We were chosen to finish 10th in the ACC at the beginning of the season and finished tied for 9th. We met the expectations of the pundits who made this prediction. I guess you could say we did what we were supposed to do.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
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Gep Dawg, there was a touch of sarcasm in my OP; and as you point out, we were that close to finishing as high as 5th in the ACC. I obviously included Louisville in the standings I used, as the regular season still counted, as far as I was concerned, for W/L. Louisville didn't have to forfeit any games; they just couldn't compete for the ACC Tournament or the NCAA Tournament. The sad reality though is that we did not win those last two games to get us a higher seed in the ACCT, as well as a guaranteed spot in the NCAAT. In that sense, the "tie for 9th (and 10th place)" was what they predicted. For once it would be nice to our Panthers outperform their predicted finish. I know it's happened in the recent past; two years of missing/sweating out the NCAAT's are not what we Pitt fans were hoping for . . .
I would certainly hope that the team and coaching staff had higher expectations, too. Is it the other coaches in the ACC who picked Pitt 10th, or was it the media? Serious question . . .
(Sorry, I was nit picking with your choice of words. 
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I believe it was the coaches poll, but not 100% sure.
)I believe it was the coaches poll, but not 100% sure.
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