Luzon puts out 16 for Super 32 NBTC National Finals field

NBTC is next week

When subdividing the Super 32 field in the 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC National Finals presented by SM, half come from Luzon.

Aside from league finalists in the NCAA (Mapua/Malayan and La Salle-Greenhills), UAAP (Nazareth-NU, who are the NBTC defending champions, and Ateneo), and the MMBL (San Beda and Letran), the field includes eight schools that earned their way into the tournament by topping their respective regions.

The NCAA actually has a third team in the field thanks to Lyceum-Cavite, who topped one of the three available slots designated for Southern Tagalog teams, joining Lucena's Calayan Educational  Foundation and Binan's Perpetual Help System - Laguna.

Also making a successful return to NBTC National Finals action among the Luzon-based teams are the University of Baguio Red Robins and Legazpi's Sto. Domingo National High School.

Joining the cast of regional champions making the National Finals are Candon's Narvacan Central National High School (Ilocos), Cauayan's Isabela Colleges (Cagayan Valley), and Floridablanca's St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga (Central Luzon).

Completing the Super 32 are two Metro Manila schools picked by the Selection Committee based on their resume, which turned out to be Far Eastern University and Hope Christian High School.

Sponsored by Chooks-to-Go, Darlington-Exped Socks, EPSON, Huawei, Freego, Purefoods, Gatorade, Go for Gold, SM, and Molten, the Chooks-to-Go NBTC National Finals is also presented by Lighthouse Events and will be streamed on ESPN5's social media channels. The semifinals and finals will be getting the televised treatment through 5Plus.