Pitt's basketball team has some strong conference wins this season against Syracuse (two) and Notre Dame. They'll get two more cracks this week, though, at a statement win.
All three of those victories are above-average ones, don't get me wrong. The Panthers' latest feat, knocking off an improved Orange team on the road on Sunday to sweep the season series, was a truly significant victory. However, what Pitt doesn't have yet is a ranked win and, assuming Duke doesn't tumble out of the rankings for losing to ranked Louisville this weekend, the Panthers will get two more chances to achieve that.