Originally Posted by
Olympic Fan
I agree that the selection of Pitt is a head-scratcher.
As pointed out, Pitt has NEVER had a Final Four team. Their football team hasn't finished in the top 10 since the 1982 team finished 10th.
Since then, at least a dozen schools have had better football/basketball combinations.
Florida and Ohio State have both won national titles in both sports in this decade. Michigan has titles in both sports since Pitt was last a contender in football. LSU has a football championship and a Final Four in this decade. Georgia Tech won a football co-national title in 1990 and has two Final Fours in the last 20 years. Arkansas has a national title and three Final Fours in basketball, plus several top 10 football finishes in the last 20 years.
Heck, North Carolina has had two top 10 finishes since Pitt last did it -- and they have three national titles in basketball in the last 20 years. Kansas, for god's sake, has had two top 10 football finishes since Pitt did it (and obviously they have a much better basketball legacy). Louisville has been in the top 10 in football since Pitt ... and also better basketball.
Texas, Oklahoma and Utah have all had Final Four/top 10 football in the last 12 years -- something Pitt hasn't had in either category.
Bogus poll ...