Despite earning two road wins against West Virginia and then-No. 10 Villanova, the Pitt men’s… Despite earning two road wins against West Virginia and then-No. 10 Villanova, the Pitt men’s basketball team remained ranked No. 4 in the AP rankings this week.

Trailing only Kansas, Ohio State and Texas, the Panthers received first-place votes from six of the 65 voters this week, as opposed to zero last week.

Ohio State dropped from No. 1 to No. 2after its loss to Wisconsin this weekend, allowing Kansas to jump to the top spot for the first time this season. Texas is No. 3

Pitt leads the way in this week’s poll among Big East teams, followed by No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 Georgetown and No. 13 Connecticut, with Villanova, Louisville and Syracuse coming in at ranks 15-17, respectively.

Wednesday night, the Panthers (23-2, 11-1 Big East) will play host to South Florida before traveling to New York to take on St. John’s Saturday afternoon.