2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup
The 2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup is the thirteenth preseason high school and collegiate basketball tournament organized by Filoil Flying V Sports. All 8 teams from the UAAP and 10 teams from the NCAA, together with the 23-man Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be hosted by the Philippines will be competed in the senior's tournament.
This is the first season to be broadcast on ESPN 5, after ending its 10-year relationship with ABS-CBN Sports which was concluded following the 2016 edition of the cup.Teams
Seniors' Division
Juniors' Division
Tournament format
Due to different number of groups in men's and juniors' division, each has its own competition format.Men's division
The tournament format for men's division are as follows:
- During elimination round, teams will only play against teams in their group in a single round-robin schedule.
- At the end of the eliminations, the top four teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.
- At the quarterfinals:
- * Seeds #1 in group A meets #4 of group B
- * Seeds #2 in group B meets #3 of group A
- * Seeds #1 in group B meets #4 of group A
- * Seeds #2 in group A meets #3 of group B
- Winner of QF1 meets winner of QF2 while QF3 winner meets QF4 winner in the semifinals.
- Winners of the semifinals will play for the Final round, while losers will battle for third place.
- The quotient system shall be applied in case of a tie in the standings between two or more teams.
- Only one foreign player shall play at a time in the court.
Juniors' division
The tournament format for junior's division are as follows:
- During elimination round, teams will only play against teams in their group in a single round-robin schedule.
- The top six teams in overall standings will qualify for the playoffs. The top two teams automatically advances to the semifinals.
- At the quarterfinals, team #3 meets #6 while #4 meets #5.
- At the semifinals, winners of the quarterfinals between #3 and #6 will face team #2, while #1 will play against the winner between #4 and #5.
- Winners of the semifinals will play for the finals, while losers will battle for third place.
- The quotient system shall be applied in case of a tie in the standings between two or more teams.
Men's division
Elimination round
Group A
Team standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie |
| 1 | | 9 | 0 | | – | |
| 2 | | 7 | 2 | | 2 | +2 |
| 3 | | 7 | 2 | | 2 | −2 |
| 4 | | 6 | 3 | | 3 | |
| 5 | Gilas Pilipinas | 4 | 5 | | 5 | +19 |
| 6 | | 4 | 5 | | 5 | −19 |
| 7 | | 3 | 6 | | 6 | +4 |
| 8 | | 3 | 6 | | 6 | −4 |
| 9 | | 2 | 7 | | 7 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 9 | | 9 | |
Schedule
Results
- Number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods.
Group B
Team standings
Schedule
Results
- Number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
All times are local.Semifinals
All times are local.Battle for Third
All times are local.Final
All times are local.Juniors' division
Elimination round
Team standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie |
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | | – | |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | | – | |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | | – | |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | | 1.5 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 1 | | 1.5 | +2 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 | | 1.5 | -3 |
Schedule
Results
- Number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods.
Bracket
Semifinals
All times are local.Battle for Third
All times are local.Final
All times are local.Final standings
Juniors
Seniors
Individual awards
Juniors
- Most Valuable Player: Clint Escamis
- Mythical Five:
- *Clint Escamis
- *Briedyn Smith
- *Inand Fornilos
- *Royce Alforque
- *Rhayyan Amsali
- Best Defensive Player: Inand Fornilos
Seniors
- Most Valuable Player: Angelo Kouame
- Mythical Five:
- *Angelo Kouame
- *Justine Baltazar
- *Thirdy Ravena
- *Javee Mocon
- *Matt Nieto
- Best Defensive Player: Prince Eze
