Pittsburgh Tournament Resume

Pittsburgh (20-8, 10-6, 5th Big East)
Seed: #9 Albuquerque
How they got here: At-large bid
Against the Field (5-5):
W @UConn 76-66
W Syracuse 76-69
L @W. Virginia 78-83
W @Syracuse 68-64
L @Villanova 72-80
L W. Virginia 66-70
L UConn 64-73
W @Boston College 72-50
W @Notre Dame 85-77
L Villanova 58-67

The good: 7-4 Road/Neutral record. Can play tough defense. Do just enough to win and get by. Late season road wins at Boston College and Notre Dame when their tourney chances were in a tailspin shows that Pittsburgh can step up when they need to.

The bad: They do just enough to win and get by. This usually translates to poor tourney teams. Terrible non-conference schedule. Didn't have a Top 50 RPI game until January. Can they play outside the Big East? Don't tell me they can. You haven't seen this team try yet. They may, but that is just a guess. 5-5 in their last 10 games. Never a good sign.