school colors EAC Generals 9 3 6 0 0 0 .333 4
10 Arellano school colors Arellano Chiefs 9 0 9 0 0 0 .000 7
Source: Standings
Schedule
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Play-in

To seal the fourth seed in both the UAAP and NCAA brackets, both Far Eastern University and Colegio de San Juan de Letran had to play a two-game play-in tournament against Jose Maria College Foundation and Guang Ming College, respectively, with the highest aggregate score from each matchup earning the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals and taking on top seeds University of Perpetual Help System DALTA and De La Salle University.[2]

Both the JMC Kings and Guang Ming Flying Dragons qualified from Luzon and VisMin qualifiers.

UAAP Bracket
     
U4 FEU school colors FEU 96 90 186
VMQ JMC 65 80 145
NCAA Bracket
     
N4 Letran school colors Letran 85 79 164
LQ SWU school colors Guang Ming 73 84 157

Playoffs

The single-elimination playoffs started on June 14, 2023, with the crossover quarterfinals, where the first-seeded teams play the fourth-seeded team from the opposing association group, same goes for the second-seeded and third-seeded teams.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship game
         
U1 La Salle school colors La Salle 101
N4 Letran school colors Letran 79
U1 La Salle school colors La Salle 86
U3 NU school colors NU 73
N2 CSB school colors Benilde 72
U3 NU school colors NU 88
U1 La Salle school colors La Salle 76
U2 UP school colors UP 87
N1 UPHD school colors Perpetual 74
U4 FEU school colors FEU 73
N1 UPHD school colors Perpetual 69 Battle for Third
U2 UP school colors UP 104
U2 UP school colors UP 86 U3 NU school colors NU 85
N3 Lyceum school colors Lyceum 66 N1 UPHD school colors Perpetual 77
Legend
  • U1, U2, U3, U4 – The teams from the UAAP group
  • N1, N2, N3, N4 – The teams from the NCAA group

References

  1. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (August 27, 2022). "NU completes perfect run, topples FEU for FilOil crown". Rappler. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "GMC, JMC 5s open Preseason Cup bids". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.