2784880, Pitt is the worst at-large to make the dance.
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Mar-14-23 02:12 PM
On KenPom, they're ranked 77th in the country, behind every 11, every 12, and half the 13s. Their NET is 67th, also the worst of any at-large team.
They finished 7-9 against Quads 1 and 2, third worst of any at-large team in the field-- and unlike the two teams with worse Quad 1 and 2 resumes (Mississippi State and Providence), Pitt also has a Quad 4 loss.
If they didn't have that 29 point win at Northwestern dramatically inflating their resume, they'd be ranked between 95th and 100th in the country. (Capel should thank fellow Brotherhood member Chris Collins for doing him a solid and getting him into the dance.)
That's not to say Pitt can't get hot and do some damage-- that Syracuse First Four team didn't deserve to get in and then they made the Sweet 16. But yeah. If Pitt had missed the tournament, I would've just shrugged and been like "don't lose that Quad 4 game next time."
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