1988 PBA Reinforced Conference

	Qualified for finals
	Qualified for battle-for-third

1988 PBA Reinforced Conference
1988 PBA Reinforced Conference
Duration	October 2 - December 13, 1988
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Shell Rimula X Oilers
Awards
Best Import	Bobby Parks (Shell)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
	< 1987 1989 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1988 PBA/IBA 1989 Open >

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. ^[1]
Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. ^[2]
The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Elimination round

#	Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB
1	San Miguel Beermen	7	3	.700	–-
2	Presto Ice Cream	7	3	.700	–-
3	Shell Rimula X Oilers	5	5	.500	2
4	Alaska Milkmen	5	5	.500	2
5	Añejo Rum 65ers	5	5	.500	2
6	Purefoods Hotdogs	1	9	.100	6

Semifinal round

#	Team Standings	Cumulative				SF
#	Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	W	L
1	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722	–-	6	2
2	Shell Rimula X Oilers	11	7	.611	2	6	2
3	Presto Ice Cream	10	8	.556	3	3	5
4	Añejo Rum 65ers	9	9	.500	4	4	4
5	Alaska Milkmen	6	12	.333	7	1	7