1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup
# 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup

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:

* The teams were divided into 2 groups.
* 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 six 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 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.

## Elimination round

### Team standings

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

## Semifinals

### Team standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 15 | 6 | .714 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Alaska Milkmen | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | Guaranteed Finals berth playoff |
| 3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3 | Qualify to Finals berth playoff |
| 4 | Pop Cola 800s | 10 | 11 | .476 | 5 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 5 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7 | |
| 6 | Gordon's Gin Boars | 7 | 14 | .333 | 8 | |
| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 3 | Qualify to Finals berth playoff |
| 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 | |

### Finals berth playoff

* VTV
* April 19
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Third place playoff

* VTV
* April 24

Sta. Lucia Realtors 60, Pop Cola 800s 66 :

* Pop Cola wins third place trophy. ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Finals

* VTV
* April 24
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* April 26
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* April 28
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
* VTV
* May 1
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* VTV
* May 3
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* May 5
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* VTV
* May 8

Alaska Milkmen 72, San Miguel Beermen 63 :

* Alaska wins series, 4–3 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
