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Other teams predicted to finish near the top of the pack include Penn State, Pitt, Penn, and Princeton...
...teams of Indiana and Syracuse have kept the ball going into the fall. For the first time ever, the Hoosiers have trimmed both Ohio State and Michigan on the same calendar, and this time the Orangemen have gone them one better. On top of beating both Penn State and Pitt, 17 years in the trying, Syracuse is undefeated. It is 1959 again...
...high school," says Billy Owens, a kid who grew up near the campus. "There was an occasional player I liked, like Art Monk, but I was into little-league football on Saturdays and wasn't very much aware of Syracuse." From an unsafe safety position with Pitt, Owens was made aware at homecoming this year in Pittsburgh, to a half-time tune of 24-3, eventually played out to 24-10. As homecoming opponents, the Orangemen have lost their charm...
...Oklahoma-Pitt second-round matchup will feature two immensely talented but inconsistent teams. Oklahoma has the superior backcourt, and Darryl Kennedy and Harvey Grant can score with Pitt's outstanding front line. But Oklahoma's defensive lapses will probably tell in the end. Iowa (27-4) is tough, but Pitt, led by Jerome Lane (13.8 r.p.g.) is one team that can rebound with the Hawkeyes. If Curtis Aiken stops building houses from three-point range, the Panthers could go to the regional final...
Unfortunately, neither Pitt nor Iowa has the horses to take out UNLV. Banks and Wade will make either backcourt look inadequate, and unless Charles Smith takes it stronger than usual, UNLV's headed to New Orleans...