The 1992 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) First Conference was the first Conference of the 1992 PBA season. It started on February 9 and ended on May 5, 1992. The tournament requires a 6'5" and below import for each team.

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A: Ginebra San Miguel Presto Ice Cream Purefoods TJ Hotdogs San Miguel BeermenGroup B: Alaska Milkmen Pepsi Hotshots Shell Rimula X Zoomers Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs
  • 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 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 at least five of their eight 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 best-of-five playoff for third place.

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1Presto Ice Cream74.636—Semifinal round
2Shell Rimula X Zoomers74.636—
3San Miguel Beermen74.636—
4Alaska Milkmen65.5451
5Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs56.4552
6Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs56.4552
7Pepsi Hotshots47.3643
8Ginebra San Miguel38.2734

Semifinal berth playoff

Vintage
March 26
Swift Mighty Meaties 123, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 117
The NASA, Pasig

Semifinal round

Team standings

Overall standings
PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 13 6 .684 — Advance to the finals 2 San Miguel Beermen 11 8 .579 2 Guaranteed finals berth playoff 3 Alaska Milkmen 11 8 .579 2 Qualify to finals berth playoff 4 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 9 10 .474 4 Proceed to third place playoffs 5 Presto Ice Cream 8 11 .421 5Source: [citation needed] Notes:Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L Qualification 1 Shell Rimula X Zoomers 6 2 2 Alaska Milkmen 5 3 Qualify to finals berth playoff 3 San Miguel Beermen 4 4 4 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 4 4 5 Presto Ice Cream 1 7Source: [citation needed] Notes:
1Shell Rimula X Zoomers136.684—Advance to the finals
2San Miguel Beermen118.5792Guaranteed finals berth playoff
3Alaska Milkmen118.5792Qualify to finals berth playoff
4Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs910.4744Proceed to third place playoffs
5Presto Ice Cream811.4215
PosTeamWLQualification
1Shell Rimula X Zoomers62
2Alaska Milkmen53Qualify to finals berth playoff
3San Miguel Beermen44
4Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs44
5Presto Ice Cream17

Finals berth playoff

Vintage
April 23
San Miguel Beermen 118, Alaska Milkmen 97
The NASA, Pasig

Third place playoffs

Vintage
April 26
Alaska Milkmen 111, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 108
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
April 28
Alaska Milkmen 127, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 132
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
April 30
Alaska Milkmen 121, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 130
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
May 3
Alaska Milkmen W, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs L
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
May 5
Alaska Milkmen 115, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 107
Alaska wins series, 3–2
The NASA, Pasig

Finals

Vintage
April 26
Shell Rimula X Zoomers 112, San Miguel Beermen 105 (OT)
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
April 28
Shell Rimula X Zoomers 98, San Miguel Beermen 89
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
April 30
Shell Rimula X Zoomers 93, San Miguel Beermen 115
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
May 3
Shell Rimula X Zoomers 104, San Miguel Beermen 98
The NASA, Pasig
Vintage
May 5
Shell Rimula X Zoomers 102, San Miguel Beermen 92
Shell wins series, 4–1
The NASA, Pasig

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