2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship


The 2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the second tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship for basketball in its current incarnation, and the seventh edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the FEU Tamaraws in the championship; the San Beda Red Lions and the San Sebastian Stags disputed third place, with San Beda winning.
ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.

Tournament format

Automatic qualifiers

Zonal qualifiers

TeamLeagueElim. round
finish		Playoff finishQualified asZonal tournament
UM HawksNAASCUDefeated by SSC-R Cavite in the FinalsNAASCU runner-upIntramuros
ISAAISAA championIntramuros
Lyceum of Subic Bay SharksUCLAADefeated Holy Angel in the FinalsNorth/Central Luzon regional championIntramuros
PCU-Dasmariñas DolphinsNCAA SouthDefeated by Don Bosco in the FinalsNCAA South runner-upIntramuros
UAAP5th Did not qualifyUAAP fifth placeCebu City
SSC-R Cavite BaycatsNAASCUDefeated UM in the FinalsNAASCU championCebu City
UC WebmastersCESAFIDefeated by UV in the FinalsCESAFI runner-upCebu City
USJ-R WarriorsCESAFIDefeated by USC for third placeCESAFI fourth placeCebu City
UAAP6th Did not qualifyUAAP sixth placeNaga
St. Francis DovesUCLAAIDefeated CCP in the FinalsUCLAAI championNaga
UNC GreyhoundsNaga City IntercollegiateSouth Luzon/Bicol regional championNaga
NCAA SouthDefeated PCU-Dasmariñas in the FinalsNCAA South championNaga
NCAA6th Did not qualifyNCAA sixth placeSan Miguel
CCP BobcatsUCLAAIDefeated by St. Francis in the FinalsUCLAAI runner-upSan Miguel
La Consolacion ScionsMMCAAMMCAA championsSan Miguel
UC Golden DragonsUCAADefeated CSM in the FinalsUCAA championsSan Miguel
NCAA5th Did not qualifyNCAA fifth placeBacolod
USC WarriorsCESAFIDefeated USJ-R for third placeCESAFI third placeBacolod
WNU MustangsNOPSSCEAVisayas regional championBacolod
Holy Trinity WildcatsGenSan IntercollegiateMindanao regional championBacolod

Zonal qualifying

Bacolod zonal

Cebu City zonal

Intramuros, Manila zonal

Naga zonal

Bracket

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.

Awards

The awardees are: