MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Rankings 2017

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, February 12, 2017 | 4:58 PM

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Every week during the regular season, we put together the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Girls Basketball rankings. With the regular season behind us and 76 teams preparing for the district postseason, we now present our Girls Basketball Playoff seedings. This is our two cents in the process of building the basketball brackets in which the district uses the 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, 3 vs 14, 4 vs 13, 5 vs 12, 6 vs 11, 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 format using the rule of thumb of avoiding teams from the same section playing in Round One. Keep in mind they are NOT a straight ranking because you have to fiddle to avoid section teams playing each other in the opening round. There are plenty of byes and NO Preliminary Round games in this postseason.

This is our two cents. Find out the real brackets first on Tuesday at 7:00pm with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show as we begin our 16^th year of EXCLUSIVE coverage of the WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University all here on the MSA Sports Network.

WPIAL CLASS 6-A – 12 Playoff Teams With 4 First Round Byes:

1.   NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (21-1)

2.   PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (21-1)

3.   PENN HILLS INDIANS  (20-2)

4.   MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS  (17-5)

5.   NORWIN KNIGHTS  (15-5)

6.   PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS  (13-7)

7.   BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (15-6)

8.   HEMPFIELD SPARTANS  (13-7)

9.   CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS  (8-13)

10.   PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS  (12-10)

11.   SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (9-13)

12.   BUTLER GOLDEN TORNADO  (10-10)

WPIAL CLASS 5-A – 16 Playoff Teams With NO Byes:

1.   TRINITY HILLERS  (20-2)

2.   SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS  (15-5)

3.   HAMPTON TALBOTS  (19-2)

4.   OAKLAND CATHOLIC EAGLES  (19-3)

5.   MARS FIGHTING PLANETS  (16-5)

6.   CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS  (14-7)

7.   McKEESPORT TIGERS  (11-11)

8.   WEST ALLEGHNEY INDIANS  (14-8)

9.   GATEWAY GATORS  (16-6)

10.   CONNELLSVILLE FALCONS  (11-11)

11.   THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS  (12-8)

12.   RINGGOLD RAMS  (12-10)

13.   FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS  (12-10)

14.   MONTOUR SPARTANS  (11-10)

15.   GREENSBURG-SALEM GOLDEN LIONS  (9-12)

16.   PLUM MUSTANGS  (10-12)

WPIAL CLASS 4-A – 12 Playoff Teams With 4 First Round Byes:

1.   CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS  (19-2)

2.   KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES  (20-2)

3.   BLACKHAWK COUGARS  (13-8)

4.   AMBRIDGE BRIDGERS  (14-8)

5.   BEAVER BOBCATS  (15-5)

6.   SOUTH PARK EAGLES  (14-8)

7.   FREEPORT YELLOW JACKETS  (13-9)

8.   ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS  (12-10)

9.   BURRELL BUCCANEERS  (9-13)

10.   CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS  (14-6)

11.   DEER LAKES LANCERS  (9-12)

12.   MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS  (12-9)

WPIAL CLASS 3-A – 12 Playoff Teams With 4 First Round Byes:

1.   BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS  (16-5)

2.   NESHANNOCK LANCERS  (18-1)

3.   EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS  (22-0)

4.   MOHAWK WARRIORS  (15-5)

5.   CARLYNTON COUGARS  (14-6)

6.   RIVERSIDE PANTHERS  (16-5)

7.   AVONWORTH ANTELOPES  (13-8)

8.   CHARLEROI COUGARS  (17-4)

9.   BEAVER FALLS TIGERS  (9-11)

10.   BROWNSVILLE FALCONS  (10-11)

11.   SETON-LaSALLE REBELS  (5-15)

12.   SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS  (11-11)

WPIAL CLASS 2-A – 12 Playoff Teams With 4 First Round Byes:

1.   VINCENTIAN ACADEMY ROYALS  (18-4)

2.   CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS  (20-2)

3.   GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS  (17-5)

4.   OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS  (17-5)

5.   CALIFORNIA TROJANS  (19-3)

6.   BRENTWOOD SPARTANS  (16-5)

7.   LEECHBURG BLUE DEVILS  (13-9)

8.   BETH-CENTER BULLDOGS  (12-8)

9.   BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS  (15-7)

10.   FRAZIER COMMODORES  (14-8)

11.   WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES  (11-10)

12.   STO-ROX VIKINGS  (16-6)

WPIAL CLASS 1-A – 12 Playoff Teams With 4 First Round Byes:

1.   WINCHESTER THURSTON BEARS  (18-1)

2.   CORNELL RAIDERS  (18-4)

3.   QUIGLEY CATHOLIC SPARTANS  (15-7)

4.   WEST GREENE PIONEERS  (18-3)

5.   ROCHESTER RAMS  (12-7)

6.   ST. JOSEPH SPARTANS  (15-7)

7.   GEIBEL CATHOLIC GATORS  (9-11)

8.   SEWICKLEY ACADEMY PANTHERS  (10-12)

9.   JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS  (10-12)

10.   AVELLA EAGLES  (10-11)

11.   CLAIRTON BEARS  (7-14)

12.   EDEN CHRISTIAN WARRIORS  (1-16)

*  Imani Christian Saints qualified (6-11) but will not participate in the playoffs due to several player injuries.