WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026

By: Don Rebel
Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 11:58 PM

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The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to a few games as the district playoff field is nearly finalized with 77 teams ready to participate in the February Frenzy.

A reminder of the playoff format this season as sections with eight or more teams send the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer 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 Thursday, plus scenarios for the remaining playoff spots.

*Won or shared section championship

Class 6A

Set with 9 playoff teams. There will be one first-round game

Section 1

*Pine-Richland Rams

*Seneca Valley Raiders

North Allegheny Tigers

North Hills Indians

Section 2

*Canon-McMillan Big Macs

Norwin Knights

Upper St. Clair Panthers

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Hempfield Spartans

Class 5A

15 of a possible 17 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

*Plum Mustangs

Fox Chapel Foxes

Penn Hills Indians

Franklin Regional Panthers

Section 2

* Indiana Little Indians

*Penn-Trafford Warriors

Latrobe Wildcats

Kiski Area Cavaliers

Section 3

*South Fayette Lions

West Allegheny Indians

Chartiers Valley Colts

Mars Fightin’ Planets

• Montour will qualify for the playoffs if Mars loses at Chartiers Valley on Friday.

Section 4

*Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Baldwin Highlanders

Trinity Hillers

• The winner of the Bethel Park at Peters Township game Friday will qualify for the playoffs while the loser is out.

Class 4A

12 of a possible 14 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

*Oakland Catholic Eagles

North Catholic Trojans

Burrell Buccaneers

Freeport Yellowjackets

Section 2

*Blackhawk Cougars

Beaver Bobcats

Hampton Talbots

• Both Lincoln Park and Hopewell are 4-7 and tied for fourth place. Lincoln Park hosts Ambridge on Friday. Hopewell hosts Ambridge on Saturday. If the Leopards and Vikings both win or both lose, they will both qualify for the playoffs.

Section 3

*Belle Vernon Leopards

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

South Park Eagles

Mt. Pleasant Vikings

Laurel Highlands Mustangs

Class 3A

Set with 15 playoff teams. There will be one first-round bye

Section 1

*Beaver Falls Tigers

Quaker Valley Quakers

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Riverside Panthers

Sto-Rox Vikings

Mohawk Warriors

Section 2

*Shady Side Academy Bulldogs

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Avonworth Antelopes

Deer Lakes Lancers

South Allegheny Gladiators

Section 3

*Seton LaSalle Rebels

Waynesburg Central Raiders

McGuffey Highlanders

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

Class 2A

Set with 16 playoff teams. No byes or preliminary round games

Section 1

*Neshannock Lancers

Aliquippa Quips

Rochester Rams

Laurel Spartans

Section 2

*Fort Cherry Rangers

Burgettstown Blue Devils

South Side Rams

Brentwood Spartans

Section 3

*Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

California Trojans

Beth-Center Bulldogs

Bentworth Bearcats

Section 4

*Winchester Thurston Bears

Riverview Raiders

Jeannette Jayhawks

Apollo-Ridge Vikings

Class A

10 of a possible 11 playoff teams have clinched

Section 1

*Aquinas Academy Crusaders

Union Scotties

St. Joseph Spartans

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Section 2

Geibel Catholic Gators

Serra Catholic Eagles

West Greene Pioneers

Bishop Canevin Crusaders

Monessen Greyhounds

• Clairton can clinch with a Monessen loss to Serra Catholic on Friday.