1990 PBA First Conference

1990 PBA First Conference
1990 PBA First Conference
Duration	February 18 - May 15, 1990
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	Formula Shell Zoom Masters
Runners-up	Añejo Rum 65ers
Awards
Best Import	Bobby Parks; (Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
PBA First Conference chronology
	1991 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1989 Reinforced 1990 All-Filipino >

The 1990 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) First Conference was the opening conference of the 1990 PBA season. It started on February 18 and ended on May 15, 1990. The tournament allows one-import each per team.

Format

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

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Group B:

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.^[1]
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 (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

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Añejo Rum 65ers	8	2	.800	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	8	2	.800	—
3	Presto Tivolis	7	3	.700	1
4	Alaska Air Force	6	4	.600	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	5	.500	3
6	Purefoods Hotdogs	3	7	.300	5
7	Pop Cola Sizzlers	2	8	.200	6
8	Pepsi Hotshots	1	9	.100	7

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Semifinals

Team standings

Cumulative standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	14	4	.778	—	Advance to the Finals
2	Añejo Rum 65ers	12	6	.667	2	Advance to the Finals
3	Presto Tivolis	10	8	.556	4	Proceed to third-place playoff
4	San Miguel Beermen	9	9	.500^[a]	5	Proceed to third-place playoff
5	Alaska Air Force	9	9	.500^[a]	5