Pitt Remains No. 1 in Polls
Posted on Jan 12, 2009 11:15 pm
Pittsburgh remained No.1 in the both the AP and USA Today/ESPN college basketball coaches’ polls released Monday.
One of three remaining undefeated teams in Division I, Pittsburgh (15-0) reached the top ranking for the first time in school history seven days ago.
Following an eight-day layoff, the Panthers maintained the No. 1 spot after crushing St. John’s, 90-67, on Sunday afternoon.
“(Being ranked first) is certainly a wonderful accomplishment,” Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon said after the game. “But you don’t want things like that to distract you from the ultimate goal.”
Undefeated Wake Forest (14-0) received two first-place votes in each poll.
Former No. 1 North Carolina, which has lost two of three, dropped to No. 5 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches’ poll.
One week after nine Big East teams were ranked in both polls, West Virginia dropped out, leaving eight teams remaining in both.

Adam Zagoria covers the New York Knicks and Big East football and basketball for SNY.tv and NBA.com.

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