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Pitt Snubbed from AP Poll, Earns Season-High in Votes

The Pitt Panthers were left out of the AP Poll, but were fourth among teams earning votes outside the top-25.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Snubbed from AP Poll, Earns Season-High in Votes
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers were left out of the Associated Press top-25 for another week. Despite winning five in a row, the Panthers were on the outside of the poll but did earn the fourth-most votes of any unranked team. 

The Panthers haven't been ranked since January 11, 2016. They have climbed the poll steadily over the course of this recent five-game win streak and earned a season-high in votes last week. They shattered that previous high by nearly 60 votes, earning another season-high of 82 this week. 

Three ACC teams are ranked again this week. No. 7 Virginia leads the way, up a spot after surviving an upset bid from Duke over the weekend. Miami moved up four spots to No. 15 and NC State remained in the poll, but moved down to No. 22. The Panthers are the only other team in the conference that earned votes. Pitt is 4-0 this season against teams that earned votes in this week's poll.

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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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