Pitt football breaks into AP Top 25

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers broke into the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season after clinching the ACC Coastal Division title.

It’s the first time the Panthers have been ranked since December 2016.

Pitt is ranked No. 24 after the team notched its fourth consecutive victory, 34-13, over Wake Forest on Saturday.  Pitt is 7-4 overall and 6-1 in ACC play.

Pitt’s three nonconference losses came against highly ranked teams: No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 8 UCF and No. 15 Penn State.

The Panthers wrap up the regular season at Miami this coming Saturday at 3:30 p.m.  They will then face Clemson in the Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship on Dec. 1.

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