The Pitt Panthers Men‚Äôs basketball are ranked No. 1 for the first time in the 101 seasons of Pitt basketball. The Panthers made the jump from No.3 to No1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ rankings on Monday after previously unbeatens North Carolina to Boston College and Connecticut (to Georgetown) lost in the last week. Pitt received 30 of 31 first-place votes. Pitt improved to 14-0 after winning its first two Big East games (against Rutgers and Georgetown.