2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup

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2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
City San Juan
Venue(s) Playtime Filoil Centre
DatesMay 18 – July 27, 2025
Teams17
Defending championsUP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons
Final positions
ChampionsUP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons (3rd title)
Runners-upNU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs
2026 (19th) 

The 2025 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup (also known as the 18th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup presented by ABC Tile Adhesive due to sponsorship reasons) [1] is the eighteenth edition of the college basketball tournament organized by Filoil EcoOil Sports. The tournament began on May 18 and will end on July 27, with all games taking place at the Playtime Filoil Centre (formerly known as Filoil EcoOil Centre) in San Juan.

Contents

The tournament will feature 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. [2]

The UP Fighting Maroons enter 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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTGB
1La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers 660171146+251.000
2UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers 642207205+2.667 [a] 2
3UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons 642345316+29.667 [a] 2
4NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs 6332172247.500 [b] 3
5FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws 633211195+16.500 [b] 3
6Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Soaring Falcons 61510913425.1675
7UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors 60619523540.0006
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: Standings via StatsHub PH
Notes:
  1. 1 2 UST wins tiebreaker over UP by head-to-head match-up (90–81).
  2. 1 2 NU wins tiebreaker over FEU by head-to-head match-up (91–77).

Results

TeamGame
123456
Adamson colors.svg  Adamson Soaring Falcons
(AdU)
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
47–65
UST colors.svg UST
62–69
FEU colors.svg FEU
66–68
UE colors.svg UE
71–67
NU colors.svg NU
46–61
UP colors.svg UP
54–63
La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers
(DLSU)
Adamson colors.svg AdU
65–47
UP colors.svg UP
106–99
NU colors.svg NU
69–64
FEU colors.svg FEU
90–66
UE colors.svg UE
100–91
UST colors.svg UST
94–86
FEU colors.svg  FEU Tamaraws
(FEU)
UE colors.svg UE
74–57
UST colors.svg UST
72–63
UP colors.svg UP
65–75
Adamson colors.svg AdU
68–66
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
66–90
NU colors.svg NU
77–91
NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs
(NU)
UST colors.svg UST
71–75
UP colors.svg UP
74–82
UE colors.svg UE
72–67
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
64–69
Adamson colors.svg AdU
61–46
FEU colors.svg FEU
91–77
UE colors.svg  UE Red Warriors
(UE)
FEU colors.svg FEU
57–74
UP colors.svg UP
71–89
NU colors.svg NU
67–72
Adamson colors.svg AdU
67–71
UST colors.svg UST
65–71
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
91–100
UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons
(UP)
NU colors.svg NU
82–74
UE colors.svg UE
89–71
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
99–106
UST colors.svg UST
81–90
FEU colors.svg FEU
75–65
Adamson colors.svg AdU
63–54
UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers
(UST)
NU colors.svg NU
75–71
Adamson colors.svg AdU
69–62
FEU colors.svg FEU
63–72
UP colors.svg UP
90–81
UE colors.svg UE
71–65
La Salle colors.svg DLSU
86–94
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: Standings via StatsHub PH
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss

NCAA group

Team standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTGB
1Letran colors.svg  Letran Knights 981222206+16.889 [a]
2CSB colors.svg  Benilde Blazers 981308277+31.889 [a]
3EAC colors.svg  EAC Generals 963150134+16.667 [b] 2
4Arellano colors.svg  Arellano Chiefs 96314115110.667 [b] 2
5UPHD colors.svg  Perpetual Altas 95413915011.5563
6San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions 945125121+4.444 [c] 4
7Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa Cardinals 945196182+14.444 [c] 4
8JRU colors.svg  JRU Heavy Bombers 936146138+8.3335
9Lyceum colors.svg  Lyceum Pirates 91820624236.1117
10SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags 90917320532.0008
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: Standings via StatsHub PH
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Letran wins tiebreaker over Benilde by head-to-head match-up (68–58).
  2. 1 2 EAC wins tiebreaker over Arellano by head-to-head match-up (66–64).
  3. 1 2 San Beda wins tiebreaker over Mapúa by head-to-head match-up (73–72).

