Heading into the final week of the WPIAL boys basketball regular season, 68 teams have clinched playoff berths.
All teams must finish section play by Saturday. In sections with seven teams or less, four teams will qualify for the playoffs. In sections with eight teams, five will qualify for the postseason.
A number of teams are still alive for playoff spots, which are determined by section records. If two or more teams tie for a playoff spot, head-to-head competition will break the tie. If tied teams have the same record in head-to-head, all will make the playoffs.
Washington has made the WPIAL playoffs 68 times, the most in league history. But the Little Prexies are tied with Carlynton for the fourth and final playoff spot in Class 3A Section 2. Washington plays at Carlynton on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Uniontown and Monessen both have qualified for the playoffs for the 68th time.
The WPIAL will decide on playoff seedings and pairings on Monday, and KDKA radio will release the brackets on a show Monday afternoon.
Here are the teams that have clinched playoff spots heading into Monday:
WPIAL Class 6A
Section 1: Fox Chapel, New Castle, Seneca Valley, Butler.
Section 2: Upper St. Clair, Imani Christian, Central Catholic, Mt. Lebanon, Norwin.
WPIAL Class 5A
Section 1: Uniontown, Latrobe, Gateway, Penn-Trafford.
Section 2: Kiski Area, Penn Hills, Hampton.
Section 3: Baldwin, South Fayette, Peters Township.
Section 4: Montour, Chartiers Valley, Moon, Mars.
WPIAL Class 4A
Section 1: Knoch, North Catholic, Deer Lakes.
Section 2: Avonworth, Beaver, Central Valley, Quaker Valley.
Section 3: Belle Vernon, Elizabeth Forward, Derry, West Mifflin.
WPIAL Class 3A
Section 1: Aliquippa, Mohawk, Ellwood City, New Brighton.
Section 2: Bishop Canevin, Keystone Oaks.
Section 3: South Allegheny, South Park, Seton LaSalle, Shady Side Academy.
Section 4: Southmoreland, Waynesburg, Ligonier Valley.
WPIAL Class 2A
Section 1: Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Clairton.
Section 2: Sewickley Academy, Northgate, Winchester Thurston.
Section 3: Chartiers-Houston, Jefferson-Morgan, West Greene, Fort Cherry.
Section 4: Neshannock, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Union, Shenango
WPIAL Class 1A
Section 1: Nazareth Prep, Aquinas Academy, Summit Academy, Beaver County Christian.
Section 2: Neighborhood Academy, Serra, Monessen.
Mike White: mwhite@post-gazette.com and @mwhiteburgh on X.
First Published: February 3, 2025, 3:07 p.m.
Updated: February 4, 2025, 3:28 a.m.
