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Breaking: Pitt Receives Votes in AP Poll

The Pitt Panthers have earned AP Poll votes for the first time this season.

Stephen Thompson

Breaking: Pitt Receives Votes in AP Poll
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are as hot as any team in college basketball and anyone in college basketball right now and the rest of the country is taking notice. 

The Panthers picked up four points in the latest AP Poll, making them the unofficial No. 37 team in college basketball right now. This is the first time the Panthers have received votes in the AP Poll this season. 

Pitt was ranked in the AP Poll for just one week last season at No. 25 after ripping off 10 wins in 12 games during the middle of ACC play. But they fell out of the top 25 quickly with road losses at Notre Dame and Miami to close out the regular season. 

The ACC has just two teams ranked this week - No. 8 Duke and No. 10 North Carolina. Virginia dropped from their No. 21 ranking thanks in large part to a loss to Pitt early last week, but they lead the "receiving votes" category of teams with 103 points. Clemson also earned three points in this week's poll. 

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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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