Syracuse Orange NCAA Tournament History
ACC- All-Time Record
- 70-41
- Appearances
- 41
- Final Fours
- 6
- Titles
- 1
- First
- 1957
- Most Recent
- 2021
Year by Year
Syracuse Orange has made 41 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1957 and 2021.
1957
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
North Carolina
58-67
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Lafayette
75-71
W
Second Round
Connecticut
82-76
1966
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Duke
81-91
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Davidson
94-78
1973
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Maryland
75-91
W
Second Round
Furman
83-82
W
Third Place Game
Pennsylvania
69-68
1974
L
Second Round
Oral Roberts
82-86
1975
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Kentucky
79-95
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kansas State
95-87
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
North Carolina
78-76
W
Second Round
La Salle
87-83
L
Third Place Game
Louisville
88-96
1976
L
Second Round
Texas Tech
56-69
1977
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Charlotte
59-81
W
Second Round
Tennessee
93-88
1978
L
Second Round
Western Kentucky
86-87
1979
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Pennsylvania
76-84
W
Second Round
Connecticut
89-81
1980
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Iowa
77-88
W
Second Round
Villanova
97-83
1983
W
First Round
Morehead State
74-59
L
Second Round
Ohio State
74-79
1984
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Virginia
55-63
W
Second Round
Virginia Commonwealth
78-63
1985
W
First Round
DePaul
70-65
L
Second Round
Georgia Tech
53-70
1986
W
First Round
Brown
101-52
L
Second Round
Navy
85-97
1987
W
First Round
Georgia Southern
79-73
L
National Championship
Indiana
73-74
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Providence
77-63
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
North Carolina
79-75
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Florida
87-81
W
Second Round
Western Kentucky
104-86
1988
W
First Round
North Carolina A&T
69-55
L
Second Round
Rhode Island
94-97
1989
W
First Round
Bucknell
104-81
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Illinois
86-89
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Missouri
83-80
W
Second Round
Colorado State
65-50
1990
W
First Round
Coppin State
70-48
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Minnesota
75-82
W
Second Round
Virginia
63-61
1991
L
First Round
Richmond
69-73
1992
W
First Round
Princeton
51-43
L
Second Round
Massachusetts
71-77
1994
W
First Round
Hawaii
92-78
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Missouri
88-98
W
Second Round
Wisconsin-Green Bay
64-59
1995
W
First Round
Southern Illinois
96-92
L
Second Round
Arkansas
94-96
1996
W
First Round
Montana State
88-55
L
National Championship
Kentucky
67-76
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Mississippi State
77-69
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kansas
60-57
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Georgia
83-81
W
Second Round
Drexel
69-58
1998
W
First Round
Iona
63-61
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Duke
67-80
W
Second Round
New Mexico
56-46
1999
L
First Round
Oklahoma State
61-69
2000
W
First Round
Samford
79-65
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Michigan State
58-75
W
Second Round
Kentucky
52-50
2001
W
First Round
Hawaii
79-69
L
Second Round
Kansas
58-87
2003
W
First Round
Manhattan
76-65
W
National Championship
Kansas
81-78
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Texas
95-84
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Oklahoma
63-47
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Auburn
79-78
W
Second Round
Oklahoma State
68-56
2004
W
First Round
Brigham Young
80-75
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Alabama
71-80
W
Second Round
Maryland
72-70
2005
L
First Round
Vermont
57-60
2006
L
First Round
Texas A&M
58-66
2009
W
First Round
Stephen F. Austin
59-44
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oklahoma
71-84
W
Second Round
Arizona State
78-67
2010
W
First Round
Vermont
79-56
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Butler
59-63
W
Second Round
Gonzaga
87-65
2011
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Indiana State
77-60
L
Second Round
#11 Marquette
62-66
2012
No. 1 seed
W
First Round
#16 UNC Asheville
72-65
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#2 Ohio State
70-77
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#4 Wisconsin
64-63
W
Second Round
#8 Kansas State
75-59
2013
No. 4 seed
W
First Round
#13 Montana
81-34
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
#4 Michigan
56-61
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#3 Marquette
55-39
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#1 Indiana
61-50
W
Second Round
#12 California
66-60
2014
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Western Michigan
77-53
L
Second Round
#11 Dayton
53-55
2016
No. 10 seed
W
First Round
#7 Dayton
70-51
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
#1 North Carolina
66-83
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#1 Virginia
68-62
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#11 Gonzaga
63-60
W
Second Round
#15 Middle Tennessee
75-50
2018
No. 11 seed
W
First Round
#6 TCU
57-52
W
First Four
#11 Arizona State
60-56
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#2 Duke
65-69
W
Second Round
#3 Michigan State
55-53
2019
No. 8 seed
L
First Round
#9 Baylor
69-78
2021
No. 11 seed
W
First Round
#6 San Diego State
78-62
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#2 Houston
46-62
W
Second Round
#3 West Virginia
75-72