Down season by ACC has hurt Pitt volleyball team

The Pitt volleyball team is having a great season and the Panthers have already secured their fourth consecutive 20-win season. And at 21-6 with four matches remaining against weaker opponents, Pitt could up its regular season win total to 25.

Despite the 21-6 win season, though, the Panthers haven’t been able to get much consideration in the Top 25 rankings when some teams with as many as eight and nine losses are not only in but in the Top 20.

What gives? Part of the problem is that Pitt lacks the impressive statement wins of some of those teams. The Panthers had four cracks at scoring a really impressive win and missed each time. But what’s hurt the team is that, even though they’ve…