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Pitt ACC's Seventh-Best Team in KenPom Rankings

The first KenPom rankings of the year offer and optimistic view of the Pitt Panthers.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt ACC's Seventh-Best Team in KenPom Rankings
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PITTSBURGH -- A new season of college basketball is about to get underway and analyst and statistician Ken Pomeroy has released his first round of preseason rankings ahead of opening day, which offer an optimistic view of the Pitt Panthers. 

In the first KenPom rankings of the new season, Pitt checked in at No. 62 nationally, good for seventh in the ACC and No. 56 among teams in high major conferences. 

The Panthers are projected to have the No. 67 offense in Division I and the No. 57 defense while playing at a slow pace - KenPom predicts they'll own the No. 214 tempo rate. 

Pitt finished last season ranked No. 59 nationally and sixth in the ACC, with the No. 29 offense and No. 103 defense while playing with the No. 171 Temp rate. They ranked 98th in luck against the 81st most difficult schedule. 

The Panthers narrowly trail NC State, which is ranked No. 61, in this year's preseason rankings. No. 9 Duke, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 33 Virginia, No. 45 Miami and No. 55 Clemson are the only other ACC teams ranked ahead of Pitt. 

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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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