2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
| 18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Philippines |
| City | San Juan |
| Venue(s) | Playtime Filoil Centre |
| Dates | May 18 – July 18 or 20, 2025 |
| Teams | 17 |
The 2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup (also known as the 18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup presented by ABC Tile Adhesive due to sponsorship reasons)[1] is the eighteenth edition of the college basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament began on May 18 and will end on either July 18 or 20, with all games taking place at the Playtime Filoil Centre (formerly known as Filoil EcoOil Centre) in San Juan.
The tournament will feature 17 teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with the Ateneo Blue Eagles being the only team from either association absent.[2]
The UP Fighting Maroons enter this tournament as the two-time defending Preseason Cup champions.
Elimination round
In the elimination round, the teams are grouped by association. From there, the teams play in a single round-robin tournament. UAAP teams will play six games while NCAA teams play nine. 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 | De La Salle Green Archers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 171 | 146 | +25 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | UST Growling Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 207 | 205 | +2 | .667 | 2 |
| 3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 6 | 4 | 2 | 345 | 316 | +29 | .667 | 2 |
| 4 | NU Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 217 | 224 | −7 | .500 | 3 |
| 5 | FEU Tamaraws | 6 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 195 | +16 | .500 | 3 |
| 6 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 6 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 134 | −25 | .167 | 5 |
| 7 | UE Red Warriors | 6 | 0 | 6 | 195 | 235 | −40 | .000 | 6 |
Results
| Team | Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons (AdU) | DLSU 47–65 | UST 62–69 | FEU 66–68 | UE 71–67 | NU 46–61 | UP 54–63 |
| De La Salle Green Archers (DLSU) | AdU 65–47 | UP 106–99 | NU 69–64 | FEU 90–66 | UE 100–91 | UST 94–86 |
| FEU Tamaraws (FEU) | UE 74–57 | UST 72–63 | UP 65–75 | AdU 68–66 | DLSU 66–90 | NU 77–91 |
| NU Bulldogs (NU) | UST 71–75 | UP 74–82 | UE 72–67 | DLSU 64–69 | AdU 61–46 | FEU 91–77 |
| UE Red Warriors (UE) | FEU 57–74 | UP 71–89 | NU 67–72 | AdU 67–71 | UST 65–71 | DLSU 91–100 |
| UP Fighting Maroons (UP) | NU 82–74 | UE 89–71 | DLSU 99–106 | UST 81–90 | FEU 75–65 | AdU 63–54 |
| UST Growling Tigers (UST) | NU 75–71 | AdU 69–62 | FEU 63–72 | UP 90–81 | UE 71–65 | DLSU 86–94 |
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss
NCAA group
Team standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letran Knights | 9 | 8 | 1 | 222 | 206 | +16 | .889[a] | — |
| 2 | Benilde Blazers | 9 | 8 | 1 | 308 | 277 | +31 | .889 | — |
| 3 | EAC Generals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 150 | 134 | +16 | .667 | 2 |
| 4 | Arellano Chiefs | 9 | 6 | 3 | 141 | 151 | −10 | .667 | 2 |
| 5 | Perpetual Altas | 9 | 5 | 4 | 139 | 150 | −11 | .556[b] | 3 |
| 6 | San Beda Red Lions | 9 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 121 | +4 | .444[b] | 4 |
| 7 | Mapúa Cardinals | 9 | 4 | 5 | 196 | 182 | +14 | .444[a] | 4 |
| 8 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 138 | +8 | .333[b] | 5 |
| 9 | Lyceum Pirates | 9 | 1 | 8 | 206 | 242 | −36 | .111[c] | 7 |
| 10 | San Sebastian Stags | 9 | 0 | 9 | 173 | 205 | −32 | .000[c] | 8 |
Notes:
Results
| Team | Game | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Arellano Chiefs (AU) | CSJL 68–72 | CSB 73–79 | UPHSD 68–66 | EAC 64–66 | MU 76–73 | SBU 73–70 | LPU 78–76 | SSC–R 92–76 | JRU 82–60 |
| Letran Knights (CSJL) | AU 72–68 | LPU 89–69 | MU 61–69 | EAC 81–72 | UPHSD 80–65 | CSB 68–58 | JRU 84–73 | SSC–R 75–68 | SBU 75–68 |
| Benilde Blazers (CSB) | MU 58–56 | AU 79–73 | UPHSD 92–72 | JRU 79–76 | SSC–R 81–52 | CSJL 58–68 | SBU 102–64 | EAC 86–85 | LPU 100–93 |
| EAC Generals (EAC) | SSC–R 68–60 | LPU 82–74 | CSJL 72–81 | MU 71–64 | JRU 75–71 | UPHSD 77–52 | AU 66–64 | SBU 66–70 | CSB 85–86 |
| JRU Heavy Bombers (JRU) | SSC–R 70–59 | CSB 76–79 | EAC 71–75 | CSJL 73–84 | MU 68–76 | UPHSD 64–65 | LPU 71–64 | SBU 75–74 | AU 60–82 |
| Lyceum Pirates (LPU) | MU 63–71 | CSJL 69–89 | EAC 74–82 | SSC–R 84–70 | JRU 64–71 | AU 76–78 | UPHSD 79–94 | SBU 70–76 | CSB 93–100 |
| Mapúa Cardinals (MU) | CSB 56–58 | LPU 71–63 | CSJL 69–61 | EAC 64–71 | SSC–R 77–70 | JRU 76–68 | AU 73–76 | SBU 72–73 | UPHSD 55–63 |
| San Beda Red Lions (SBU) | UPHSD 58–67 | SSC–R 67–54 | AU 70–73 | JRU 74–75 | MU 73–72 | CSB 64–102 | EAC 70–66 | LPU 76–70 | CSJL 68–75 |
| San Sebastian Stags (SSC–R) | JRU 59–70 | EAC 60–68 | SBU 54–67 | LPU 70–84 | CSB 52–81 | MU 70–77 | UPHSD 61–75 | CSJL 68–75 | AU 76–92 |
| Perpetual Altas (UPHSD) | CSB 72–92 | SBU 67–58 | CSJL 65–80 | AU 66–68 | EAC 52–77 | SSC–R 75–61 | JRU 65–64 | LPU 94–79 | MU 63–55 |
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss
Playoffs
The playoffs will begin on July 11 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. The finals will be a best-of-three series to determine the champion.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| U1 | La Salle | |||||||||||||||
| N4 | Arellano | |||||||||||||||
| N2 | Letran | |||||||||||||||
| U3 | UP | |||||||||||||||
| N1 | Benilde | |||||||||||||||
| U4 | NU | |||||||||||||||
| Battle for Third | ||||||||||||||||
| U2 | UST | |||||||||||||||
| N3 | EAC | |||||||||||||||
- Legend
- U1, U2, U3, U4 – The teams from the UAAP group
- N1, N2, N3, N4 – The teams from the NCAA group
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Battle for third
Finals
References
- ^ "Gavina, Epondulan, Labagala set for collegiate coaching debuts in Filoil Preseason". Spin.ph. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Li, Matthew (May 8, 2025). "Ateneo skips Filoil Preseason Cup as UP eyes 'three-peat'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 16, 2025.