NCAA Tournament March Madness

#60 Syracuse

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Syracuse’s profile is built on a handful of signature moments and a handful of damaging ones: road wins at Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh and a hard-fought home victory over Tennessee demonstrate the Orange can win away from their gym and beat respected opponents, but those positives are offset by neutral-site losses to Houston, Kansas and Iowa State and narrow setbacks to Hofstra and Clemson that leave doubts about consistency against quality competition. The non-conference slate is padded with lopsided wins over low-major opposition that do little to bolster the resume, so the remaining schedule becomes decisive; home opportunities against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame and neutral tests like the matchup with California are chances to solidify the résumé, while true résumé-changing opportunities arrive on the road against Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and in hostile league arenas where wins would shift perceptions. Until Syracuse proves it can string together quality victories away from home or topple upper-tier conference foes, the profile reads like a team with intriguing elements but not yet enough signature achievements to quiet the skeptics.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Binghamton361W85-47
11/8Delaware St355W83-43
11/15(N)Drexel252W80-50
11/18Monmouth NJ193W78-73
11/24(N)Houston10L78-74
11/25(N)Kansas23L71-60
11/26(N)Iowa St3L95-64
12/2Tennessee19W62-60
12/11St Joseph's PA196W71-63
12/13Hofstra101L70-69
12/17Mercyhurst309W76-62
12/20Northeastern231W91-83
12/22Stonehill346W77-48
12/31Clemson29L64-61
1/6@Georgia Tech119W82-72
1/10@Pittsburgh94W83-72
1/13Florida St11379%
1/17@Boston College15369%
1/21Virginia Tech6662%
1/24Miami FL3646%
1/27@NC State2421%
1/31Notre Dame6863%
2/2@North Carolina3324%
2/7@Virginia1516%
2/11California8267%
2/14SMU3244%
2/16@Duke810%
2/21North Carolina3344%
2/28@Wake Forest6239%
3/3@Louisville1616%
3/7Pittsburgh9471%