Pitt dropped 5 spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll to #12 and 6 spots to #16 in the AP Writers Poll. I’m amazed Pitt stayed as high as it did in the Coaches Poll.
Bucknell also beat St. Joe’s during the same week. Of course, think about this:
We’re not sure which is more astounding — that Saint Joseph’s latest home loss dropped the Hawks to 3-5, less than a year after they threatened to go undefeated … or that No. 10 Pittsburgh’s first non-conference home loss in 49 games came against a team from the Patriot League.
How about this: Both losses came to Bucknell.
How good is Bucknell? Forget that. How good is St. Francis (Pa.)? The Red Flash beat Bucknell in November.
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Pitt also played and destroyed St. Francis. Just a reminder of how inexcusable this loss was. Even Dick Vitale was noticed.