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Pitt Drops Out of AP Poll after Winless Week

Following an 0-2 week, the Pitt Panthers have lost their precarious spot in the AP Poll.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Drops Out of AP Poll after Winless Week
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PITTSBURGH -- Last week, the Pitt Panthers earned a ranking in the AP top 25 for the first time in seven years but it was a short stay among college basketball's elite. 

During their one week in the AP top 25, the Panthers lost twice to Notre Dame and then-No. 16 Miami. Their 0-2 week dropped them from the top 25 back to the "receiving votes" category. Pitt earned 10 points this week, the 34th-most of anyone in the country. 

Three ACC teams - No. 13 Virginia, No. 14 Miami and No. 21 Duke - are ranked this week. The Panthers were the only other school in the conference to earn any votes. Pitt owns a 3-4 record against teams receiving votes this week, including victories over Virginia, Miami and Northwestern and losses to the Hurricanes, Blue Devils, West Virginia and Vanderbilt. 

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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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