Seth Davis at SI.com, a regular basher of Pitt’s non-con, has his annual “stock report” on some teams. Last year, he had Pitt as a “sell” but surprisingly, not this year.

Pittsburgh (BUY) The loss to Bucknell only made this a better Buy. That analysis might surprise the Pitt fans out there who have read my criticisms of the Panthers’ schedule, but I still say Pitt is the best team in the Big East. We all know this program emphasizes defense, but this is also Pitt’s best offensive team in years (Sunday’s loss notwithstanding). The Panthers are second in their conference in scoring (77.7 ppg) and first in three-point shooting (42.1 percent). And with all the love heaped deservedly on Carl Krauser and Chris Taft, let’s dump a big ladel full on Chevon Troutman, whose averages of 14.4 points (on 61.8 percent shooting) and 8.3 rebounds per game are both higher than Taft’s.

Meanwhile, Mike DeCourcy at the Sporting News (and a former reporter for the Pittsburgh Press in the 80s) is a bit down on Pitt.

1. When will Pittsburgh get really serious? Playing most of their nonleague schedule at home appears to have bored the Panthers. They lacked intensity and precision in two recent challenges, against Richmond and South Carolina. Star players Carl Krauser and Chevon Troutman carried their teammates in those games, but the other players can’t keep letting themselves be carried and expect a third straight Big East title.

And we know what happened on Sunday.

And a little shameless ego-boost for my comments regarding the Big East bubble teams (like I need it?). I said there were 3 teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Today, Greg Doyel at Sportsline checks off 10 NCAA bubble teams and lists 3 BE teams. The same 3 I noted: ND, Providence and ‘Nova.