StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet projects Pittsburgh as an NIT four seed. The Panthers are #92 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 15-11 overall record and a 4-9 record in the Big East.
Over the last four games, Pittsburgh picked up a quality win against RPI #38 West Virginia and a win against Villanova but also took on losses against RPI #31 Seton Hall and RPI #60 South Florida.
Pittsburgh struggles against strong competition, with a 5-9 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 2-6 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 1-3 record against AP ranked teams. While the Panthers have two quality wins including RPI #38 West Virginia and AP #10 Georgetown, they're also hampered by two bad losses including RPI #147 Rutgers and RPI #173 DePaul.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Minnesota (17-8, 5-7 Big Ten, StatRank #58), Arkansas (17-8, 5-5 SEC, StatRank #64), Ole Miss (15-9, 5-5 SEC, StatRank #52), and Texas (16-9, 6-6 Big 12, StatRank #48).
The first four teams out are Colorado (17-8, 9-4 Pac 12, StatRank #66), Kansas State (17-8, 6-7 Big 12, StatRank #69), Oregon (18-7, 9-4 Pac 12, StatRank #67), and St. Joseph's (PA) (16-10, 6-5 A-10, StatRank #49).
The next four out are Brigham Young (21-6, 9-3 West Coast, StatRank #49), South Florida (15-10, 8-4 Big East, StatRank #59), Washington (17-8, 10-3 Pac 12, StatRank #63), and Xavier (16-9, 7-4 A-10, StatRank #55).
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