2022 MPBL playoffs


The 2022 MPBL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2022 season, the league's fourth overall, and the third under the 16-team format. The postseason tournament began on October 15, 2022, two days after the end of the regular season on October 13, 2022, and concluded on December 12, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2022 MPBL finals.
The finals saw North Division champions Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards face against South Division champions Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines. Nueva Ecija beat Zamboanga in four games to win the championship series. Byron Villarias was crowned MPBL Finals MVP.
For sponsorship reasons, this playoff series was also known as the 2022 OKBet-MPBL Playoffs presented by Xtreme Appliances.

Overview

The top eight teams from each division advanced to the playoffs. Seeding was changed in this season, in that teams are seeded by wins and not winning percentage. Tiebreaker rules were applied with teams that have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consisted of four rounds with no reseeding. The first three rounds were best-of-three series and the national finals was a best-of-five series.
During the first two rounds, two games within the same division were played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format was then used for the last two rounds, with the division finals using a 1-1-1 format and the national finals using a 2-2-1 format. The designated home team may not be able to play within its home locality. Should it occur, the gameday may take place elsewhere.

Division standings

North Division
'''South Division'''

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.

First round

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (8) Marikina Shoemasters

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Shoemasters.
Head-to-head matchup

(2) Pasig City MCW Sports vs. (8) Quezon City MG

This is the first playoff meeting between Pasig City and Quezon City MG.
Head-to-head matchup

(3) San Juan Knights vs. (8) Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc.

This is the first playoff meeting between the Knights and Valenzuela.
Head-to-head matchup

(4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (5) Bataan Risers

This is the second playoff meeting between the Giant Lanterns and Risers with the Giant Lanterns winning the first one in the 2020–21 playoffs.
Head-to-head matchup


Pampanga leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (8) Muntinlupa Cagers

This is the second playoff meeting between Zamboanga and the Cagers with Zamboanga winning the first one in the 2019 playoffs.
Head-to-head matchup


Zamboanga leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (7) Bacoor City Strikers

This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and the Strikers.
Head-to-head matchup

(3) Sarangani Marlins vs. (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall

This is the first playoff meeting between the Marlins and Rizal.
Head-to-head matchup

(4) GenSan Warriors vs. (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus

This is the first playoff meeting between the Warriors and Bacolod.
Head-to-head matchup

Division semifinals

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Giant Lanterns.
Head-to-head matchup

(2) Pasig City MCW Sports vs. (3) San Juan Knights

This is the first playoff meeting between Pasig City and the Knights.
Head-to-head matchup

Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus

This is the first playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Bacolod.
Head-to-head matchup

(2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (6) Rizal Golden Coolers Xentromall

This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and the Golden Coolers.
Head-to-head matchup

Division finals

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (3) San Juan Knights

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Knights.
Head-to-head matchup

Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill

This is the third playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Batangas City with Zamboanga tied in first two meetings.
Head-to-head matchup


Tied in all-time playoff series, 1–1

2022 MPBL finals: (N1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (S1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards and the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines competed in the MPBL finals to determine the fourth MPBL champion.
This was the first championship meeting between the Rice Vanguards and Zamboanga.
Head-to-head matchup