Results

TeamGame
123456789
Arellano colors.svg  Arellano Chiefs
(AU)
Letran colors.svg CSJL
68–72
CSB colors.svg CSB
73–79
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
68–66
EAC colors.svg EAC
64–66
Mapua colors.svg MU
76–73
San Beda colors.svg SBU
73–70
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
78–76
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
92–76
JRU colors.svg JRU
82–60
Letran colors.svg  Letran Knights
(CSJL)
Arellano colors.svg AU
72–68
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
89–69
Mapua colors.svg MU
61–69
EAC colors.svg EAC
81–72
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
80–65
CSB colors.svg CSB
68–58
JRU colors.svg JRU
84–73
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
75–68
San Beda colors.svg SBU
75–68
CSB colors.svg  Benilde Blazers
(CSB)
Mapua colors.svg MU
58–56
Arellano colors.svg AU
79–73
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
92–72
JRU colors.svg JRU
79–76
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
81–52
Letran colors.svg CSJL
58–68
San Beda colors.svg SBU
102–64
EAC colors.svg EAC
86–85
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
100–93
EAC colors.svg  EAC Generals
(EAC)
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
68–60
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
82–74
Letran colors.svg CSJL
72–81
Mapua colors.svg MU
71–64
JRU colors.svg JRU
75–71
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
77–52
Arellano colors.svg AU
66–64
San Beda colors.svg SBU
66–70
CSB colors.svg CSB
85–86
JRU colors.svg  JRU Heavy Bombers
(JRU)
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
70–59
CSB colors.svg CSB
76–79
EAC colors.svg EAC
71–75
Letran colors.svg CSJL
73–84
Mapua colors.svg MU
68–76
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
64–65
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
71–64
San Beda colors.svg SBU
75–74
Arellano colors.svg AU
60–82
Lyceum colors.svg  Lyceum Pirates
(LPU)
Mapua colors.svg MU
63–71
Letran colors.svg CSJL
69–89
EAC colors.svg EAC
74–82
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
84–70
JRU colors.svg JRU
64–71
Arellano colors.svg AU
76–78
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
79–94
San Beda colors.svg SBU
70–76
CSB colors.svg CSB
93–100
Mapua colors.svg  Mapúa Cardinals
(MU)
CSB colors.svg CSB
56–58
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
71–63
Letran colors.svg CSJL
69–61
EAC colors.svg EAC
64–71
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
77–70
JRU colors.svg JRU
76–68
Arellano colors.svg AU
73–76
San Beda colors.svg SBU
72–73
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
55–63
San Beda colors.svg  San Beda Red Lions
(SBU)
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
58–67
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
67–54
Arellano colors.svg AU
70–73
JRU colors.svg JRU
74–75
Mapua colors.svg MU
73–72
CSB colors.svg CSB
64–102
EAC colors.svg EAC
70–66
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
76–70
Letran colors.svg CSJL
68–75
SSC-R colors.svg  San Sebastian Stags
(SSC–R)
JRU colors.svg JRU
59–70
EAC colors.svg EAC
60–68
San Beda colors.svg SBU
54–67
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
70–84
CSB colors.svg CSB
52–81
Mapua colors.svg MU
70–77
UPHD colors.svg UPHSD
61–75
Letran colors.svg CSJL
68–75
Arellano colors.svg AU
76–92
UPHD colors.svg  Perpetual Altas
(UPHSD)
CSB colors.svg CSB
72–92
San Beda colors.svg SBU
67–58
Letran colors.svg CSJL
65–80
Arellano colors.svg AU
66–68
EAC colors.svg EAC
52–77
SSC-R colors.svg SSC–R
75–61
JRU colors.svg JRU
65–64
Lyceum colors.svg LPU
94–79
Mapua colors.svg MU
63–55
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2025. Source: Standings via StatsHub PH
Legend: Blue = win; Red = loss

