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Pitt Labeled Underdogs to Make NCAA Tournament

The Pitt Panthers face some long odds to make the NCAA Tournament.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Labeled Underdogs to Make NCAA Tournament
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have fought their way onto the NCAA Tournament bubble and are slowly bettering their resume as they hit the home stretch of the regular season.

But Pitt still sits as underdogs to make the Big Dance either as an at-large team or conference champion. FanDuel Sportsbook gives the Panthers +134 odds to make the NCAA Tournament and -180 odds to make the field.  

The Panthers are clinging to the NCAA Tournament bubble but took a major step forward over the weekend with a blowout win over Boston College on the road. They got some help from elsewhere around college basketball as well with a host of bubble teams suffering loses. 

ESPN's Joe Lunardi has Pitt pegged as the the second team among his Next Four Out, alongside Colorado, Drake and Memphis, in his latest NCAA Tournament projections.

Pitt closes the season with home games against Florida State and N.C. State before trekking to Washington, D.C. for the ACC Tournament. 

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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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