This Week at the Pete : We’re No. 1!

The Pitt Panthers began the week ranked No. 3 On New Years Eve. They proceeded to defeat Rutgers at Rutgers and three days later they defeated Georgetown, again on the road. In addition to Pitt’s two victories, the No. 1 ranked UNC Tar Heels and No. 2 ranked UConn Huskies both went down. The result? Pitt’s first No. 1 basketball ranking in the 101-year history of the program. We can argue the merits of basketball polls until cows come up the front walk. The fact of the matter is that this is a credit to how hard the players and coaches have worked. Congratulations are in order for Coach Jamie Dixon, who has done as good a coaching job as anybody in America this decade; this is a tribute to him and his staff. And for all fans of Pitt athletics, this certainly takes the sting off of the Sun Bowl debacle. Lets get to the recap.   Dec. 31 at Rutgers While the football team was setting their sport back 50 years in El Paso, the basketball team opened conference play on ... (link)