1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup

1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
Duration	February 1 - May 8, 1998
TV partner(s)	VTV (IBC)
Finals
Champions	Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Player	Nelson Asaytono; (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP	Kenneth Duremdes; (Alaska Milkmen)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
	< 1997 1999 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1997 Governors' 1998 Commissioner's >

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

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.^[1]
The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.^[2]
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 seven of their ten semifinal games.
The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a one-game playoff for third place.

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Milkmen	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	2
3	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	6	.455	4
4	Pop Cola 800s	5	6	.455	4
5	Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies	5	6	.455	4
6	Gordon's Gin Boars	5	6	.455	4
7	Mobiline Phone Pals	4	7	.364	5
8	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	4	7	.364	5

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Notes:

Pos	Team	W	L	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	2
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	3	Qualify to Finals berth playoff^[a]
3	Alaska Milkmen	5	5
4	Pop Cola 800s	5	5
5	Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies	3	7
6	Gordon's Gin Boars	2	8