1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonalds-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.[1]
- The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.[2]
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.[3] A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least seven of their ten semifinal games.
- The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a one-game playoff for third place.
Elimination round
Team standings
Semifinal round
Team standings
| | Qualified for finals |
| | Qualified for finals playoff |
| | Qualified for battle-for-third |
Note: Sta.Lucia Realtors clinch a playoff for finals berth under the win 7-of-10 semis incentive
Finals berth playoff
Battle for third place
Finals
References
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| | All-Filipino Conference | |
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| | All-Filipino Cup | |
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| | Philippine Cup | |
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| No All-Filipino tournament were held for the 1981 and 1982 seasons. |
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