by Alex Schwartz

On Thursday, I posted my New Jersey Final Team Rankings, providing you with my personal rankings of the Garden State's Super 70 squads, along with 17 honorable mentions. Next up: the Keystone State. The squads at the top of the Pennsylvania rankings have varied over the course of the season, as no team was really able to hold the top spot for more than a few weeks. The PA season came to a close—Friends Central is still playing in a national tournament—with the PIAA state champions being crowned (Northstar Basketball was 2/4). For these rankings, teams with fifth year seniors will be included, but those with post-grads will not be on the list. Here's how my end of season rankings look for one of the most talent rich states in America (Note- postseason success, which is noted in parenthesis was a key factor in rankings, but not the only factor):

PENNSYLVANIA'S POSTSEASON SUPER 70
1. Imhotep Charter (Class AA State Champion)
2. Neumann-Goretti (Class AAA State Quarterfinalist)
3. Penn Wood (Class AAAA State Champion)
4. Friends Central (Independents State Champion)
5. Archbishop Carroll (Class AAA State Champion)
6. York (Class AAAA State Runner-up)
7. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (Class AAAA State Semifinalist)
8. Williamsport Area (Class AAAA State Quarterfinalist)
9. Parkland (Class AAAA State Quarterfinalist)
10. Norristown (Class AAAA State Second Round)
11. Conestoga (Class AAAA State Second Round)
12. Pennsbury (Class AAAA State Quarterfinalist)
13. Chester (Class AAAA State Second Round)
14. Germantown Academy (Independents State Runner-up)
15. Academy of the New Church (Independents State Quarterfinalist)
16. Girard College (Class A State Champion)
17. Roman Catholic (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
18. North Catholic (Class AA State Runner-up)
19. Central Bucks South (Class AAAA Second Round)
20. Central Dauphin East (Class AAAA State Second Round)
21. Lower Merion (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
22. Harrisburg (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
23. Kennedy Catholic (Class A State Runner-up)
24. York Suburban (Class AAA State Semifinalist)
25. Hampton (Class AAA State Semifinalist)
26. Greensburg Salem (Class AAA State Runner-up)
27. Farrell (Class AAA State Quarterfinalist)
28. Hughesville (Class AA State Semifinalist)
29. Washington (Class AA State Semifinalist)
30. Mount Lebanon (Class AAAA State Semifinalist)
31. Prep Charter (Class AA State Quarterfinalist)
32. Northeast Catholic (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
33. Trinity (Class AA State Quarterfinalist)
34. Elk County Catholic (Class A State Semifinalist)
35. Malvern Prep (Independents State Semifinalist)
36. Hill School (Independents State Semifinalist)
37. Westtown (Independents State Quarterfinalist)
38. Scotland School (Class A State Semifinalist)
39. Beaver Falls (Class AA State Semifinalist)
40. Jeanette (Class AA State Quarterfinalist)
41. Loyalsock Township (Class AA Second Round)
42. Sewickley Academy (Class A State Quarterfinalist)
43. Serra Catholic (Class A State Quarterfinalist)
44. Millville (Class A State Second Round)
45. Greenwood (Class A State Quarterfinalist)
46. Williams Valley (Class A State Second Round)
47. Elizabethtown (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
48. Math, Civics, & Science (Class A State Second Round)
49. Crestwood (Class AAA State Quarterfinalist)
50. Shamokin (Class AAA Second Round)
51. Chartiers Valley (Class AAA Second Round)
52. Susquehanna Township (Class AAA Second Round)
53. Chestnut Hill (Independents State Quarterfinalist)
54. Peters Township (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
55. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Class AAAA State Second Round)
56. Abington Heights (Class AAA State Qualifier)
57. Phoenixville (Class AAA State Qualifier)
58. Aliquippa (Class AA State Quarterfinalist)
59. John Bartram (Class AAAA State Second Round)
60. Notre Dame GP (Class AA State Second Round)
61. Strawberry Mansion (Class AA State Qualifier)
62. Holy Cross (Class AA State Qualifier)
63. Strath Haven (Class AAA State Second Round)
64. Franklin Learning Center (Class AAA State Qualifier)
65. Haverford (Independents State Quarterfinalist)
66. Clearfield (Class AAA State Qualifier)
67. Eastern York (Class AAA State Qualifier)
68. Penn Mannor (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
69. Glen Mills (Class AAAA State Qualifier)
70. Solebury (Independents State Qualifier)

Honorable Mentions (alphabetical order)
Abington Friends (Independents State Qualifier)
Fairview (Class AA State Qualifier)
Homer Center (Class A State Second Round)
Perry Traditional Academy (Class AAA State Qualifier)
Phelps (Independents State Qualifier)
Reading Central Catholic (Class A State Quarterfinalist)
Reynolds (Class AA State Qualifier)
Shade (Class A State Second Round)
Shipley (Independents State Qualifier)
South Fayette (Class AA State Qualifier)
Tussey Mountain (Class A State Second Round)
West Catholic (Class AA State Second Round)

Note- http://phillyref.com/basketball/ and http://piaa.org/ used as sources for information