Playoffs

The playoffs will begin on July 11 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. [2]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
U1 La Salle colors.svg  La Salle 95
N4 Arellano colors.svg  Arellano 77
U1 La Salle colors.svg  La Salle 78
U3 UP colors.svg  UP 83
N2 CSB colors.svg  Benilde 80
U3 UP colors.svg  UP 82
U3 UP colors.svg  UP 79
U4 NU colors.svg  NU 65
N1 Letran colors.svg  Letran 77
U4 NU colors.svg  NU 79
U4 NU colors.svg  NU 96
U2 UST colors.svg  UST 84
U2 UST colors.svg  UST 82
N3 EAC colors.svg  EAC 73
Legend

Quarterfinals

July 11
10:00 am
Benilde Blazers  CSB colors.svg8082UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 22–29, 20–15, 19–17
Pts: Allen Liwag 22
Rebs: Allen Liwag 12
Asts:three players 3
Pts: Gerry Abadiano 24
Rebs: Jalen Stevens 10
Asts:three players 3
July 11
12:00 pm
Letran Knights  Letran colors.svg7779NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 19–21, 21–15, 17–15
Pts: Jonathan Manalili 18
Rebs: Jonathan Manalili 7
Asts: Jonathan Manalili 8
Pts: Jake Figueroa 21
Rebs: Kenshin Pardones 8
Asts: Reinhard Jumamoy 4
July 11
2:00 pm
UST Growling Tigers  UST colors.svg8273EAC colors.svg  EAC Generals
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 21–26, 16–10, 20–23
Pts: Angelo Crisostomo 17
Rebs: Angelo Crisostomo 13
Asts: Kyle Paranada 5
Pts: EJ Castillo 14
Rebs: Gelo Loristo 7
Asts: Joshua Tolentino 6
July 11
4:00 pm
De La Salle Green Archers  La Salle colors.svg9577Arellano colors.svg  Arellano Chiefs
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 29–23, 19–14, 23–15
Pts: Mason Amos 15
Rebs: Kean Baclaan 10
Asts: Jacob Cortez 6
Pts: T-Mc Ongotan 17
Rebs: King Vinoya, Troy Valencia 7
Asts: Yuan Camay 5

Semifinals

July 13
2:00 pm
NU Bulldogs  NU colors.svg9684UST colors.svg  UST Growling Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 21–25, 34–18, 19–13
Pts: Jake Figueroa 24
Rebs: PJ Palacielo, Reinhard Jumamoy 7
Asts: Jake Figueroa 5
Pts: Angelo Crisostomo 21
Rebs: Angelo Crisostomo, Peter Osang 9
Asts: Nicael Cabañero 4
July 13
4:00 pm
UP Fighting Maroons  UP colors.svg8378La Salle colors.svg  De La Salle Green Archers
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 16–24, 25–11, 27–22
Pts: Ray-Adrian Remogat 14
Rebs: Francis Nnoruka 16
Asts: Harold Alarcon 5
Pts: Jacob Cortez 16
Rebs: Michael Phillips 14
Asts: Kean Baclaan 8

Finals

July 27
5:30 pm
NU colors.svg  NU Bulldogs 6579UP colors.svg  UP Fighting Maroons
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 16–21, 12–22, 16–9
Pts: Jake Figueroa 12
Rebs: Jake Figueroa, Omar John 6
Asts: Reinhard Jumamoy, Steve Nash Enriquez 3
Pts: Francis Nnoruka 15
Rebs: Francis Nnoruka 12
Asts: TJ Fortea 5

References

  1. "Gavina, Epondulan, Labagala set for collegiate coaching debuts in Filoil Preseason". Spin.ph. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Li, Matthew (May 8, 2025). "Ateneo skips Filoil Preseason Cup as UP eyes 'three-peat'". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 16, 2025.