The Pitt Panthers are tied with Duke for fourth in the latest AP basketball rankings, behind Ohio State, Kansas and BYU. Purdue, Texas, Notre Dame, San Diego State and Wisconsin round out the top 10. West Virginia is in the "others receiving votes" category.
1. Ohio State
2. Kansas
3. BYU
4. Duke
4. Pitt
6. Purdue
7. Texas
8. Notre Dame
9. San Diego State
10. Wisconsin
11. Louisville
12. Syracuse
13. North Carolina
14. Florida
15. St. John's
16. Connecticut
17. Georgetown
18. Arizona
19. Villanova
20. Kentucky
21. Vanderbilt
22. Missouri
23. Xavier
24. Texas A&M
25. Utah State
The last 10 days or so have been loaded with upsets of top teams. Ohio State lost to Purdue on Feb. 21. Duke lost to Virginia Tech on Saturday. Pitt lost to Louisville on Sunday. Texas now has consecutive losses to Colorado and Kansas State. All things considered, then, Pitt's loss this weekend probably doesn't hurt the Panthers all that much.
Obviously, both the Panthers and the Mountaineers will be more concerned with the NCAA tournament than with rankings going forward. Pitt looks like it could be a No. 1 seed, and the Mountaineers are in great shape to make the tournament as well, with an 18-10 record and big wins over Georgetown, Purdue and Notre Dame. The Mountaineers will play their final two games against ranked teams in UConn and Louisville, while Pitt will play South Florida and Villanova.