MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Rankings 2017

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, February 12, 2017 | 6:09 PM

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Every week during the regular season, we put together the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings. With the regular season behind us and 80 teams preparing for the district postseason, we now present our Boys 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 Boys Basketball Playoffs all here on the MSA Sports Network.

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

1.   PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (21-1)

2.   LATROBE WILDCATS  (18-3)

3.   FOX CHAPEL FOXES  (19-2)

4.   PENN HILLS INDIANS  (19-3)

5.   MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS  (14-8)

6.   NORTH HILLS INDIANS  (16-5)

7.   CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS  (17-5)

8.   BUTLER GOLDEN TORNADO  (13-8)

9.   BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS  (15-7)

10.   NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (13-8)

11.   UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (14-8)

12.   WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES  (14-8)

WPIAL CLASS 5-A – 13 Playoff Teams With 3 First Round Byes:

1.   MARS FIGHTING PLANETS  (14-8)

2.   MOON TIGERS  (17-4)

3.   McKEESPORT TIGERS  (17-4)

4.   CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS  (15-6)

5.   GATEWAY GATORS  (10-11)

6.   HAMPTON TALBOTS  (13-9)

7.   TRINITY HILLERS  (13-8)

8.   LAUREL HIGHLANDS MUSTANGS  (17-5)

9.   FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS  (12-10)

10.   HIGHLANDS GOLDEN RAMS  (12-10)

11.   ARMSTRONG RIVER HAWKS  (11-10)

12.   THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS  (11-11)

13.   KISKI AREA CAVALIERS  (10-10)

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

1.   NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE  (19-2)

2.   QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS  (20-2)

3.   BEAVER FALLS TIGERS  (11-8)

4.   BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS  (16-6)

5.   CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS  (14-6)

6.   INDIANA LITTLE INDIANS  (15-7)

7.   McGUFFEY HIGHLANDERS  (17-5)

8.   FREEPORT YELLOW JACKETS  (15-7)

9.   SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS  (12-9)

10.   VALLEY VIKINGS  (11-10)

11.   ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS  (12-9)

12.   DEER LAKES LANCERS  (11-10)

WPIAL CLASS 3-A – 16 Playoff Teams With NO Byes:

1.   LINCOLN PARK LEOPARDS  (18-4)

2.   WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES  (18-3)

3.   CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS  (16-5)

4.   SHADY SIDE ACADEMY INDIANS  (16-5)

5.   ALIQUIPPA QUIPS  (11-11)

6.   RIVERSIDE PANTHERS  (14-7)

7.   SETON-LaSALLE REBELS  (9-12)

8.   SOUTHMORELAND SCOTTIES  (18-4)

9.   EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS  (12-7)

10.   CHARLEROI COUGARS  (12-10)

11.   AVONWORTH ANTELOPES  (13-8)

12.   CARLYNTON COUGARS  (11-11)

13.   BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS  (11-11)

14.   BURRELL BUCCANEERS  (8-13)

15.   ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES  (9-10)

16.   STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN  (10-12) 

WPIAL CLASS 2-A – 13 Playoff Teams With 3 First Round Byes:

1.   GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS  (21-0)

2.   BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS  (18-4)

3.   SEWICKLEY ACADEMY PANTHERS  (17-4)

4.   CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS  (17-4)

5.   OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS  (14-6)

6.   CALIFORNIA TROJANS  (18-3)

7.   JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS  (11-10)

8.   NESHANNOCK LANCERS  (14-7)

9.   FORT CHERRY RANGERS  (15-6)

10.   BENTWORTH BEARCATS  (10-12)

11.   SUMMIT ACADEMY KNIGHTS  (8-12)

12.   FRAZIER COMMODORES  (6-17)

13.   LEECHBURG BLUE DEVILS  (9-10)

 

WPIAL CLASS 1-A – 14 Playoff Teams With 2 First Round Byes:

1.   MONESSEN GRAYHOUNDS  (15-6)

2.   VINCENTIAN ACADEMY ROYALS  (18-3)

3.   IMANI CHRISTIAN SAINTS  (12-6)

4.   CLAIRTON BEARS  (16-5)

5.   UNION SCOTTIES  (16-5)

6.   CORNELL RAIDERS  (17-5)

7.   EDEN CHRISTIAN WARRIORS  (11-9)

8.   ROCHESTER RAMS  (14-6)

9.   ST. JOSEPH SPARTANS  (12-9)

10.   WEST GREENE PIONEERS  (13-6)

11.   WINCHESTER THURSTON BEARS  (11-8)

12.   PROPEL ANDREW STREET PANTHERS  (8-13)

13.   AVELLA EAGLES  (6-15)

14.   GEIBEL CATHOLIC GATORS  (7-14)