The NCAA released the NET rankings for the first time in the 2024-25 season today.
After starting out 7-1 on the season with high-major wins over Ohio State, West Virginia, and LSU, Pitt is ranked No. 5 in the initial NET rankings.
Use this link to find the NET rankings. Pitt was also ranked in the AP Poll, at its highest position in ten years. Check out where Pitt was ranked in the AP Poll by clicking here.
Check out this article from the NCAA explaining how the NET rankings are calculated. This season is the seventh year in a row that the NCAA is using the NET rankings instead of the RPI rankings.
“The remaining factors [in the NET ranking process] include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating,” said the NCAA. “The adjusted efficiency is a team’s net efficiency, adjusted for strength of opponent and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opposition rates higher than the same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road rates higher than the same efficiency at home.”
The Panthers have been in the top-20 of Ken Pomeroy’s rankings for the last few games, and are ranked at No. 13 in Pomeroy’s rankings on Monday.
Pitt will now take on Mississippi State on the road on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at night. The Bulldogs are off to a 6-1 start and have been a pleasant surprise in the SEC. This game should result in a Quad 1 game for the Panthers, traveling to Starkville.
