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The UAAP Final Four most often refers to the playoffs of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball tournament. The term "final four" came from National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States' men's Division I basketball tournament which is colloquially called as the "final four".

1 History
2 Format
3 Results
- 3.1 Notes
4 Television and radio
5 Statistics
6 References

History

The Final Four tournament was instituted in the 1993-94 season in which the four teams (out of eight) with the best records qualify for the postseason tournament. Previously the postseason was a championship series among the top two teams, with the #1 seeded team holding the twice to beat advantage, in which they have to win only once to clinch the championship, while the #2 team has to win twice. The tournament would be conducted in two stages:

The semifinals retained the old format, although both #1 and #2 teams now possess the twice to beat advantage, while the #3 and #4 has to win twice.
The finals is a best of three series.

However, the University of Santo Tomas swept the 1993 elimination round, and following then existing rules, the Glowing Goldies won the championship outright. After that season, the UAAP revised the rule, in which the team that swept the finals will advance to the best-of-3 finals immediately, while the #2 team has the twice to beat advantage in the semifinals where it waits for the winner of the game between the #3 and #4 team.^[1] With no team sweeping the elimination round in the 1994-95 season, the format was first used.

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.
- Seed #2 advance to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage.
- Teams #3 and #4 face off to meet #2 in the semifinals in a one-game playoff.
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,

Results

For the semifinal columns, the #1 vs. #4 matchup is given first.

Year	Finals			Semifinals			One-game playoff
Year	Winner	Scores	Loser	Winner	Score/s	Loser	Winner	Score	Loser	Seed
1993	UST	n/a	UST named automatic champions after 14-0 elimination round record.
1994^[2]	UST	74-77 89-75 77-76	La Salle	La Salle	65-63	FEU	None
1994^[2]	UST	74-77 89-75 77-76	La Salle	UST	87-81 83-74	UE	None
1995^[3]	UST	78-88 66-62 67-64	La Salle	UST	65-76 74-68	FEU	None
1995^[3]	UST	78-88 66-62 67-64	La Salle	La Salle	86-79	UE	None
1996^[4]	UST	65-60 57-54	La Salle	La Salle	67-55	UE	None
1996^[4]	UST	65-60 57-54	La Salle	UST	63-56	UP	None
1997^[5]	FEU	62-60 65-64	La Salle	FEU	69-70 70-69	UP	None
1997^[5]	FEU	62-60 65-64	La Salle	La Salle	82-73 74-72	UST	None
1998^[6]	La Salle	72-47 63-59	FEU	La Salle	51-55 56-56	UST	UST	80-72	UP	4th
1998^[6]	La Salle	72-47 63-59	FEU	FEU	68-81 83-61	UE	UST	80-72	UP	4th
1999^[7]	La Salle	60-62 81-74 78-75	UST	La Salle	91-69	FEU	La Salle	84-79	UST	1st
1999^[7]	La Salle	60-62 81-74 78-75	UST	UST	75-74	Ateneo	La Salle	84-79	UST	1st
2000^[8]	La Salle	67-64 74-65	FEU	La Salle	65-62	UST	UST	65-61	UE	4th
2000^[8]	La Salle	67-64 74-65	FEU	FEU	61-60 75-67	Ateneo	UST	65-61	UE	4th
2001^[9]	La Salle	74-68 72-76 93-88	Ateneo	La Salle	111-85	NU	NU	108-102	UE	4th
2001^[9]	La Salle	74-68 72-76 93-88	Ateneo	Ateneo	67-63	FEU	NU	108-102	UE	4th
2002^[10]	Ateneo	72-70 85-77 77-70	La Salle	La Salle	97-84	UST	None
2002^[10]	Ateneo	72-70 85-77 77-70	La Salle	Ateneo	84-78 72-70	UE	None
2003^[11]	FEU	83-65 69-53	Ateneo	Ateneo	72-76 (OT) 74-68	La Salle	FEU	80-75	UE	2nd
2003^[11]	FEU	83-65 69-53	Ateneo	FEU	67-63	UE	FEU	80-75	UE	2nd
2004^[12]*	FEU	51-58 67-57 65-68	La Salle	FEU	71-64	UE	La Salle	82-69	Ateneo	2nd
2004^[12]*	La Salle returned their trophy.			La Salle	69-55	Ateneo	La Salle	82-69	Ateneo	2nd
2005^[13]	FEU	75-73 73-71	La Salle	FEU	78-57	UE	Ateneo	76-65	UE	3rd
2005^[13]	FEU	75-73 73-71	La Salle	La Salle	74-57	Ateneo	Ateneo	76-65	UE	3rd
2006^[14]	UST	72-73 87-71 76-74 (OT)	Ateneo	Ateneo	76-73	Adamson	UST	85-71	Adamson	3rd
2006^[14]	UST	72-73 87-71 76-74 (OT)	Ateneo	UST	79-75 82-81	UE	UST	85-71	Adamson	3rd
2007^[15]	La Salle	64-63 73-64	UE	La Salle	75-76 65-60	Ateneo	UST	80-69	FEU	4th
2007^[15]	La Salle	64-63 73-64	UE	Ateneo	69-64	UST	La Salle	70-69	Ateneo	2nd

Notes

In 2005, La Salle had to forfeit all of their games (elimination round and playoffs) in the 2004 and 2005 season when two of their players were found to have falsified papers in order to enroll at the school, causing them to be ineligible. This led to the league awarding FEU the 2004 trophy and their suspension during the 2006 (69th) season.^[16]
In 2007, UE swept the elimination round so the "stepladder" format was used for the first time.

