NCAA Tournament March Madness

#78 Syracuse

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Projection: likely out

Syracuse's likely-out projection makes sense because the resume combines some eye-catching wins with a string of damaging losses that leave the committee uneasy. The Orange have shown they can beat quality opponents and win away from home with victories over Tennessee, Florida State, SMU and California and road wins at Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh that will stand out. Those positives are counterbalanced by blunt neutral-site losses to Houston, Kansas and Iowa State, an upset home loss to Hofstra, and lopsided defeats at North Carolina, Virginia and NC State that raise real questions about how they perform against the league and national elite. Tight setbacks to Clemson and Virginia Tech and the loss at Boston College further sap the résumé because those were games that needed to go the other way. Upcoming chances at Wake Forest and at Louisville and a return game with Pittsburgh give Syracuse clear opportunities to repair the profile but after the earlier damage the margin for error is slim.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Binghamton359W85-47
11/8Delaware St361W83-43
11/15(N)Drexel224W80-50
11/18Monmouth NJ207W78-73
11/24(N)Houston6L78-74
11/25(N)Kansas19L71-60
11/26(N)Iowa St8L95-64
12/2Tennessee14W62-60
12/11St Joseph's PA148W71-63
12/13Hofstra94L70-69
12/17Mercyhurst287W76-62
12/20Northeastern288W91-83
12/22Stonehill345W77-48
12/31Clemson40L64-61
1/6@Georgia Tech167W82-72
1/10@Pittsburgh108W83-72
1/13Florida St71W94-86
1/17@Boston College160L81-73
1/21Virginia Tech56L76-74
1/24Miami FL39L85-76
1/27@NC State25L88-68
1/31Notre Dame87W86-72
2/2@North Carolina30L87-77
2/7@Virginia18L72-59
2/11California66W107-100
2/14SMU33W79-78
2/16@Duke2L101-64
2/21North Carolina30L77-64
2/28@Wake Forest7639%
3/3@Louisville1510%
3/7Pittsburgh10872%