The Pittsburgh Panthers finished the 2009 season 25 &ndash; 9 , 13 &ndash; 5 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament . They received an at &ndash; large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament , earning a 3 seed in the West Region . They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before being upset by 6 seed and AP No . 25 Xavier in the second round . Finishing at No . 20 in the final Coaches ' Poll , Pitt returned four starters and the bulk of their reserves including 86 % of its scoring and 88 % of its rebounding . Pitt has been ranked in the 2010-11 preseason among the top ten teams in the nation , and among the favorites to win the Big East Conference , by multiple national publications
2010 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team