A couple more way too early prognostications on Pitt.

Dick Vitale ranks Pitt at #6 in his pre-season top-40. His top-5 are North Carolina, Florida, Kansas, Ohio St. and UCLA. Other Big East teams are Georgetown (8), Marquette (12), UConn (15), Villanova (16), and Louisville (20). Noticeably absent is Syracuse.

A syndicated writer from the Sports Network puts out his pre-season top-5:

5. Pittsburgh — Aaron Gray returns in the middle with Sam Young complementing the big man and forming a solid frontline. The loss of point guard Carl Krauser hurts, so expect head coach Jamie Dixon to use a trio of off-guards (Levance Fields, Ronald Ramon, Antonio Graves) in a rotation at the point.

The 4 above are Florids, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio St.

Finally Pitt has the 2006-07 pre-season prospectus (PDF) posted. No schedule info in there. Not even the games that are confirmed. Usual stuff. Coaches and player bios. Stats and the collected box scores from the past season.