As INCREDIBLE as it may seem, no team has been eliminated yet in the current UAAP Season 87 Men’s basketball tournament.

And with 10 total games left, the race for the final two Final Four spots is still wide open.

PHOTO: Sherwin Vardeleon

Until now, only LaSalle (11-1) and the University of the Philippines (9-2) have secured tickets to the semifinals.

READ: UP joins La Salle in Final Four with close win against Adamson

But did you know there’s still a slim chance there could be a five-way tie for fourth place?

Are there no eliminations at the end of eliminations?

UAAP chief statistician Pong Ducanes floated the idea that would trigger an unprecedented ladder to fourth place should the teams finish tied at 5-9.

How can that happen?

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First, eastern university (6-5) can avoid any complications for himself and secure the No. 3 spot with a win against University of Santo Tomas this Saturday.

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Adamson must also repeat about the Grumpy Tigers, while Far Eastern University They should be able to pull off a monumental victory over the Fighting Maroons.

PHOTO: Sherwin Vardeleon

National University Then he should go about his business and redeem himself against the Soaring Falcons, and if he does, he can afford to abandon his final mission against the Green Archers.

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athenaeumFor his part, he must defeat FEU and Adamson even if he loses to the Red Warriors.

If that wild scenario occurs, the order dictated by the tiebreaker rules will make the seeds Ateneo, Adamson, NU, UST and FEU, in that order.

And so, the Tamaraws and the Growling Tigers play on the first rung of the ladder, with the winner facing the Bulldogs, and the victor there facing the Soaring Falcons, before the last survivor prepares for the Blue Eagles.

The reward for the team’s last classification? A spot in the Final Four, of course, along with a matchup against the yet-to-be-determined top seed, armed with a two-to-beat advantage.

Of course, it’s a crazy proposition and things may be different in the final two weeks of eliminations.

All in all, the running order for teams hoping to make the postseason is plain and simple: Mind your own business.

Here are the remaining games for the six teams still competing for the final two playoff spots:

EU (6-5)
November 9 against UST
November 13, vs. Athenaeum
TBD, vs. UP

UST (5-7)
November 9 against EU
November 16 vs. Adamson

Adamson (4-7)
November 10 vs. NU
November 16 vs. UST
To be determined, against Ateneo

STR (4-8)
November 9 vs. Athenaeum
November 16 against UP

NU (4-8)
November 10 vs. Adamson
November 13 against La Salle

Ateneo (3-8)
November 9 vs. FEU
November 13 against EU
TBD, vs. Adamson

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