The 2026 MPBL Preseason Invitational was the preseason tournament for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2026 season and the fourth edition of the MPBL Preseason Invitational. The tournament started on February 7, 2026, and ended on March 21.
This is the first preseason tournament since 2021 that the tournament will be held outside General Santos City. The last two editions were held at the Lagao Gymnasium, and this will be the first time in the pocket tournament that the league will be using multiple venues.
The 2026 edition will return to a bigger-scale tournament similar to the 2021 Invitational, with 18 teams set to compete in this tournament, including 17 member teams and a selection team from the Junior MPBL D-League.
The Abra Solid North Weavers were the tournament champions after defeating the Quezon Huskers with a score of 67âÂÂ47 in the final tournament.
A total of eighteen teams competed in the tournament, the second-most behind the 2021 edition's 22 teams. These include seventeen MPBL teams, as well as the Junior MPBL D-League Team, the league's second-ever guest team after Gensan Bulalakaw. Making their first Invitational appearances are the Abra Solid North Weavers, Quezon Huskers, Pasay Voyagers, and the Ilagan Isabela Cowboys. With the exit of the Valenzuela franchise in the preseason tournament, the GenSan Warriors remain the only team to never miss a preseason appearance.
The tournament will be divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs. The eighteen participating teams were divided into two groups of nine. Both groups play in a single round-robin format, wherein each team plays one game against all other teams within the same group. The top three teams in each group advance to a six-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff consisting of all knockout games.
For the first time in the Preseason Invitational, the Battle for Third will not be held.
Teams that will advance to the preseason finals will have their tournament fee waived for the 2026 MPBL season. Those who will advance to the playoffs will receive a 50 percent discount.
The playoffs started on March 17 with knockout games and the semifinals on March 19. The finals was held on March 21.