Inside The Panthers

Pitt Gains Fewer Votes But Moves Up in AP Poll

The Pitt Panthers lost votes, but earned the second-most points of anyone outside the top 25.
Stephen Thompson|
Pitt Gains Fewer Votes But Moves Up in AP Poll
Pitt Gains Fewer Votes But Moves Up in AP Poll

In this story:

Pittsburgh Panthers

PITTSBURGH -- Despite suffering a road loss to Virginia Tech over the weekend, the Pitt Panthers moved up the AP Poll this week. Despite losing votes, they earned the second-most points of any team ranked outside the top 25. They sat at fourth in votes among non top 25 squads last week with 84 points. 

Pitt garnered 34 total points this week, one of just five ACC squads to earn votes in this week's poll. NC State earned 54 points and they still trailed far behind 25th-ranked Texas A&M, who earned 125. Virginia continued to carry the conference's flag by moving up one spot to No. 6. Miami also solidified its spot in the top 15 by moving up two spots to No. 13. 

The Panthers are 4-1 against teams receiving votes this week, with wins over No. 6 Virginia, No. 13 Miami, No. 21 Northwestern and NC State, plus a loss to Duke, who earned three votes. 

Make sure you bookmark Inside the Panthers for the latest news, exclusive interviews, recruiting coverage and so much more!

Pitt HC Jeff Capel Calls out ACC Network for Negative Coverage

Former Pitt QB Ben DiNucci Makes Highlight Play in XFL Debut

Bracketology Watch: Virginia Tech Loss Drops Pitt to 10 Seed

Bracketology Watch: ESPN Analyst Needs to See More from Pitt

Pitt at Virginia Tech Takeaways: Panthers Become Cassell Colesium's Latest Victim

Pitt at Virginia Tech: Game Info, Odds, Three Storylines

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations

Published
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:

Share on XFollow stephenethom
Home/Basketball