1979-80 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-4 (5-1, 1st in Big East MBB)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Boeheim

PS/G: 85.8 (5th of 265)

PA/G: 70.4 (124th of 265)

SRS: 16.43 (6th of 260)

SOS: 2.08 (77th of 260)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Won East Second Round (97-83) versus #8 Villanova
Lost East Regional Semifinal (88-77) versus #5 Iowa

Big East Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1979-80 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
Syracuse	12	11	10	10	9	9	5	3	6	4	2	2	4	3	6

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	REG		Cornell	Ivy	-18.40	W	107	66		1	0	W 1	Manley Field House
2	Wed, Dec 5, 1979	REG		Saint Francis (PA)	ECACS	-7.76	W	93	60		2	0	W 2	Manley Field House
3	Sat, Dec 8, 1979	REG		Illinois State	Ind	7.13	W	72	70		3	0	W 3	Manley Field House
4	Sat, Dec 15, 1979	REG	@	Penn State	Ind	1.92	W	85	72		4	0	W 4	Rec Hall
5	Sat, Dec 22, 1979	REG	@	Pittsburgh	EAA	5.70	W	73	66		5	0	W 5	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
6	Fri, Dec 28, 1979	REG	N	Cornell	Ivy	-18.40	W	99	64		6	0	W 6	Blue Cross Arena
7	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	REG	N	Villanova	EAA	10.81	W	92	84		7	0	W 7	Blue Cross Arena
8	Wed, Jan 2, 1980	REG		Canisius	ECACN	-5.69	W	81	49		8	0	W 8	Manley Field House
9	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	-2.87	W	99	76		9	0	W 9	Manley Field House
10	Mon, Jan 7, 1980	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	4.01	W	72	69		10	0	W 10	WVU Coliseum
11	Wed, Jan 9, 1980	REG		Baltimore	ECACS	-9.54	W	94	64		11	0	W 11	Manley Field House
12	Fri, Jan 11, 1980	REG	@	Rhode Island	ECACN	1.14	W	64	54		12	0	W 12	Keaney Gymnasium
13	Sun, Jan 13, 1980	REG	@	Purdue (10)	Big Ten	17.53	W	66	61		13	0	W 13	Mackey Arena
14	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	REG	@	Old Dominion	ECACS	5.68	L	67	68		13	1	L 1	Norfolk Scope
15	Mon, Jan 21, 1980	REG		Detroit Mercy	Ind	3.19	W	89	83		14	1	W 1	Manley Field House
16	Thu, Jan 24, 1980	REG	@	Rutgers	EAA	0.08	W	69	66		15	1	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
17	Sat, Jan 26, 1980	REG		Connecticut	Big East	3.37	W	99	89		16	1	W 3	Manley Field House
18	Wed, Jan 30, 1980	REG		Temple	ECC	1.33	W	93	77		17	1	W 4	Manley Field House
19	Sat, Feb 2, 1980	REG	@	Providence	Big East	-0.03	W	89	69		18	1	W 5	Providence Civic Center
20	Mon, Feb 4, 1980	REG		Siena	ECACM	-4.57	W	99	64		19	1	W 6	Manley Field House
21	Sat, Feb 9, 1980	REG		St. Bonaventure	EAA	-0.13	W	105	80		20	1	W 7	Manley Field House
22	Wed, Feb 13, 1980	REG		Georgetown	Big East	13.07	L	50	52		20	2	L 1	Manley Field House
23	Sat, Feb 16, 1980	REG	@	St. John's (NY) (7)	Big East	10.43	W	72	71		21	2	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
24	Wed, Feb 20, 1980	REG	@	Niagara	ECACN	-8.33	W	107	82		22	2	W 2	Niagara Falls Convention Center
25	Sat, Feb 23, 1980	REG	@	Boston College	Big East	5.92	W	85	77		23	2	W 3	Roberts Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Fri, Feb 29, 1980	CTOURN	N	Connecticut	Big East	3.37	W	92	61		24	2	W 4	Providence Civic Center
27	Sat, Mar 1, 1980	CTOURN	N	Georgetown (20)	Big East	13.07	L	81	87		24	3	L 1	Providence Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sun, Mar 9, 1980	NCAA	N	Villanova	EAA	10.81	W	97	83		25	3	W 1	Providence Civic Center
29	Fri, Mar 14, 1980	NCAA	N	Iowa	Big Ten	17.56	L	77	88		25	4	L 1	The Spectrum