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NET Rankings Kind to Pitt After Clemson Loss

The Pitt Panthers didn't fall far in the latest NET Rankings.

Stephen Thompson

NET Rankings Kind to Pitt After Clemson Loss
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers suffered a frustrating loss on the road to Clemson this week but the good news is they didn't fall very far in the all-important NET Rankings. 

Pitt took a small step back from No. 47 to No. 49 overnight following a seven-point loss loss to a highly-ranked Tigers team that opens the day ranked at No. 23. Clearly, a competitive loss to a well-regarded team didn't sink the Panthers in the computers' eyes but missing an opportunity to pick up an impressive win will cost them more. 

Pitt's losses to Wake Forest and Clemson, both Quad 1 opportunities, will prove extremely costly as they fight to remain in the NCAA Tournament picutre. 

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The Panthers are running out of chances to give that ranking a major boost. They don't have a Quad 1 left on the schedule between games on the road at Boston College and at home against Florida State and N.C. State. 

Pitt's chances of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament aren't dead yet but they are on life support after two major opportunities slipped through their fingers. 

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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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