All ten teams are permitted to acquire one non-Filipino (the "import") of unlimited height as reinforcement. Furthermore, the two worst performers in the elimination round of the previous conference (the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Welcoat Dragons), will also be able to acquire another import but with a height limit of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).
Tournament format
Double round eliminations. Worst team would be eliminated.
Sixth- to ninth-best teams figure in the one-game wildcard playoffs.
Sixth seed vs. Ninth seed
Seventh seed vs. Eighth seed
Winners will figure in a playoff to advance to the quarterfinals.
Third- to fifth-best teams, and the winner of the wildcards advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals.
Third seed vs. winner of wildcards.
Fourth seed vs. fifth seed.
The two best teams and the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best-of-seven semifinals.
First seed vs. winner of the third seed/wildcard winner quarterfinal series
Second seed vs. winner of the fourth seed/fifth seed quarterfinal series
The winners of the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven Finals; the losers figure in a one-game third-place playoff.
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
