It's way too early to get excited over preseason basketball rankings, that fact is clear. Still, ESPN's Joe Lunardi has a job to do and in his summer bracketology rankings, listed Pitt as a No. 6 seed in the West Region.
↵That, of course, would be a huge improvement over this past season when Pitt didn't even make the NCAA Tournament. Or the NIT, for that matter.
↵If Lunardi's projection came true, the Panthers would be playing in an opening round matchup against Alabama in Philadelphia. After that, they could be in for a matchup against projected No. 3 seed North Carolina in the second round. Lunardi's four number one seeds are the Kentucky Wildcats, Indiana Hoosiers, Louisville Cardinals, and UCLA Bruins.
↵ESPN's resident Bracketologist also has local college Robert Morris making the Big Dance as a No. 15 seed.
↵For more on Pitt basketball, check out SB Nation's Pitt blog, Cardiac Hill.