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Tournament Update: Georgetown upsets Syracuse

In a bit of a shocking outcome, at least to us, Georgetown defeated Syracuse by a score of 91-84 in the first quarterfinal game today. Georgetown will play the winner of the next quarterfinal game, which will be Marquette vs. Villanova. That game tips off in less than 10 minutes and can be found on ESPN.

Tournament Update: Georgetown defeats USF

In the first game of the second round of the 2010 Big East Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, Georgetown defeated USF by a score of 69-49. Georgetown now advances to the quarterfinals to face Syracuse at noon tomorrow (ESPN).

St. John’s vs. Marquette is now underway and can be seen on ESPN.

Pitt Men’s Basketball Unranked in AP Preseason Poll

After the ESPN/USA Today Coach’s Poll was released yesterday leaving Pitt off the list, the AP Preseason Poll was released today.

Unfortunately for Panther fans, Pitt is unranked in the AP Preseason Poll as well. Pitt received only 4 votes and was listed by ESPN in the “Others Receiving Votes” category. That unofficially puts the Panthers at 47th place in the poll.

The Big East was again well represented with 5 teams making the top 25 cut in this poll as well: Villanova (5), WVU (8), UConn (12), Louisville (19), and Georgetown (20).

AP Preseason Poll:
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Texas
4. Kentucky
5. Villanova
6. North Carolina
7. Purdue
8. West Virginia
9. Duke
10. Tennessee
11. Butler
12. Connecticut
13. California
14. Washington
15. Michigan
16. Ohio State
17. Oklahoma
18. Mississippi State
19. Louisville
20. Georgetown
21. Dayton
22. Georgia Tech
23. Illinois
24. Clemson
25. Minnesota

Source: ESPN.com

Pitt Men’s Basketball Unranked in Preseason Poll

Pitt is unranked in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll for men’s basketball. The poll, which came out earlier today, is the first of the season. They did, however, receive 19 votes and were listed in the “Others Receiving Votes” category by ESPN. That tally unofficially puts the Panthers at 37th place in the poll.

The Big East is well represented in this preseason poll with 6 teams making the top 25 cut: Villanova (6), WVU (9), UConn (14), Georgetown (21), Louisville (23), and Syracuse (25).

ESPN/USA Today Poll:
1. Kansas
2. Michigan St.
3. Texas
4. UNC
5. Kentucky
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Butler
11. Tennessee
12. California
13. Washington
14. Connecticut
15. Michigan
16. Oklahoma
17. Ohio State
18. Minnesota
19. Mississippi State
20. Georgia Tech
21. Georgetown
22. Dayton
23. Louisville
24. Clemson
25. Syracuse

Source: ESPN.com