Sunday, October 28, 2007

Seeding the football playoffs

Is there such a thing as a clear-cut favorite this year in the WPIAL? Well, yes. There's Pittsburgh Central Catholic in Class AAAA, Thomas Jefferson in Class AAA, Jeannette in Class AA and Clairton in Class A. But, with the exception of Jeannette, no team carries the Invincible label.

The WPIAL football committee has its hands full trying to seed this year's playoffs. Here's my attempt

Class AAAA
1. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (9-0)
2. North Allegheny (9-0)
3. Gateway (8-1)
4. McKeesport (8-1)
5. Seneca Valley (6-3)
6. Upper St. Clair (6-3)
7. Norwin (6-3)
8. Penn Hills (5-4)
9. Bethel Park (6-3)
10. Shaler (6-3)
11. North Hills (4-5)
12. Canon-McMillan (4-5)
13. Woodland Hills (3-6)
14. Penn-Trafford (3-6)
15. Hempfield (3-6)
16. Plum (2-7)

Class AAA
1. Thomas Jefferson (9-0)
2. Montour (9-0)
3. Chartiers Valley (7-2)
4. Knoch (7-2)
5. Pine-Richland (8-1)
6. Blackhawk (7-2)
7. Highlands (7-2)
8. Trinity (6-3)
9. Mt. Pleasant (7-2)*
10. Belle Vernon (5-4)*
11. Franklin Regional (5-4)
12. West Allegheny (5-4)
13. New Castle (6-3)
14. Ringgold (4-5)
15. Keystone Oaks (3-6)
16. Laurel Highlands (3-6)
* - lower seed but gets home game in first round

Class AA
1. Jeannette (9-0)
2. Ford City (9-0)
3. Steel Valley (9-0)
4. Aliquippa (7-2)
5. Beaver Falls (8-1)
6. Mars (8-1)
7. Shady Side Academy (8-1)
8. Riverside (8-1)
9. Beaver (8-1)
10. Greensburg Central Catholic (7-2)
11. South Fayette (7-2)
12. Valley (7-2)
13. Burgettstown (7-2)
14. East Allegheny (6-3)
15. Seton-La Salle (6-3)
16. Laurel (6-3)

Class A
1. Clairton (8-1)
2. Serra Catholic (9-0)
3. Western Beaver (8-1)
4. Monessen (9-0)
5. Springdale (7-1)
6. Monaca (7-2)
7. Jefferson-Morgan (7-2)
8. Fort Cherry (6-3)
9. Rochester (6-3)
10. Apollo-Ridge (5-4)
11. Chartiers-Houston (4-5)
12. Carmichaels (5-4)
13. Beth-Center (5-4)
14. California (5-4)
15. Riverview (3-6)
16. North Catholic (4-5)

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