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Bracketology Watch: Joe Lunardi Has Pitt on Bubble

ESPN's Joe Lunardi moved the Pitt Panthers back to the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Stephen Thompson

Bracketology Watch: Joe Lunardi Has Pitt on Bubble
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers suffered two tough losses on the road last week and closed their regular season on the downswing. After falling to Notre Dame and Miami in consecutive games, the Panthers have lost ground in the race for their first NCAA Tournament bid in seven years. 

ESPN's Joe Lunardi, one of the most accurate bracket forecasters out there, has dropped Pitt down ever so slightly in his latest projections as the ACC Tournament approaches. He now has the Panthers as an 11 seed, one of the "Last Four Byes". They would avoid a play-in game and face six seed Kentucky in Albany, New York. The winner of that game would play the winner of Gonzaga-Furman in the next round. 

Pitt is right on the edge of having to travel to Dayton, Ohio for the First Four, but can help themselves by earning a win or two in Greensboro, North Carolina this week at the ACC Tournament. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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