MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Teams 2011

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Monday, February 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM


After ranking the top ten teams in each classification during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network SEEDS the 2011 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field. Seeding teams is different then ranking teams because the WPIAL avoids Preliminary and First Round matchups between teams in the same section. Thus the seedings don’t equate into true rankings. Here is how we seed them using the districts playoff criteria of 16 vs 1, 15 vs 2 etc.

WPIAL CLASS AAAA PROJECTED SEEDINGS – 17 TEAMS:
(One Preliminary Round Game)

1) SHALER TITANS (21-1)

2) MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS (20-2)

3) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (18-3)

4) GATEWAY GATORS (18-4)

5) CONNELLSVILLE FALCONS (19-2)

6) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (15-7)

7) PINE-RICHLAND RAMS (12-6)

8) CHARTIERS VALLEY COLTS (16-5)

9) BUTLER GOLDEN TORNADO (12-9)

10) MOON TIGERS (14-7)

11) NORWIN KNIGHTS (13-8)

12) FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS (10-12)

13) PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (13-8)

14) WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (10-10)

15) PENN HILLS INDIANS (11-10)

16) LATROBE WILDCATS (12-9)

17) PLUM MUSTANGS (9-12)

WPIAL CLASS AAA PROJECTED SEEDINGS – 20 TEAMS:
(Four Preliminary Round Games)

1) SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS (19-0)

2) WEST MIFFLIN TITANS (19-2)

3) HIGHLANDS GOLDEN RAMS (15-7)

4) NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE (15-6)

5) GREENSBURG-SALEM GOLDEN LIONS (17-4)

6) BLACKHAWK COUGARS (15-6)

7) UNIONTOWN RED RAIDERS (15-5)

8) MONTOUR SPARTANS (15-7)

9) MARS FIGHTING PLANETS (17-4)

10) CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS (12-8)

11) THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS (14-8)

12) HAMPTON TALBOTS (14-7)

13) RINGGOLD RAMS (15-6)

14) TRINITY HILLERS (14-7)

15) VALLEY VIKINGS (12-9)

16) WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS (12-10)

17) SOUTH PARK EAGLES (11-10)

18) SOUTHMORELAND SCOTTIES (10-11)

19) KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES (11-10)

20) MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS (8-12)

WPIAL CLASS AA PROJECTED SEEDINGS – 24 TEAMS:
(Nine Preliminary Round Games)

1) BEAVER FALLS TIGERS (17-5)

2) GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC CENTURIONS (20-2)

3) MONESSEN GREYHOUNDS (19-2)

4) STO-ROX VIKINGS (18-3)

5) QUAKER VALLEY QUAKERS (18-3)

6) NESHANNOCK LANCERS (16-5)

7) JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS (14-6)

8) SHADY SIDE ACADEMY INDIANS (14-6)

9) SUMMIT ACADEMY KNIGHTS (14-7)

10) WILKINSBURG TIGERS (15-5)

11) BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS (12-10)

12) ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES (11-9)

13) ALIQUIPPA QUIPS (9-13)

14) RIVERSIDE PANTHERS (12-10)

15) FORD CITY SABERS (14-8)

16) CARLYNTON COUGARS (12-9)

17) BROWNSVILLE FALCONS (11-11)

18) NORTHGATE FLAMES (10-11)

19) CALIFORNIA TROJANS (14-8)

20) SPRINGDALE DYNAMOS (11-10)

21) BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS (11-10)

22) FORT CHERRY RANGERS (11-10)

23) RIVERVIEW RAIDERS (9-10)

24) STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN (8-13)

25) CHARLEROI COUGARS (7-14)

WPIAL CLASS A PROJECTED SEEDINGS – 17 TEAMS:
(One Preliminary Round Game)

1) ROCHESTER RAMS (18-3)

2) NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS (15-6)

3) LINCOLN PARK LEOPARDS (14-6)

4) VINCENTIAN ACADEMY ROYALS (19-1)

5) SERRA CATHOLIC EAGLES (14-7)

6) ST. JOSEPH SPARTANS (18-3)

7) OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS (13-7)

8) CARMICHAELS MIGHTY MIKES (11-10)

9) CLAIRTON BEARS (8-10)

10) AVELLA EAGLES (12-8)

11) CORNELL RAIDERS (14-7)

12) SEWICKLEY ACADEMY PANTHERS (9-10)

13) LEECHBURG BLUE DEVILS (9-11)

14) QUIGLEY SPARTANS (10-12)

15) BENTWORTH BEARCATS (9-13)

16) GEIBEL GATORS (10-10)

17) JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS (6-16)

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