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Jon Rothstein, Andy Katz Move Pitt into Top 25

The Pitt Panthers are considered a top-25 team by two national college basketball analysts.

Stephen Thompson

Jon Rothstein, Andy Katz Move Pitt into Top 25
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have garnered more national respect as they stacked wins and climbed to the top of the ACC standings. Following two blowout victories over Georgia Tech and Syracuse, two major national college basketball analysts have the Panthers in the top 25 of their most recent power rankings. 

Turner Sports and NCAA men's college basketball analyst Andy Katz moved Pitt up nine spots in his new Power 36 rankings, highlighting their position in first place in the conference. Just three other ACC teams - No. 12 Miami, No. 18 Duke and No. 30 Virginia - cracked the Power 36. 

Jon Rothstein from CBS Sports also slotted the Panthers at No. 23 in his Rothstein 45 rankings. He reiterated that head coach Jeff Capel should win ACC Coach of the year and ranked six other ACC teams - No. 12 Miami, No. 15 Virginia, No. 24 Duke, No. 29 Northwestern and No. 45 North Carolina. 

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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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