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Syracuse’s Tournament Odds in Question | Syracuse Basketball News
Syracuse basketball’s bold rebuild under new coach Gerry McNamara is stirring excitement, but the national spotlight hasn’t caught up yet—ESPN’s Joe Lunardi left them out entirely in his early 2026 bracketology, ranking them below even SMU and Virginia Tech. With the NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams, Syracuse still faces a steep climb, starting with a brutal non-conference slate that includes Indiana and Oklahoma. The Orange are chasing their first tournament berth since 2021—and they’re doing it without a single seed or even a glimmer of inclusion in Lunardi’s top-tier projections…
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