WATCH: Pitt’s Jeff Capel on NIL Market, Pitt Volleyball, More

PITTSBURGH — On Thursday, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel met with the media ahead of his game on Saturday against Sam Houston State.

Check out the full press conference below.

Capel spoke about the current state of NIL in college athletics, new athletic director Allen Greene, the Pitt volleyball team, and much more about his team. He spoke about Beebah Cummings’ impact on the team, as well as Damian Dunn’s injury status, and more.

Pitt is currently 9-2 on the season and No. 11 in the NCAA’s NET rankings.

Pitt’s best win remains the win at Ohio State, in which Zack Austin hit the game-winning three pointer. The Panthers’ two quad 2 wins came against LSU (at The Greenbrier) and Vs. West Virginia (at home).

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.”