The 2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup (also known as the 18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup presented by ABC Tile Adhesive due to sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth edition of the college basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament began on May 18 and ended on July 27, with all games taking place at the Playtime Filoil Centre (formerly known as Filoil EcoOil Centre) in San Juan.
The tournament featured 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.
The UP Fighting Maroons entered 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
Results
NCAA group
Team standings
Results
Playoffs The playoffs began on July 11, 2025 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.
Legend U1, U2, U3, U4 – The teams from the UAAP group N1, N2, N3, N4 – The teams from the NCAA group
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
References