The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on January 28 and ended on May 18, 2001. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A: Alaska Aces Barangay Ginebra Kings San Miguel Beermen Shell Turbo Chargers Sta. Lucia Realtors
Group B: Batang Red Bull Thunder Mobiline Phone Pals Pop Cola Panthers Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Tanduay Rhum Masters
Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 games per team. The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals: Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. QF1: #1 vs. #8 QF2: #2 vs. #7 QF3: #3 vs. #6 QF4: #4 vs. #5 Best-of-five semifinals: SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) Shell vs. (8) Mobiline
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Red Bull
(3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska
(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals (1) Shell vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Pop Cola
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links PBA.ph