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Pitt Drops from AP Poll After Georgia Tech Loss

After losing to Georgia Tech, voters dropped the Pitt Panthers from their top-25 polls.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Drops from AP Poll After Georgia Tech Loss
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers suffered an embarrassing loss to the 1-3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this week in a loss that shook a team that had confidence it could replicate its 2021 success. 

But instead, the Panthers sit at 2-3, fresh off a lost to one of the worst teams in the Power 5 and have been dropped from both the AP Poll top-25. Pitt had clung to the No. 24 spot it dropped to after losing to Tennessee by winning handily against Western Michigan and Rhode Island. 

This is the first time in 11 weeks that the Panthers have not been ranked. They had been ranked in 13 of the last 14 AP Polls. They did not receive any votes from any voters either. 

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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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