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Pitt Receives Votes in Preseason AP Top 25

The Pitt Panthers were left on the outside looking in at the top 25.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Receives Votes in Preseason AP Top 25
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PITTSBURGH -- The first Associated Press Poll of the 2023 season has been released and the Pitt Panthers earned some consideration, but not enough to crack the Top 25. 

Pitt garnered 16 votes in the preseason poll, good for the 32nd most among teams to receive votes and fourth among ACC schools. No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Clemson and No. 21 North Carolina were the only teams from within the conference to receive more votes than the Panthers. 

Five opponents on Pitt's schedule - The No. 9 Seminoles, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 21 Tar Heels, Louisville and Duke - earned votes in this poll. Three of those teams will visit Acrisure Stadium this fall. 

The Panthers were also left on the outside looking in at the Preseason Coaches Poll this year, earning the 30th-most votes of anyone in the country. There will be plenty of opportunities to move up quickly, with two Power 5 opponents and North Carolina on the schedule within the first four weeks. 

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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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