2001 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on December 16. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. == Format == The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: The teams were divided into 2 groups. Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 13 games per team. The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals: Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. QF1: #1 vs. #8 QF2: #2 vs. #7 QF3: #3 vs. #6 QF4: #4 vs. #5 Best-of-five semifinals: SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals == Imports == The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference. == Elimination round == === Team standings === == Bracket == == Quarterfinals == === (1) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra === === (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Red Bull === === (3) Pop Cola vs. (6) Alaska === === (4) San Miguel vs. (5) Talk 'N Text === == Semifinals == === (1) Shell vs. (4) San Miguel === === (2) Sta. Lucia vs. (3) Pop Cola === == Third place playoff == == Finals == == References == == External links == PBA.ph Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine