| Syracuse Record Versus Ranked Teams |
AP Basketball Rankings began with the 1948-1949 Men's Basketball Season. The first weekly poll game out January 18, 1949, and the AP Ranked the Top 20. The AP expanded to a Top 25 with the 1990-1991 season. Syracuse has been ranked #4 five times. They were ranked #1 in the preseason of 1987-1988, and remained #1 for four games. In 1989-1990, they were not ranked #1 in the pre-season, but moved to #1 before their first game, and remained there until January 6th, 1990 when they lost to Villanova. In 2010 they beat Villanova and moved to #1 on March 1st, and remaineed then until after their loss to Louisville on March 6, 2010. The fourth time they moved to #1 was December 12th, 2011, and they remained there until after losing to Notre Dame on January 21st, 2012. In 2014, Syracuse moved to #1 on February 3rd, 2014.
| Accomplishment | Date |
Team | W/L | Score | Coach |
First game against Top 20 Team |
2/9/1949 |
Duquesne |
W |
65-58 |
Lew Andreas |
First win against Top 20 Team |
2/9/1949 |
Duquesne |
W |
65-58 |
Lew Andreas |
First game against #1 team |
3/13/1950 |
Bradley |
L |
66-78 |
Lew Andreas |
First win against Top 10 Team |
3/31/1951 |
Bradley |
W |
76-75 |
|
First win against Top 5 Team |
3/1/1983 |
Villanova |
W |
79-70 |
Jim Boeheim |
First win against #1 team |
1/28/1985 |
Georgetown |
W |
65-63 |
Jim Boeheim |
First game Syracuse Ranked #1 |
11/21/1987 |
North Carolina | L |
93-96 |
Jim Boeheim |
Last game Syracuse Ranked #1 |
2/22/2014 |
Duke | L |
60-66 |
Jim Boeheim |
Last Win against #1 team |
1/14/2019 |
Duke | W |
95-91 |
Jim Boeheim |
Last game against #1 team |
2/23/2019 |
Duke | L |
65-75 |
Jim Boeheim |
Most Top 25 Wins Season |
88-89,90-91 | 8 wins | Jim Boeheim | ||
Most Top 25 Games Played |
2008-09 |
15 games | Jim Boeheim | ||
Most Top 10 Wins Season |
2009-10 |
6 wins | Jim Boeheim | ||
Most Top 10 Games Played |
1995-96 |
9 games | Jim Boeheim | ||
Most Top 5 Wins Season |
2002-03 |
3 wins | Jim Boeheim | ||
Most Top 5 Games Season |
1995-96 |
6 games | Jim Boeheim |
| Season | # Games |
Wins | Losses | Coach | Vs Higher Ranked [1] | Vs Lower Ranked [2] | Vs Top 10 | Vs Top 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
||
3 |
2 |
1 |
Lew Andreas | 2-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
Marc Guley | 2-3 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
0-2 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Marc Guley | 1-0 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
Marc Guley | 2-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Marc Guley | 0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
Marc Guley | 1-3 |
0-0 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
Marc Guley | 0-2 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Marc Guley | 1-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Marc Guley | 0-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
Marc Guley | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Marc Guley | 1-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
Marc Guley | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0* |
0 |
0 |
Marc Guley | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0* |
0 |
0 |
Fred Lewis | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0* |
0 |
0 |
Fred Lewis | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Fred Lewis | 0-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
2* |
0 |
2 |
Fred Lewis | 0-2 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
|
1* |
0 |
1 |
Fred Lewis | 0-1 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
0* |
0 |
0 |
Fred Lewis | 0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
Roy Danforth | 0-3 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Roy Danforth | 0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Roy Danforth | 1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
Roy Danforth | 1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
Roy Danforth | 2-2 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Roy Danforth | 0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
Roy Danforth | 3-4 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0-2 |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
Roy Danforth | 0-3 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-1 |
20-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-0 |
22-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-0 |
23-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-0 |
26-4 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-2 |
4-0 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
11 |
4 |
7 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-5 |
11-4 |
2-2 |
1-0 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-4 |
9-3 |
0-4 |
0-4 |
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-5 |
0-0 |
1-5 |
1-4 |
|
9 |
3 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-1 |
25-5 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
|
11 |
5 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-2 |
20-5 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-1 |
25-7 |
2-2 |
1-1 |
|
11 |
8 |
3 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-3 |
27-5 |
4-3 |
1-3 |
|
9 |
7 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-0 |
24-7 |
4-1 |
1-0 |
|
10 |
8 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-0 |
25-6 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
|
9 |
5 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-1 |
9-9 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
|
6 |
2 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-4 |
10-2 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-2 |
21-6 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-4 |
19-6 |
1-4 |
0-2 |
|
12 |
6 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 4-6 |
19-3 |
3-6 |
2-4 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-4 |
3-2 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-3 |
17-6 |
0-3 |
0-1 |
|
6 |
2 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-4 |
17-7 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-1 |
26-5 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-2 |
19-7 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-0 |
17-7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
9 |
7 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 6-2 |
12-2 |
5-1 |
3-1 |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-2 |
15-5 |
2-2 |
1-0 |
|
10 |
4 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-1 |
26-6 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
|
11 |
5 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 5-6 |
4-4 |
1-5 |
1-3 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-3 |
10-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-5 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
15 |
7 |
8 |
Jim Boeheim | 4-6 |
19-4 |
1-5 |
1-3 |
|
10 |
8 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-0 |
25-5 |
6-0 |
0-0 |
|
12 |
7 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 4-1 |
23-6 |
2-2 |
0-2 |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-0 |
34-3 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
|
14 |
8 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 5-4 |
25-6 |
3-4 |
3-2 |
|
7 |
5 |
2 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-0 |
28-6 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
|
8 |
2 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-6 |
3-1 |
1-4 |
0-3 |
|
11 |
5 |
6 |
Jim Boeheim | 5-6 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-5 |
5-1 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
|
10 |
2 |
8 |
Jim Boeheim | 2-8 |
0-0 |
1-6 |
1-5 |
|
11 |
3 |
8 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-8 |
2-2 |
1-5 |
1-5 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-4 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 3-4 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
Jim Boeheim | 0-5 |
0-0 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Jim Boeheim | 1-4 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
Adrian Autry | 1-4 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
Adrian Autry | 0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
* AP only had a Top 10 in seasons marked with an asterisk.
| Coach | # Games |
Wins | Losses | W/L % |
Vs Higher Ranked [1] | Vs Lower Ranked [2] | Vs Top 10 | Vs Top 5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75.0% |
3-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
21 |
8 |
13 |
38.1% |
8-12 |
2-4 |
1-8 |
0-3 |
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.0% |
0-4 |
3-3 |
0-4 |
0-3 |
|
24 |
7 |
17 |
29.2% |
7-17 |
1-1 |
4-7 |
0-5 |
|
352 |
163 |
189 |
47.5% |
95-141 |
668-176 |
65-98 |
23-58 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
6 |
1 |
5 |
--- |
1-5 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
|
Syracuse Total |
394 |
180 |
216 |
46.2% |
112-177 |
674-183 |
70-116 |
22-68 |
[1] This is Syracuse's combined record when it was ranked but playing higher ranked teams and when Syracuse was unranked playing ranked teams
[2] This is Syracuse's combined record when it was ranked but playing lower ranked teams and when Syracuse was ranked playing unranked teams.
AP Ranking Data for individual games from 1948-1949 to 2008-2009 determined from the 2009 NCAA Division I Record Book, Pages 68-83 Week-By-Week AP Polls. All other data gathered and compiled independently.
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