All summer long new head coach Charlie Strong has been reminding his players that they're widely being picked to finish last in their conference, Well, now it's official.
Here are the results of this year's preseason media poll, which tabbed Pittsburgh as the league favorite:
1. Pittsburgh (22 first-place votes) 190
2. Cincinnati 142
West Virginia (1) 142
4. Connecticut (1) 131
5. Rutgers 99
6. USF 79
7. Syracuse 41
8. Louisville 40