Joe Lunardi: Pitt Back in NCAA Tournament Picture
PITTSBURGH -- With another major win over a ranked ACC opponent on the road, the Pitt Panthers have officially put themselves back on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
ESPN's Joe Lunardi, widely considered one of the best NCAA Tournament projectors out there, has put the Panthers back in his latest round of projections as the No. 82 overall seed and in the "Considered" category of teams.
Lunardi currently has four ACC teams in the field - 2-seed North Carolina, 3-seed Duke, 5-seed Clemson and 9-seed Virginia - plus three more either on the bubble or in that "Considered" category.
Wake Forest is one of Lunardi's "First Four Out" as the No. 70 overall seed. Miami is just behind Pitt as the No. 86 seed and another "Considered" squad.
The ACC's four teams in the field are tied with the Big East for the fifth-most among Division I conferences. Weeks ago, the ACC was being floated as a two-bid league and now, with Pitt, Virginia and others making strides in the standings, the league has earned some more national respect.
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