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[QUOTE="moqui, post: 225324, member: 214"]
huh?  I will give you the Elite 8, but since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, SU's record in the Round of 32 is just 11-7.  OK, it's a winning record, but not something to inspire a ton of confidence.  It is SU's 4th best round out of 6.
 
In the modern (64+ team) era, Syracuse is just 22-21 in its 22 NCAA tournament appearances.  Of those 21 losses, 2/3 of them have come in the rounds of 32 and 16.  Those are the graveyards for Syracuse squads, and no team lurking there should ever be dismissed.  Kansas State and USM both have red flags in their profiles that could be a problem for Syracuse - K State is an outstanding offensive rebounding team (7th in the nation in offensive rebounding rate), while USM is one of the best teams in the nation at taking care of the ball - they are 11th lowest in offensive turnover percentage
 
I think this bracket looks pretty favorable, but I have thought so in other years, as well, and the limitations facing this team remain, so I don't take anything for granted. 
 
Record by round since 1985:
Round of 64:  18-4  .818
Round of 32:  11-7  .611
Sweet 16:  4-7  .364
Elite 8:  3-1  .750
National Semi Final:  3-0  1.000
Championship:  1-2  .333
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