We've been talking all season about Syracuse Orange Basketball being on the bubble, so much so that we've got #BubbleWatch posts. Today, a big piece of the puzzle came around as the NCAA Mock Selection Bracket was completed. (For those unaware, each year, the NCAA invites media members to participate in a mock bracket selection that almost always generates #pageviews and free publicity for the NCAA Tournament.)
Ladies & gentlemen: Your complete (pretend) 2016 NCAA tournament bracket. #MockSelection pic.twitter.com/hV3RhSdVeU
— Reid Forgrave (@ReidForgrave) February 12, 2016
For the Orange, the Mock Tournament Bracket has them lined up as a 9-seed in the Midwest (33rd-ranked team overall) which would see the Orange play the first round in Oklahoma City matched up with 8th-seeded Colorado out of the Pac-12.