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Pitt Receives No Votes in AP Poll

The Pitt Panthers did not receive any votes in the latest AP poll.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Receives No Votes in AP Poll
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers suffered a brutal loss at home to the Cincinnati Bearcats this past weekend, their first of the season. 

And as their furious fourth-quarter rally to the Bearcats fell short, the Panthers were certain to fall out of contention for a spot in the new AP top 25 rankings and when the latest rankings came out, they were nowhere to be found.

The Panthers garnered 16 votes in the preseason poll, eight in the Week 1 poll and earned none after their loss to Cincinnati in Week 2. 

Pitt will now have a long way to go if they want to make it three consecutive seasons ranked in the top 25 and the road does not get any easier from here. The Panthers will travel to Morgantown for a rivalry game next weekend before hosting No. 20 North Carolina for the start of ACC play. 

No. 3 Florida State, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 21 Duke are also on the Panthers' schedules. 

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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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