Under the guidance of head coach Kevin Stallings, Pitt suffered its first loss to Boston College since 2001 on Tuesday night, starting off with a flourish before wilting in the second half for an 81-58 loss — its 14th in a winless ACC campaign and its 19th of the season overall. As a result, Ken Pomeroy updated his unofficial rankings, placing Pitt at 229th out of 351 Division I teams.
With its new placement in the KenPom rankings, Pitt falls to the bottom of the Power Five, landing one spot behind California. The Panthers also rank third among the three Division I teams in the Pittsburgh area, as Pomeroy has Robert Morris at 226th and Duquesne at 194th, despite the two teams falling on hard times of their own since the start of conference play.