2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference

Transactions

Team additions and transfers

Format

• The twelve teams will compete in a single round-robin format.
• Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
• Teams are then paired according to their final ranking for the qualifying round.

• QR1: #1 vs #12
• QR2: #2 vs #11
• QR3: #3 vs #10
• QR4: #4 vs #9
• QR5: #5 vs #8
• QR6: #6 vs #7
• Winners will advance to the quarterfinals.
• Losers will drop to the play-in tournament to determine the last two quarterfinal slots.

• Single round-robin format; two pools.
• Teams are ranked according to their preliminary standings and grouped using the serpentine system.
• Pool A: #7, #10, and #11 QR losers.
• Pool B: #8, #9, and #12 QR losers.
• Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
• Pool A winner will advance to the 7th-ranked slot.
• Pool B winner will advance to the 8th-ranked slot.
• Eliminated teams will be ranked according to their preliminary standings.

• Best-of-three series.
• QF1: #1 vs #8
• QF2: #2 vs #7
• QF3: #3 vs #6
• QF4: #4 vs #5
• Winners proceed to the semifinals.
• Eliminated teams will be ranked according to their preliminary standings.

• The four teams play again in a single round-robin elimination.
• Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
• The 3rd and 4th ranked teams are relegated to the bronze medal match.
• The 1st and 2nd ranked teams are advanced to the gold medal match.
• In case of a tie at no. 2, a do-or-die match will commence to determine the 2nd-ranked team.
• * In case of a triple tie for Rank 1, the best record shall advance to the finals, and the remaining two teams will play for the 2nd-seed play-off.
• * In case of a triple tie for Rank 2, the two best records shall play for the 2nd-seed playoff, and the worst record will be relegated to the battle for bronze.

• Best-of-three series.
• Bronze medal: SF Rank 3 vs SF Rank 4
• Gold medal: SF Rank 1 vs SF Rank 2

Pool standing procedure

• First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
• If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
• * Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
• * Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
• In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
• * Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
• * Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
• * Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Ranking