Billy Splain | August 17, 2026
The 2026 season is upon us and so in its time. Time for the PFN ranking so take their best shot at what they think is going to happen this year. The rankings were debated for hours and hours and hours, I’m not even kidding. What you’ll find below sometimes looks the same and sometimes doesn’t.
Making it especially difficult this year were champions moving around in classification, as well as playoff teams. There are some familiar faces and some teams the staff believes are going to make a lot of noise.
All the rankings are based on returning players, the skill those players have and showed last year, as well as coaching staffs and their abilities they’ve shown in the past to lead their teams. None of these rankings are based on last year’s records.
Rank
6A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Pittsburgh Central Catholic
7
13-2
2
2
LaSalle College
12
13-1
1
3
Harrisburg
3
13-1
3
4
St. Joseph’s Prep
12
5-5
8
5
Bishop McDevitt
3
12-3
2 5A
6
Parkland
11
12-1
9
7
State College
6
10-3
5
8
Roman Catholic
12
12-3
1 5A
9
North Allegheny
7
8-4
NR
10
Coatesville
1
10-3
HM
HM (alphabetical)
Central York
3
Downingtown East
1
Downingtown West
1
North Penn
1
Wilson WL
3
Rank
5A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Pine-Richland
7
11-2
4
2
Imhotep
12
8-5
HM 6A
3
Southern Lehigh
11
14-2
1 4A
4
Upper St. Clair
7
10-3
HM
5
Springfield-Delco
1
14-1
5
6
West Chester Rustin
1
10-3
10
7
Exeter Twp
3
10-3
HM
8
Twin Valley
3
14-1
4 4A
9
Strath Haven
1
10-3
HM
10
Peters Twp
7
14-1
3
HM (alphabetical)
Chester
1
Garnet Valley
1
Hollidaysburg
6
Moon
7
Penn-Trafford
7
Rank
4A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Bonner Prendie
12
6-2
NR
2
Shamokin
4
13-1
5
3
McKeesport
7
9-4
8
4
North Pocono
2
13-1
7
5
New Castle
7
9-3
NR
6
South Fayette
7
5-5
NR
7
West York
3
10-2
HM
8
General McLane
10
8-2
NR
9
Dallas
2
6-6
NR
10
Jersey Shore
4
8-4
NR
HM (alphabetical)
Berwick
2
Bethlehem Catholic
11
Montour
7
Simon Gratz
12
Susquehanna Twp
3
Rank
3A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Avonworth
7
15-0
1
2
Aliquippa
7
10-4
3
3
Hickory
10
10-2
9
4
Propel Braddock Hills
7
12-1
6
5
NW Lehigh
11
15-1
2
6
NDGP
11
12-1
5
7
Wyomissing
3
10-2
8
Scranton Prep
2
8-6
7
9
Trinity
3
11-4
3
10
Audenried Charter
12
6-4
NR
HM (alphabetical)
Annville-Cleona
3
Berks Catholic
3
Hopewell
7
Mifflinburg
4
Penn Cambria
6
Rank
2A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Southern Columbia
4
15-1
1
2
Farrell
10
13-3
2
3
Seton LaSalle
7
12-2
4
4
Richland
6
12-2
8
5
Westinghouse
8
7-5
10
6
Schuylkill Haven
11
12-1
7
7
South Allegheny
7
10-2
NR
8
Western Beaver
7
10-2
NR
9
Dunmore
2
8-4
NR
10
Greenville
10
12-2
8 1A
HM (alphabetical)
Bishop Canevin
7
Lakeland
2
Karns City
9
Steel Valley
7
Troy
4
Rank
1A
Dist
2025 Record
2025 rank
1
Clairton
7
15-1
1
2
Bishop Guilfoyle
6
13-3
2
3
Belmont Charter
12
10-2
3
4
Brockway
9
7-5
1A NR
5
Lackawanna Trail
2
12-2
6
6
Fort Cherry
7
12-1
5
7
Steelton-Highspire
3
11-3
HM
8
Montgomery
4
10-2
HM
9
Line Mountain
4
11-1
9
10
Mercyhurst Prep
10
6-6
NR
HM (alphabetical)
Bishop McCort
6
Jeannette
7
Washington
7
Williams Valley
11
Wilmington
10