Pitt landed at #12 in Dick Vitale’s recently released Top 40 preseason basketball rankings. The Panthers came in as the third rated Big East team behind Villanova (#5) and Syracuse (#7).
↵With Syracuse losing a trio of stars in Wes Johnson, Arinze Onuaku, and Andy Rautins and Villanova losing two starters in Reggie Redding and star player, Scottie Reynolds, I’m a bit surprised to see Pitt ranked behind both schools.