Yes, you heard that right. Contrary to popular belief, including my own, Syracuse basketball, a 10 seed, will take on Dayton (7) in the round of 64. Going into today, I thought the Orange virtually had no chance. After their loss to Pitt and Michigan’s win, the situation was looking dire for them. But the Basketball God’s were bleeding orange today. Despite what Doug Gottlieb and others may think, Syracuse deserves to make the tournament.
They kicked off the season by winning the Battle for Atlantis Tournament, as they defeated multiple ranked teams, including Connecticut and Texas A&M.