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Bracketology Watch: Pitt Pegged as No. 11 Seed by Andy Katz

The Pitt Panthers are still in a solid position to make the NCAA Tournament besides a bad loss to Florida State.

Stephen Thompson

Bracketology Watch: Pitt Pegged as No. 11 Seed by Andy Katz
Bracketology Watch: Pitt Pegged as No. 11 Seed by Andy Katz /
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PITTSBURGH -- Selection Sunday is rapidly approaching and despite a difficult loss at home to a sub-.500 Florida State team, the Pitt Panthers are in a solid position to make their first NCAA Tournament since 2016 according to many of the Bracketoligists protecting the field from 50 days out. 

Andy Katz, a college basketball reporter and analyst for the NCAA, has Pitt in his projected field for now as an 11 seed. They would face sixth-seeded Indiana in their opening-round game in the West Region, if his predictions hold. The winner would face the winner of the 14-3 game between Eastern Washington and Texas. 

The Panthers did drop out of Ktaz's "Power 36" rankings of the top teams in college basketball this week after he slotted them at No. 23 last week. They have three big opportunities in front of them against Wake Forest, Miami and North Carolina - three Quad 1 teams - ahead of them over the next week and a half. 

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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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