The Pitt women’s volleyball team will host Iona tonight in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. It’s kind of a shame but they’ll be competing for attention this weekend. The men’s basketball team has a game against Duquesne at the same time and, should the volleyball team advance, they’ll be on during the football team’s ACC title game.
That’s sort of an interesting theme as the volleyball team enters the tournament somewhat disrespected. Despite an incredible 29-1 record, Pitt is ranked a modest No. 11 in the nation. The Panthers have been downgraded in the rankings most of the year by comparison and another example of that was seen this week as the team actually dropped a spot in the rankings, despite sweeping Georgia Tech 3-0 in their only match.