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Pitt Picked Sixth in ACC Preseason Poll

The Pitt Panthers were tied with Duke for the final spot in the top half of the preseason poll.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Picked Sixth in ACC Preseason Poll
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PITTSBURGH -- The entire ACC world convened last week in Charlotte, North Carolina for the annual Conference Kickoff ceremonies and at that event, attending media voted in the ACC Preseason poll. After the votes were tallied, the Pitt Panthers fell into the top half of the predicted standings. 

With 1,511 total points, Pitt tied Duke for sixth in the preseason rankings. Just four teams received a first-place and the Panthers were not one of them. Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and North Carolina State all earned at least one first place vote. 

Clemson was the top dog once again, earning 103 of 176 first place votes. The Seminoles trailed with 67 first place votes and . This season, Pitt plays three of the top seven teams in the preseason poll and five of the bottom eight. 

Sixth represents some of the more optimistic preseason conference finish predictions the media have allotted the Panthers since Pat Narduzzi took over as head coach in 2015. As Chris Peak of Panther Lair points out, Pitt has still made a habit of out performing preseason expectations under his leadership. 

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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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