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The first two games along with seniors' games every Wednesday and Friday will be aired on Studio 23. The remaining elimination round games will be held at the Cuneta Astrodome at Pasay.
New rules
Qualified for the Finals
Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for knockout game
Eliminated
The NCAA Policy Board approved two new rule changes concerning the basketball events:
The "challenge" rule: A head coach can challenge a three-point shot to the referee via the use of a video replay; if the challenge is revoked, the team is charged with a timeout or assessed with a technical foul if it has no timeouts left.
Hand check fouls will be disallowed.
Fouls away from the ball during inbounds would result in automatic unsportsmanlike fouls.
A playoff will be played to determine the #1 seed between Letran and San Beda (loser is #2). Also, Mapua and JRU face off in a knockout game (loser is eliminated) to face SSC-R for the #3 seed (loser is #4).
SSC-R and JRU, and Mapua and Letran will face each other. The winners face each other to determine the #2 seed (loser is #3), while the losers face each other for the #4 seed (loser is eliminated).
The defending champions opened the season with a 29-point blowout against season host Mapua; it seems another championship run by San Beda as they won 5 consecutive victories, including an overtime thriller against San Sebastian. However, CSB put their game against San Beda under protest as Sam Ekwe donned last year's uniform. The NCAA Management Committee ruled in favor of CSB, on the same day JRU used their outside shooting to shock San Beda giving them two losses in one day.
The Red Lions recovered with a win against their marquee game against Letran and PCU but Mapua gave their own version of an upset when they used slow ball against the Red Lions to win the game. San Beda recovered with wins against Perpetual, revenge against both CSB and JRU and another close game against San Sebastian.
Controversies
Wrong uniform
San Beda's Sam Ekwe wore a different uniform from his teammates on San Beda's 71-54 victory against CSB; he instead wore the 2007 uniform. As a result, CSB filed a protest that could overturn San Beda's victory.
The Management Committee forfeited San Beda's win against CSB on a decision released on July 23.
Keith Agovida of JRU broke NCAA scoring record held by Letran Squire Marlon Bola Bola's 70 points as scored 82 points in JRU's 127-49 rout of Malayan Science.
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Notes: If San Sebastian wins their last game, the step-ladder format will be used. Furthermore, if San Beda wins their last game, a playoff will be played between LSGH and San Beda for the last playoffs berth irregardless of the result of the JRU-San Sebastian game.
Broadcast notes
ABS-CBN's UHF channel Studio 23 is the sole coverer of the games, covering all men's games since opening day held on a Wednesday and Friday (except for the last two games on opening day). 101.9 For Life!, ABS-CBN's FM radio station, delivers updates on game dates.
NCAA College Hoops airs every Monday afternoons as a supplement for the main NCAA coverage. It is hosted by Andrei Felix and San Beda courtside reporter Pia Boren.
San Beda
Letran
San Sebastian
Mapúa
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