1992 PBA First Conference
The 1992 Philippine Basketball Association First Conference was the first Conference of the 1992 PBA season. It started on February 9 and ended on May 5, 1992. The tournament requires a 6'5" and below import for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
- Ginebra San Miguel
- Presto Ice Cream
- Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
- San Miguel Beermen
- Alaska Milkmen
- Pepsi Hotshots
- Shell Rimula X Zoomers
- Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
- 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.
- The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least five of their eight semifinal games.
- The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a best-of-five playoff for third place.
Elimination round
Team standings
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
1 | Presto Ice Cream | 7 | 4 | .636 | –- |
2 | Shell Rimula X Zoomers | 7 | 4 | .636 | -- |
3 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | -- |
4 | Alaska Milkmen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 |
5 | Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 |
6 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 |
7 | Pepsi Hotshots | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 |
8 | Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4 |