Syracuse has played 288 different teams in the history of
the program. They have a winning record
against 235 of those teams, and a split record against 24. There are only 29 teams that the Orange have
a lifetime losing record against. Five
of those teams are non-collegiate programs that they will never play
again: Schenectady Company “E” (0-2),
Crescent Athletic Club (1-2), St. John’s Military Academy (1-2), East Liverpool
Athletic Club (0-1) and Williston Seminary (0-1).
That leaves 25 collegiate basketball programs that have winning
records against the Orange. 16 of those teams have a one game margin over the
Orange. Those include:
- Virginia (5-6)
- Maryland (4-5)
- Clemson (3-4)
- Oklahoma State (2-3)
- Wisconsin (2-3)
- Eastern Kentucky (1-2)
- Illinois (1-2)
- Iowa (1-2)
- Austin Peay (0-1)
- Baldwin-Wallace (0-1)
- Cleveland State (0-1)
- Denison (0-1)
- Mississippi (0-1)
- Oral Roberts (0-1)
- Tulsa (0-1)
Virginia and Clemson are current ACC conference foes, so the
one game margin there will be up for play for the foreseeable future.
There are nine teams that have a two game or greater margin
against he Orange. They are:
Bradley (1-3): The Braves are in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Orange have played them four times, always on a neutral court or in a tournament. The two teams last met in 1982 when Bradley
beat the Orangemen in the NIT.
Duke (5-7): The Blue Devils are now a familiar foe in the ACC, and the Orange will see them at least
once every year. The Orange are 3-4
against Duke in ACC play, and last lost to them in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen last
year.
Ohio State (2-5): The Buckeyes are part of the Big 10. The Orange have played OSU twice in the NCAA
tournament, both times with painful losses, twice on neutral courts, twice at
OSU and once at home. The Orange last
played the Buckeyes in the 2012 Elite Eight with the Buckeyes winning 77-70.
City College of New York (5-8): The Beavers were a powerhouse
NCAA program in the 1940s. They were
caught in a point shaving scandal in 1950-1951, and that destroyed the program.
They dropped down to Division III and have remained there ever since. Former Orangeman Tom Green is currently the
head coach of the Beavers. Syracuse last
played CCNY in 1950, and that is unlikely to change.
New York University (9-12):
The Violets are now Division III and part of the UAA conference. The Orange and Violets met frequently from
1940 to 1964. The last time they met was
in 1964, with NYU beating SU in the NIT tournament, despite Dave Bing’s 31
points.
Kentucky (3-8): The
Wildcats are in the SEC, and are one of the blue bloods of college basketball.
The Orange have met them sporadically over history, facing many of their famous
coaches: Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino and Tubby
Smith. The two teams met in the 1996
NCAA Championship game with the Wildcats winning 76-67. They last met in 2000 with the Orange beating
the Wildcats in the 2nd round 52-50.
North Carolina (4-11):
The Tar Heels are now a conference rival in the ACC. Despite the legendary status of the program,
the Orange held their own and were 4-4 over the first eight games against the
Tar Heels. The Orangemen upset NC in the
1975 NCAA tournament and again in the 1987 NCAA tournament, both times
advancing to the Final Four. The two
teams met in the Final Four in 2016, and North Carolina beat the underdog
Orange. The Tar Heels have won the last
seven games in the series.
Louisville (9-18):
Louisville is now a conference rival in the ACC, and a former rival in
the Big East. Louisville has a winning
record over the Orange, and has the distinction of the widest margin (9 games),
and the most games giving the Orange a losing record (27 games played). The Orange have won 6 of the past 11 games,
so they are on an upswing.
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