WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 25, 2026

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 9:17 PM

The stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.

Sections with eight or more teams send the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or less schools will send the traditional top four teams.

If two or more teams tie for the final playoff spot and the head-to-head tiebreaker does not break the tie, all of the tied teams qualify.

Here is the latest list of teams that earned a district playoff berth through Sunday.

Class 6A: (3 of at least 10 Class 6A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

*New Castle Red Hurricanes

Section 2

Upper St. Clair Panthers

Central Catholic Vikings

Class 5A: (7 of at least 17 Class 5A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

Gateway Gators

Section 2

Penn Hills Indians

Shaler Titans

Section 3

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Peters Township Indians

Section 4

Chartiers Valley Colts

Lincoln Park Leopards

Class 4A: (6 of at least 12 Class 4A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

Knoch Knights

North Catholic Trojans

Section 2

Quaker Valley Quakers

Section 3

Belle Vernon Leopards

Derry Trojans

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Class 3A: (3 of at least 16 Class 3A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

Mohawk Warriors

Aliquippa Quips

Ellwood City Wolverines

Section 2

None

Section 3

None

Section 4

None

Class 2A: (7 of at least 19 Class 2A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

Jeannette Jayhawks

Clairton Bears

Section 2

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Section 3

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets

Section 4

Neshannock Lancers

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Class A: (2 of at least 8 Class A playoff teams have clinched)

Section 1

None

Section 2

Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs

Serra Catholic Eagles

*-indicates team won or shared section championship