2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the third tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the eighth edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.

2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
Men's Finals 1 23Wins
 Ateneo Blue Eagles 78 70732
 Adamson Falcons 80 59671
DurationDecember 2–6
Arena(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium, PhilSports Arena, Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVPNico Salva
Winning coachNorman Black
Semifinalists De La Salle Green Archers
UC Webmasters
TV network(s)Studio 23

The defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the championship to make it back-to-back; the De La Salle Green Archers and the UC Webmasters disputed third place, with La Salle winning.

ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.

Tournament format

  • Top 4 teams from the NCAA, UAAP and the CESAFI finalists qualify automatically to the national quarterfinals.
  • Fifth to sixth teams from the NCAA and UAAP qualify to the zonal qualifying games.
  • Champions from regional league qualify to the regional championship.
  • Best teams from the regional championship qualify for the zonal qualifying games.
  • Best seven teams from the zonal qualifying games qualify to the national quarterfinals
  • Teams are seeded 1 to 16th at the national quarterfinals in a single elimination format up to the Finals, which is a best-of-3 format, with a playoff for third.

Qualifying

Automatic qualifiers

TeamLeagueElim. round
finish
Playoff finishQualified as
 FEU TamarawsUAAP1st (12-2)Defeated by Ateneo in the FinalsUAAP runner-up
 Ateneo Blue EaglesUAAP2nd (10-4)Defeated FEU in the FinalsUAAP champion
 Adamson FalconsUAAP3rd (9-5)Eliminated by Ateneo in the semifinalsUAAP semifinalist
 De La Salle Green ArchersUAAP4th (8-6)Eliminated by FEU in the semifinalsUAAP semifinalist
 San Beda Red LionsNCAA1st (16-0)Defeated San Sebastian in the FinalsNCAA champion
 San Sebastian StagsNCAA2nd (13-3)Defeated by San Beda in the FinalsNCAA runner-up
 JRU Heavy BombersNCAA3rd (12-4)Eliminated by San Sebastian in the semifinals via stepladderNCAA semifinalist
 Mapúa CardinalsNCAA4th (9-7)Eliminated by JRU in the semifinals via stepladderNCAA semifinalist
UC WebmastersCESAFIDefeated UV in the FinalsCESAFI champion
UV Green LancersCESAFIDefeated by U of Cebu in the FinalsCESAFI runner-up

Zonal qualifiers

Qualified to the Sweet 16
TeamLeagueElim. round
finish
Playoff finishQualified asZonal tournament
St. Francis DovesUCLAAIDefeated CCP in the FinalsUCLAAI championLuzon-MM Interzonals
Lyceum PiratesISSA1st (10-0)Defeated La Consolacion in the FinalsISAA championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UM HawksNAASCU1st (19-2)Defeated STI College in the FinalsNAASCU championLuzon-MM Interzonals
Sta. Monica CougarsUCAA1st (9-1)Defeated Olivarez College in the FinalsUCAA championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UBaguio CardinalsBBEAL1st (11-0)Defeated the U of Cordilleras in the FinalsBBEAL championLuzon-MM Interzonals
CCDI WildcatsBICS1st (9-0)Defeated the Lewis College in the FinalsBICS championLuzon-MM Interzonals
UPHS LagunaNCAA South3rd (6-3)Defeated Don Bosco in the FinalsNCAA South championLuzon-MM Interzonals
 NU BulldogsUAAP5th (7-7)Did not qualifyUAAP fifth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 UE Red WarriorsUAAP6th (6-8)Did not qualifyUAAP sixth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 Letran KnightsNCAA5th (7-9)Did not qualifyNCAA fifth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
 Arellano ChiefsNCAA6th (6-10)Did not qualifyNCAA sixth placeLuzon-MM Interzonals
SBC-A Red LionsNCAA South1st (9-0)Eliminated by UPHS Laguna in the semifinalsNCAA South semifinalistLuzon-MM Interzonals
U of Iloilo WildcatsISSA1st (7-0)Defeated USA in the FinalsISAA championVisMin Interzonals
SWU CobrasCESAFI3rd (1-2)Did not qualifyCESAFI third placeVisMin Interzonals
USC WarriorsCESAFI4th (1-2)Did not qualifyCESAFI fourth placeVisMin Interzonals
AIFC SailorsDBL1st (7-0)Defeated Ateneo de Davao in the FinalsDBL championVisMin Interzonals

Zonal qualifying

Qualified to the Sweet 16

Luzon-MM Interzonals

TeamWLPCTGB
Letran Knights201.000--
Lyceum Pirates201.000--
NU Bulldogs201.000--
UE Red Warriors201.000--
Arellano Chiefs11.5001
St. Francis Doves11.5001
Sta. Monica Cougars11.5001
UM Hawks11.5001
CCDI Wildcats02.0002
SBC-A Red Lions02.0002
UBaguio Cardinals02.0002
UPHS Laguna Saints02.0002
November 10
Lyceum Pirates 9355 CCDI Wildcats
November 10
Sta. Monica Cougars 9344 SBC-A Red Lions
November 11
CCDI Wildcats 8094 Arellano Chiefs
November 12
UE Red Warriors 10074 UM Hawks
November 12
Sta. Monica Cougars 6169 NU Bulldogs

VisMin Interzonals

TeamWLPCTGBTie
USC Warriors301.000--
U of Iloilo Wildcats12.33321.014
AIFC Sailors12.33321.013
SWU Cobras12.33320.975
November 14
SWU Cobras 7162 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 14
USC Warriors 8774 U of Iloilo Wildcats
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 15
U of Iloilo Wildcats 7484 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 15
SWU Cobras 5357 USC Warriors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 16
SWU Cobras 6783 U of Iloilo Wildcats
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City
November 16
USC Warriors 8381 AIFC Sailors
Cebu City Coliseum, Cebu City

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBest-of-3 Finals
 
              
 
November 23 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
 
Ateneo76
 
November 25 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
Lyceum66
 
Ateneo65
 
November 22 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
Mapua56
 
Mapua74
 
November 30 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
NU61
 
Ateneo74
 
November 18 Cebu Coliseum
 
U of Cebu54
 
U of Cebu96
 
November 19 Cebu Coliseum
 
U of Iloilo66
 
U of Cebu83
 
November 18 Cebu Coliseum
 
USC67
 
UV64
 
December 2–6 - ULTRA
 
USC71
 
Ateneo2
 
November 25 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
Adamson1
 
San Beda86
 
November 29 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
UE64
 
San Beda74
 
November 22 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
La Salle84
 
La Salle70
 
November 30 - Filoil Flying V Arena
 
Letran56
 
La Salle59
 
November 19 Cebu Coliseum
 
Adamson67 Third place
 
FEU64
 
November 29 Filoil Flying V ArenaDecember 2 - Ninoy Aquino Stadium
 
JRU60
 
FEU57 U of Cebu71
 
November 23 Filoil Flying V Arena
 
Adamson75 La Salle82
 
SSC-R54
 
 
Adamson65
 

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

December 6
Ateneo Blue Eagles  7367  Adamson Falcons
Ateneo wins series 2-1

Awards

The awardees are:

Juniors' tournament

This tournament was added only in 2010. The runners-up of the NCAA and UAAP will battle for the third spot while the champion of each league will battle for the top spot.

Battle for third

Championship

Preceded by
2009
Philippine Collegiate Championship
2010
Succeeded by
2011
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