Playoff Overview
Diocese of Pittsburgh Boys Basketball - 2024-2025 Season
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Class B
Note - There will be Trophies for both the Section B1 and Section B2 Champions
For the 2024-2025 season there will be 2 playoff brackets for Varsity Class B
Class B Playoffs (Top 8 Teams)
- Teams: Top 4 teams from both the B1 and B2 sections.
- Seeding: The 8 teams will be seeded by a selection committee, considering factors such as regular-season performance, head-to-head results, and overall strength.
- Tie-breakers:
- For ties between 1st and 4th place only.
- 1st Tie-breaker: Head-to-head results.
- 2nd Tie-breaker: If a tie persists after the first tie-breaker, a tie-breaker game will be played on a neutral court.
- 3-way tie for 1st or 4th: In the case of a three-way tie, a round-robin series will determine seeding, with all games played on a neutral court.
- Playoff Format:
- Round 1:
- Top 4 teams (B1 and B2) will play at home.
- Teams seeded 5 through 8 will play on the road.
- Final 4: The remaining teams will compete at a central high school venue.
- Championship: The championship game will also be held at a neutral high school venue.
- Awards:
- Individual and team trophies for 1st and 2nd place.
Class B Playoffs (Bottom 7 Teams)
- Teams: 7 teams based on regular-season performance that didn’t finish in top 4 of each section. This would be teams finishing 5 through 8
- Seeding: The 7 teams will be seeded by a committee based on performance
- Playoff Format:
- Top Seed: The #1 seed will receive a bye in the first round.
- Round 1: The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seeds will play at home against the 7th, 6th, and 5th seeds, respectively.
- Final 4: The remaining 4 teams will compete at a high school venue. (TBD)
- Championship: The championship game will be played at a neutral high school venue.
- Awards:
- Individual and team trophies for 1st and 2nd place.
- Additional Notes:
- There will not be any tie-breaker games for Bottom 7 teams
Diocese JV Playoffs Top
Class B
Note - There will be individual and team trophies for both the Section B1 and Section B2 Champions. There will be team trophies for the Section B1 and Section B2 runner-ups.
Class B Playoffs (Top 8 Teams)
- Teams: Top 4 teams from both sections B1 and B2.
- Tie-breakers:
- Tie breakers are applicable for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
- 1st Tie-breaker: Head-to-head results.
- 2nd Tie-breaker: If a tie persists after the first tie-breaker, a tie-breaker game will be played on a neutral court.
- 3-way tie: In the case of a three-way tie, a round-robin series will determine seeding, with all games played on a neutral court.
- Playoff Format:
- Round 1:
- Top 4 teams (B1 and B2) will play at home.
- Games:
- 4th place B1 @ 1st place B2
- 3rd place B1 @ 2nd place B2
- 4th place B2 @ 1st place B1
- 3rd place B2 @ 1st place B1
- Final 4: The remaining teams will compete at a neutral venue (Ava Maria Acasemy in past years).
- Championship: The championship game will also be held at a neutral venue.
- Awards:
- Individual and team trophies for 1st and 2nd place.
Class B Playoffs (Bottom 9 Teams)
- Teams: 9 teams based on regular-season performance that didn’t finished in top 4 of each section. This would be for teams finishing 5th through 9th place
- Seeding: The 9 teams will be seeded by a committee based on performance
- Playoff Format:
- Seeds 8 and 9 will play a play-in game – 8th Seed will be home
- Round 1: The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seeds will play at home against the 8th/9th, 7th, 6th, and 5th seeds, respectively.
- Final 4: The remaining 4 teams will compete at a neutral venue. (TBD)
- Championship: The championship game will be played at a neutral venue (Ava Maria Acasemy in past years).
- Awards:
- Individual and team trophies for 1st and 2nd place.
- Additional Notes:
- There will not be any tie-breaker games for the Bottom 9 teams. Teams will be seeded based on performance.
Updated Monday, January 20, 2025