The WPIAL girls basketball regular season has a few days remaining as the district playoff field has grown to 68 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 Wednesday plus scenarios for the remaining playoff spots.
*Won or shared section championship
Class 6A
6 of a possible 10 playoff teams have clinched
Section 1
*Seneca Valley Raiders
Pine-Richland Rams
North Allegheny Tigers
• Butler and North Hills are tied for fourth place with 3-6 records. Butler visits North Allegheny and North Hills visits Woodland Hills on Thursday. If they end up tied, both teams will qualify.
Section 2
*Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Norwin Knights
Upper St. Clair Panthers
• Mt. Lebanon and Hempfield are tied for fourth place with six losses each. Mt. Lebanon is home to Upper St. Clair on Thursday while Hempfield hosts Connellsville on Wednesday and Norwin on Thursday. If they end up tied, both teams will qualify.
Class 5A
13 of a possible 17 playoff teams have clinched
Section 1
*Plum Mustangs
Fox Chapel Foxes
Penn Hills Indians
• The winner of the Shaler at Franklin Regional game on Thursday clinches a playoff berth while the loser is eliminated.
Section 2
*Penn-Trafford Warriors
Indiana Little Indians
Latrobe Wildcats
• Kiski Area can clinch with a win over visiting McKeesport on Thursday or at Latrobe on Friday. If McKeesport wins Thursday and Kiski Area loses Friday, the Tigers and Cavaliers finished tied for fourth place but McKeesport would win the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Section 3
*South Fayette Lions
West Allegheny Indians
Chartiers Valley Colts
Mars Fightin’ Planets
• Mars is 5-6 and has a one-game lead over Montour at 4-7 for fourth place. Montour needs to win at Moon and have Mars lose at Chartiers Valley on Thursday to qualify.
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
11 of a possible 17 playoff teams have clinched
Section 1
*Oakland Catholic Eagles
North Catholic Trojans
Burrell Buccaneers
Freeport Yellowjackets
• Knoch can tie for fourth place and qualify for the postseason with a win Thursday at Freeport.
Section 2
*Blackhawk Cougars
Beaver Bobcats
Hampton Talbots
• Lincoln Park (4-6) can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Hopewell (2-7) on Wednesday. If Hopewell wins, the Vikings play a do-or-die game at Central Valley (3-8) on Thursday and finish with a home game Saturday against Ambridge.
Section 3
*Belle Vernon Leopards
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
South Park Eagles
Mt. Pleasant Vikings
• Ringgold (5-8) can clinch with a win at Mt. Pleasant (6-7) and Laurel Highlands qualifies with a victory at Yough on Thursday. If Ringgold and Laurel Highlands (5-8) both lose, they would finish tied for fifth place and the final playoff spot and Laurel Highlands would qualify because of the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Class 3A
13 of a possible 17 playoff teams have clinched
Section 1
*Beaver Falls Tigers
Quaker Valley Quakers
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Riverside Panthers
• Sto-Rox and Mohawk are tied for fifth place and a playoff spot with 5-8 records. Sto-Rox hosts Beaver Falls and Mohawk is home to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on Thursday. If the teams end up tied, they both qualify for the playoffs.
Section 2
*Shady Side Academy Bulldogs
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Avonworth Antelopes
Deer Lakes Lancers
South Allegheny Gladiators
• Ligonier Valley is 4-9 and one game behind South Allegheny for the fifth and final playoff spot. Ligonier Valley can qualify with a victory at South Allegheny on Thursday.
Section 3
*Seton LaSalle Rebels
Waynesburg Central Raiders
McGuffey Highlanders
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
• Washington can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Keystone Oaks on Thursday.
Class 2A
16 of a possible 18 playoff teams have clinched
Section 1
*Neshannock Lancers
Aliquippa Quips
Rochester Rams
Laurel Spartans
Section 2
*Fort Cherry Rangers
Burgettstown Blue Devils
South Side Rams
Brentwood Spartans
• Northgate can clinch a playoff berth with a Brentwood loss to Carlynton on Wednesday and a win at Brentwood on Thursday.
Section 3
*Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
California Trojans
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Bentworth Bearcats
Section 4
*Winchester Thurston Bears
Riverview Raiders
Jeannette Jayhawks
Apollo-Ridge Vikings
• Frazier must beat Winchester Thurston on Wednesday, Jeannette on Thursday and Ellis School on Friday and have Jeannette lose to Ellis School on Saturday to qualify for the playoffs.
Class A
9 of a possible 11 Class A 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 (5-7) can clinch with a win at Clairton on Thursday or at Serra Catholic on Friday. Clairton (4-8) visits Bishop Canevin on Wednesday, but can clinch with a win at Monessen on Thursday and a Greyhounds loss to Serra Catholic on Friday.