Television and radio

The Final Four is the culmination of the UAAP basketball season and is heavily covered by the media. With the UAAP as the one of the leading collegiate leagues in the country, the Final Four games are broadcast live throughout the country. Beginning on 2001, the UAAP, and the Final Four games, were broadcast by ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 nationwide, being produced by ABS-CBN Sports. Prior to Studio 23, the games were broadcast by Silverstar Sports on the state-controlled People's Television VHF channel 4. Prior to 2001, the games were also aired live on DZSR Sports Radio 918-AM; after ABS-CBN's takeover of broadcast rights, its Manila FM station 101.9 For Life! airs updates during and after the games, but not blow-by-blow coverages.

Statistics

Appearances

Team	Semifinal appearances	Last semis appearance	First semis appearance	Finals appearances	Highest seed
Adamson	1	2006	2006	-	4th
Ateneo	9	2007	1999	4	1st
La Salle	13	2007	1994	12	1st
FEU	9	2005	1994	6	1st
NU	1	2001	2001	-	4th
UE	10	2007	1994	1	1st
UP	2	1997	1996	-	4th
UST	9	2007	1994	5	1st

Notes:

Number of appearance excludes 4th seed elimination games.

Win-loss statistics

Semifinals and knockout games

Team	Pld	W	L	PCT
La Salle	18	15	3	0.833
UST	19	10	9	0.526
FEU	14	8	6	0.571
NU	2	1	1	0.500
Ateneo	16	7	9	0.438
UP	4	1	3	0.250
UE	16	1	15	0.067
Adamson	2	0	2	0.000

Finals

Team	Pld	W	L	PCT
FEU	13	7	6	0.539
UST	17	9	7	0.529
La Salle	30	15	15	0.500
Ateneo	11	4	7	0.363
UE	2	0	2	0.000
NU	0	--	--	0.000
UP	0	--	--	0.000
Adamson	0	--	--	0.000

Entire playoffs

Team	Pld	W	L	PCT
La Salle	48	30	18	0.625
FEU	27	15	12	0.556
UST	36	19	16	0.528
Ateneo	27	11	16	0.407
UE	18	1	17	0.056
UP	4	1	3	0.250
UE	16	1	15	0.067
Adamson	2	0	2	0.000

Series statistics

Semifinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PCT
La Salle	13	12	1	0.923
FEU	10	6	4	0.600
Ateneo	9	5	4	0.556
UST	10	5	5	0.500
Adamson	1	0	1	0.000
NU	1	0	1	0.000
UP	2	0	2	0.000
UE	9	0	9	0.000

Finals

Team	Pld	W	L	PCT
UST	5	4	1	0.800
FEU	6	4	2	0.667
La Salle	12	5	7	0.417
Ateneo	4	1	3	0.250
UE	1	0	1	0.000
Adamson	0	--	--	--
NU	0	--	--	--
UP	0	--	--	--

Finals statistics

Most lopsided game: La Salle 72-47 FEU, 1998 Game 1 (25 points)
Closest game: Several games, all one-point leads:
- UST 77-76 La Salle, 1994 Game 3
- FEU 65-64 La Salle, 1997 Game 2 (championship clincher)
- Ateneo 73-72 UST, 2006 Game 1
Finals appearances: La Salle, 12
Consecutive finals appearances: La Salle, 9 (1994-2002)
Championships: UST (1993-96, 2006) and La Salle (1998-2001, 2007), 5 (including UST's 1993 sweep)
Consecutive championships: UST (1993-96) and La Salle (1998-2001), 4
The winner of Game 1 won the championship 9 times out of 15.

Semifinals

Most lopsided game: La Salle 111-85 NU, 2001 (26 points)
Closest game: Several games, all one-point leads.
Semifinal appearances: La Salle, 13 (1994-2005, 2007; qualified in all seasons they've participated)
Consecutive semifinal appearances: La Salle, 12 (1994-2005)

References

^ UE completes 14-0, but barely by Jasmine Payo, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Published 09/14/2007, accessed 1/1/2007.
^ UBelt.com 1994 archive
^ UBelt.com 1995 archive
^ UBelt.com 1996 archive
^ UBelt.com 1997 archive
^ UBelt.com 1998 archive
^ UBelt.com 1999 archive
^ UBelt.com 2000 archive
^ UBelt.com 2001 archive
^ UBelt.com 2002 archive
^ UBelt.com 2003 archive
^ UBelt.com 2004 archive
^ UBelt.com 2005 archive
^ UBelt.com 2006 archive
^ UBelt.com 2007 archive
^ UAAP declares Tamaraws 2004 cage champions by Jasmine Payo, Philippine Daily Inquier. Published 11/21/2006, accessed 12/31/2007

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