Each and every Monday during the high school football season, Team MSA Sports will rank the top ten teams in each of the four WPIAL classifications...plus the top five Pittsburgh City League teams. Thus, this week the MSA Sports Preseason Top 10.

Since the Distrcit 8 football season does not begin until Friday, September 3rd, the Pittsburgh City League Preseason Top 5 will be included in next weeks MSA Sports Top Ten.

Last years record in parentheses.

WPIAL CLASS AAAA:

1) Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (13-2)

2) Gateway Gators (9-2)

3) Penn Hills Indians (9-3)

4) North Allegheny Tigers (2-7)

5) Upper St. Clair Panthers (12-1)

6) Woodland Hills Wolverines (7-4)

7) North Hills Indians (9-3)

8) Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (8-3)

9) McKeesport Tigers (6-4)

10) Baldwin Highlanders (6-4)

Also receiving votes – Bethel Park Black Hawks (7-4), Butler Golden Tornadoes (5-5), Kiski Area Cavaliers (6-4), Penn-Trafford Warriors (7-3)

WPIAL CLASS AAA:

1) Pine-Richland Rams (14-1)

2) Canon-McMillan Big Macs (8-2)

3) West Allegheny Indians (5-5)

4) Moon Tigers (10-2)

5) Blackhawk Cougars (10-2)

6) Thomas Jefferson Jaguars (12-1)

7) Ambridge Bridgers (6-5)

8) Mount Pleasant Vikings (5-5)

9) Franklin Regional Panthers (3-7)

10) West Mifflin Titans (5-5)

Also receiving votes – Chartiers Valley Colts (5-5), Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions (7-3), Hampton Talbots (7-4), Indiana Little Indians (6-4), Montour Spartans (1-8), Peters Township Indians (8-3), Uniontown Red Raiders (4-6)

WPIAL CLASS AA:

1) Seton-LaSalle Rebels (6-3)

2) Aliquippa Quips (14-1)

3) Jeannette Jayhawks (12-1)

4) South Park Eagles (8-3)

5) Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions (8-2)

6) Beaver Falls Tigers (5-4)

7) South Fayette Lions (7-3)

8) New Brighton Lions (5-5)

9) Burrell Buccaneers (3-6)

10) Washington Little Prexies (3-5)

Also receiving votes – Beaver Bobcats (10-2), Freedom Bulldogs (9-3), Kittanning Wildcats (3-7), Laurel Spartans (3-6), Northgate Flames (9-2), Waynesburg Raiders (6-4)

WPIAL CLASS A:

1) Western Beaver Golden Beavers (9-2)

2) Monessen Greyhounds (10-1)

3) Duquesne Dukes (8-3)

4) Clairton Bears (9-3)

5) Rochester Rams (9-3)

6) Springdale Dynamos (10-4)

7) Bishop Canevin Crusaders (8-3)

8) South Side Beaver Rams (7-3)

9) Carmichaels Mighty Mikes (8-2)

10) Farrell Steelers (3-4)

Also receiving votes – Beth-Center Bulldogs (7-3), Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers (5-5), Monaca Indians (1-9)