1990 PBA Third Conference


The 1990 Philippine Basketball Association Third Conference was the third and last conference of the 1990 PBA season. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 1990. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
  1. Shell Rimula X
  2. Pepsi Hotshots
  3. Presto Tivolis
  4. San Miguel Beermen
Group B:
  1. Alaska Air Force
  2. Añejo Rum 65ers
  3. Purefoods Hotdogs
  4. Sarsi Sizzlers
  • Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 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 five of their eight semifinal games.
  • The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-five championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a best-of-three playoff for third place.

    Elimination round

Team standings

Semifinal round

Team standings


Second seed playoffs

Three teams finished tied for second. The three teams were ranked via head-to-head quotient, with the best performing team drawing a bye to the second round.

First round

Second round

Third place playoffs

Finals