The 2014–15

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. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference: * Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams. * The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals. * The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are: ** QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team ** QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team ** QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team ** QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team * The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are: **KO1: QF1 vs. QF4 **KO2: QF2 vs. QF3 * The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are: ** SF1: #1 vs. KO2 ** SF2: #2 vs. KO1 *The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.

Elimination round

Team standings

Schedule

Results

Bracket

Quarterfinals

First phase

In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) NLEX

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Barako Bull

(5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort

(6) Meralco vs. (7) Purefoods Star

Second phase

This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska

Finals

Awards

Conference

*Best Player of the Conference:

June Mar Fajardo June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken" for his extraordinary size a ...

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San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...

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Arwind Santos Arwind Anaya Santos (; born June 10, 1981) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Basilan Viva Portmasters of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Amateur career High school career Born in Angeles City, Philippine ...

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Players of the Week

Statistical leaders

Entire conference

References

External links

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