NCAA Final Four (Philippines) - Format

Format

• If no team sweeps the elimination round:
  • Seeds #1 and #2 teams possess the twice to beat advantage
  • Team #1 meets #4 while #2 meets #3 in the semifinals.
  • The semifinal winners advance to the Finals.
  • The team that wins 2 games in the Finals wins the championship.
• If a team sweeps the elimination round:
  • Seed #1 advance to the Finals.
    • Prior to 2008, the #1 seed had the twice-to-beat advantage in the finals.
    • From 2008 to 2009, the Finals was a best-of-three series.
  • Seed #2 advance to the semifinals.
  • Teams #3 and #4 face off to meet #2 in the semifinals in a one-game playoff.
  • In the finals, the #1 seed only has to win twice, while the other opponent has to win thrice.
• In case of two teams being tied, an extra game will be played to determine which seed they will possess.
• In case of three or more teams being tied, the team with the best head-to-head record usually possesses the best seeding, while the other teams will play an extra game to determine the second-best seeding,