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Bracketology Watch: Lunardi Elevates Pitt Back to Nine Seed

The Pitt Panthers have played their way back into a mostly sure NCAA Tournament bid.

Stephen Thompson

Bracketology Watch: Lunardi Elevates Pitt Back to Nine Seed
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers had been flirting with the NCAA Tournament bubble lately after suffering conference losses to Florida State and Virginia Tech without notching many marquee wins in ACC play. But after blowing out a pair of conference opponents to earn their 20th and 21st wins of the season, the Panthers are back firmly in the picture. 

ESPN's Joe Lunardi has Pitt in a familiar spot - a nine seed and the No. 35 overall seed in his latest Tournament projections. That's an improvement from their position as a 10 seed and one of the "Last Four In" the field. 

The Panthers have two more chances to improve their standing in the tournament picture with road contests at Notre Dame and No. 16 Miami. If ACC-leading Pitt can survive their trip to South Bend unscathed, their date with the Hurricanes this weekend will be for the ACC regular season title. They can secure at least a share of the title by beating the Fighting Irish. 

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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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