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Pitt Holds in Fox's Next Four Out

The Pitt Panthers are still in the NCAA Tournament picture, according to Fox Sports.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Holds in Fox's Next Four Out
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have not been knocked out of the NCAA Tournament picture just yet, even on the heels of a 33-point loss on the road to Wake Forest. 

While some have dropped the Panthers from the bubble entirely, Fox Sports' Mike DeCourcy has them holding steady among the Next Four Out teams, alongside Drake, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech, who visits the Petersen Events Center this weekend. 

Pitt took major falls in the NET and KenPom rankings while other bracketolgoists like ESPN's Joe Lunardi dropped it from the NCAA Tournament bubble entirely. But the Panthers are still breathing as they fight for a berth in the Big Dance with five games left. 

There are four ACC teams in DeCourcy's projected field - 2-seed North Carolina, 3-seed Duke, 5-seed Clemson and 10-seed Virginia. Wake Forest is also among the First Four Out. 

Pitt has an opportunity to bounce back this week with a home game against surging Virginia Tech. They'll also make one more road trip to Clemson before embarking on an ACC Tournament run, so there are plenty of chances left to improve their resume. 

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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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