University of the Philippines edged UAAP defending champion De La Salle University as the No. 1 collegiate team in the nation as the first The Big Dance ranking completed by a selection committee of the Pinoyliga was released on Wednesday, May 29.
National University sealed its third-place finish in the FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup with an 85-77 win over University of Perpetual Help System Dalta on Wednesday, June 21.