Don’t forget to keep an eye on our WPIAL Standings Page for an accurate look at where everyone sits in the playoff race. So far, 13 teams have secured their spot in the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs. With 49 spots still up for grabs, things are heating up as we head into the final third of the season. This year, our WPIAL coverage here at Steel City Blitz is sponsored by the fine folks at Taps n’at in Derry.
Class 6A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 6 teams make the playoffs. The top 2 teams get first round byes.
North Allegheny and Pine-Richland have clinched playoff spots.
North Allegheny clinches a first round bye with a win over Hempfield.
Seneca Valley plays a non-conference game but can clinch a playoff spot with a Canon-McMillan loss.
Central Catholic clinches a playoff spot with a win over Butler AND a Canon-McMillan loss.
Mt. Lebanon clinches a playoff spot with a win over Pine-Richland OR a Canon-McMillan loss.
Norwin clinches a playoff spot with a win over Canon-McMillan.
Class 5A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 5 teams in each of the three conferences make the playoffs. One of the three 6th place teams earns a “wild card.” The top two teams in each conference plus 2 of the 3 third place teams get home playoff games in the first round. The 5A Wild Card Standings can be found here.
Allegheny Eight Conference
West Allegheny has clinched a playoff spot.
Upper St Clair clinches a playoff spot with a win over Moon.
Bethel Park clinches a playoff spot with a win over Baldwin.
Peters Twp clinches a playoff spot with a win over Chartiers Valley AND a loss by either Baldwin or Moon.
Big East Conference
Gateway, Penn-Trafford, and McKeesport have clinched playoff spots.
Franklin Regional clinches a playoff spot with a win over Connellsville OR losses by both Latrobe and Albert Gallatin.
Northern Conference
Penn Hills has clinched a playoff spot
Mars clinches a playoff spot with a win over Fox Chapel and a loss by either Shaler or Armstrong.
North Hills clinches a playoff spot with a win over Armstrong.
Class 4A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 4 teams from each of the two conferences make the playoffs. The top two teams in each conference will get home playoff games in the first round.
Northwest Eight Conference
Blackhawk has clinched a playoff spot
South Fayette clinches a playoff spot with a win over Highlands.
Big Eight Conference
Thomas Jefferson clinches a playoff spot with a win over Laurel Highlands.
The winner of West Mifflin-Belle Vernon clinches a playoff spot.
The loser of West Mifflin-Belle Vernon clinches a playoff spot if Thomas Jefferson wins.
Class 3A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 4 teams from each of the two conferences make the playoffs. The top two teams in each conference will get home playoff games in the first round.
Big East Conference
No clinching scenarios
Tri-County West Conference
Aliquippa clinches a playoff spot with a win over South Park.
Beaver Falls clinches a playoff spot with a win over Waynesburg.
Aliquippa and Beaver Falls clinch home playoff games with wins by both teams and a loss by Central Valley.
Class 2A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 4 teams from each of the four conferences make the playoffs. The top two teams in each conference will get home playoff games in the first round.
Allegheny Conference
Shady Side Academy and Steel Valley have clinched playoff spots.
Avonworth clinches a playoff spot with a win over East Allegheny OR a Valley loss.
East Allegheny clinches a playoff spot with a win over Avonworth AND a Valley loss.
Interstate Conference
McGuffey has clinched a playoff spot
Beth-Center clinches a playoff spot with a win over Washington OR a Frazier loss.
Charleroi clinches a playoff spot with a win over McGuffey OR a Frazier loss.
Washington clinches a playoff spot with a win over Beth-Center
Midwestern Conference
Mohawk plays a non-conference game but can clinch a playoff spot if Freedom beats Neshannock.
Freedom clinches a playoff spot with a win over Neshannock.
Riverside clinches a playoff spot with a win over Ellwood City AND wins by New Brighton and Freedom.
Three Rivers Conference
Burgettstown has clinched a playoff spot.
Burgettstown plays a non-conference game but can clinch a home playoff game if both Serra Catholic and South Side Beaver lose.
Class 1A Scenarios
Playoff Structure: The top 2 teams in each of the three conferences make the playoffs. Two of the three 3rd place teams earns a “wild card.” The three conference champions plus 1 of the 3 second place teams get home playoff games in the first round. The 1A Wild Card Standings can be found here.
Big Seven Conference
OLSH plays a non-conference game but can clinch a playoff spot with a Cornell loss.
Rochester clinches a playoff spot with a win over Northgate.
Eastern Conference
Clairton has clinched a playoff spot.
Jeannette clinches a playoff spot with a win over GCC.
Tri-County South Conference
No clinching scenarios.
2 comments
[…] their spot in the WPIAL Playoffs. Don’t forget to check out our detailed analysis of all the playoff clinching scenarios in play this week. While last week featured a number of massive matchups in 1A, this week’s […]
[…] Week Seven Playoff Scenarios […]