Once again, Syracuse finds itself in a familiar, if uncomfortable, position on the bubble.
Last season, the Orange just missed out on the 2017 NCAA tournament, despite going 10-8 in the ACC.
Conversely, in 2016, Syracuse barely scraped by with a 9-9 record in conference play. That was good enough to net a No. 10 seed, which, you might remember, the Orange parlayed into a trip to the Final Four.
In 2015, the Orange barely missed the tournament with a 9-9 record in the ACC, and ... well, you get the idea.
The 2017-18 season therefore marks a rather incredible fourth consecutive time that Orange fans are being kept on pins and needles.