[shortsleeve47]

Pitt captures second Big East title behind MVP effort of Young.

This was an upset that almost no one saw coming. Georgetown had blitzed foes in its first two games here, beating its first two opponents (Villanova and Georgetown) by 19 and 18 points.

The Hoyas were heavy favorites to repeat -- they had never lost a Big East tournament game as the No. 1 seed in 14 previous contests -- but the Panthers were not going to be denied.

Pitt is playing as well as any team in the conference -- and perhaps any team in the country -- entering last night's Big East championship game against Georgetown.

The committee must not only decide what is fair to Pitt, but what is fair to its first- and potential second-round opponents. In years past it was fairly easy to guess where the Panthers would be seeded.

Before last night's championship game, Pitt was pegged as a No. 5 or 6 seed on various college basketball Web sites that specialize in predicting NCAA seeding. A week ago, the Panthers were projected as a No. 9 or 10 seed.

With their run at the Big East tournament, the Panthers have already taken themselves out of consideration for an 8-9 game and a second-round matchup with a No. 1 seed, and it appears they will not be seeded any lower than a No. 6.

Not bad for four day's work.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08076/865675-233.stm

[Lefty Noob]

No kidding! The Panthers sure showed me something this past week, and they're getting hot at the right time. Look out, they could make a run deep into the NCAAs!