2022 MPBL playoffs
The 2022 MPBL playoffs, or the MPBL Mumbaki Cup Playoffs, was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2022 season, the league's fourth overall, and the third under the 16-team format. The postseason tournament began on October 15, 2022, two days after the end of the regular season on October 13, 2022, and concluded on December 12, 2022, following the conclusion of the 2022 MPBL Finals. The Finals saw North Division champions Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards face against South Division champions Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines. Nueva Ecija beat Zamboanga in four games to win the championship series. Byron Villarias was crowned MPBL Finals MVP. For sponsorship reasons, this playoff series was also known as the 2022 OKBet-MPBL Playoffs presented by Xtreme Appliances. Overview 
 The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards entered the playoffs for the first time in team history and also clinched the best record in the league for the first time. The Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season and clinched the best record in the South Division for the first time in team history. The Bataan Risers and Batangas City Embassy Chill entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Bacoor City Strikers, GenSan Warriors, and San Juan Knights entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Pampanga Giant Lanterns and Pasig City MCW Sports entered the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Bacolod Bingo Plus, Marikina Shoemasters, Rizal Golden Coolers, and Sarangani Marlins entered the playoffs for the first time in team history. The Muntinlupa Cagers and Quezon City MG entered the playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. entered the playoffs for the first time since 2018. The Makati × MNL Kingpin and Manila Stars missed the playoffs for the first time since entering the league. Due to departing from the league, the Bulacan Kuyas and Davao Occidental Tigers also missed the playoffs for the first time since entering the league. The Laguna Heroes missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Format
The top eight teams from each division advanced to the playoffs. Seeding was changed in this season, in that teams are seeded by wins and not winning percentage. Tiebreaker rules were applied with teams that have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consisted of four rounds with no reseeding. The first three rounds were best-of-three series and the National Finals was a best-of-five series. During the first two rounds, two games within the same division were played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format was then used for the last two rounds, with the Division Finals using a 1-1-1 format and the National Finals using a 2-2-1 format. The designated home team may not be able to play within its home locality. Should it occur, the gameday may take place elsewhere. Division standings

North Division

South Division

Bracket 
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics. First round

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (8) Marikina Shoemasters 

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Shoemasters. (2) Pasig City MCW Sports vs. (8) Quezon City MG 

This is the first playoff meeting between Pasig City and Quezon City MG.

(3) San Juan Knights vs. (8) Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. This is the first playoff meeting between the Knights and Valenzuela. (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (5) Bataan Risers 

This is the second playoff meeting between the Giant Lanterns and Risers with the Giant Lanterns winning the first one in the 2020–21 playoffs. Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (8) Muntinlupa Cagers 

This is the second playoff meeting between Zamboanga and the Cagers with Zamboanga winning the first one in the 2019 playoffs. (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (7) Bacoor City Strikers 

This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and the Strikers. (3) Sarangani Marlins vs. (6) Rizal EMKAI Xentromall 

This is the first playoff meeting between the Marlins and Rizal. (4) GenSan Warriors vs. (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus 

This is the first playoff meeting between the Warriors and Bacolod. Division semifinals

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (4) Pampanga Giant Lanterns 

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Giant Lanterns. (2) Pasig City MCW Sports vs. (3) San Juan Knights 

This is the first playoff meeting between Pasig City and the Knights. Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (5) Bacolod Bingo Plus 

This is the first playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Bacolod. (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (6) Rizal Golden Coolers Xentromall 

This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and the Golden Coolers. Division finals

Northern Division

(1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (3) San Juan Knights 

This is the first playoff meeting between the Rice Vanguards and the Knights. Southern Division

(1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill 

This is the second playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Batangas City with Zamboanga winning the first one in the 2020–21 playoffs. 2022 MPBL Finals: (N1) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (S1) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines   

The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards and the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines competed in the MPBL Finals to determine the fourth MPBL champion. This was the first championship meeting between the Rice Vanguards and Zamboanga. References 

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
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