These are Montaña Pawnshop, Duterte Agilas, Pacman and Valencia teams.
But Valencia, which reportedly has disbanded after its governor backer lost the elections, may no longer compete in the cagefest presented by Accel.
The class B division, meanwhile, will have the Agro-Industrial Foundation College (AIFC) Sailors, holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) Crusaders, University of Mindanao (UM) Wildcats, Buyer's Heat, Philhealth and Goldstar vying for the title.
A total cash prize of P35,000 is at stake in the two-division tournament sanctioned by Basketball Association of the Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP) regional director Regino "Boy" Cua.