1987-88 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-9 (11-5, 2nd in Big East MBB)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Boeheim

PS/G: 84.7 (16th of 290)

PA/G: 70.5 (90th of 290)

SRS: 22.66 (4th of 290)

SOS: 8.54 (26th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in East)
Won East First Round (69-55) versus #14 North Carolina A&T
Lost East Second Round (97-94) versus #11 Rhode Island

Big East Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1987-88 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	3/7	Final
Syracuse	1	3	8	9	7	7	7	9	14	17	12	11	12	10	12	13	9

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, Nov 21, 1987	REG	N	North Carolina (3)	ACC	19.52	L	93	96		0	1	L 1	MassMutual Center
2	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	REG	@	Alaska-Anchorage			W	95	79		1	1	W 1	Sullivan Arena
3	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	REG	N	UAB	Sun Belt	3.50	W	79	63		2	1	W 2	Sullivan Arena
4	Mon, Nov 30, 1987	REG	N	Arizona (9)	Pac-10	28.95	L	69	80		2	2	L 1	Sullivan Arena
5	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	REG		South Florida	Sun Belt	-7.39	W	111	65		3	2	W 1	Carrier Dome
6	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	REG		TCU	SWC	-5.84	W	87	58		4	2	W 2	Carrier Dome
7	Mon, Dec 7, 1987	REG		Cornell	Ivy	-5.46	W	95	59		5	2	W 3	Carrier Dome
8	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	REG	@	Canisius	ECACN	-11.68	W	92	77		6	2	W 4	Koessler Athletic Center
9	Thu, Dec 17, 1987	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	-1.51	W	111	68		7	2	W 5	Carrier Dome
10	Mon, Dec 21, 1987	REG		UTSA	TAAC	3.75	W	108	84		8	2	W 6	Carrier Dome
11	Mon, Dec 28, 1987	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-10.29	W	110	69		9	2	W 7	Carrier Dome
12	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	REG		Siena	ECACN	0.16	W	123	72		10	2	W 8	Carrier Dome
13	Tue, Jan 5, 1988	REG	@	Boston College	Big East	9.01	W	80	67		11	2	W 9	Roberts Center
14	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	14.59	W	84	82		12	2	W 10	Carrier Dome
15	Mon, Jan 11, 1988	REG	@	Villanova	Big East	13.92	L	78	80		12	3	L 1	The Pavilion
16	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	REG		Connecticut	Big East	8.92	L	50	51		12	4	L 2	Carrier Dome
17	Mon, Jan 18, 1988	REG		Boston College	Big East	9.01	W	90	60		13	4	W 1	Carrier Dome
18	Sun, Jan 24, 1988	REG		Georgetown (15)	Big East	14.17	L	68	69		13	5	L 1	Carrier Dome
19	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	14.59	W	87	76		14	5	W 1	Brendan Byrne Arena
20	Sun, Jan 31, 1988	REG		Michigan (8)	Big Ten	22.42	W	89	71		15	5	W 2	Carrier Dome
21	Tue, Feb 2, 1988	REG		Providence	Big East	3.12	W	92	71		16	5	W 3	Carrier Dome
22	Sat, Feb 6, 1988	REG	@	St. John's (NY) (20)	Big East	11.93	W	79	62		17	5	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
23	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	REG	@	Pittsburgh (5)	Big East	16.96	W	84	75		18	5	W 5	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
24	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	14.17	L	69	71		18	6	L 1	Capital Centre
25	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.93	W	82	68		19	6	W 1	Carrier Dome
26	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	REG	@	Connecticut	Big East	8.92	W	73	71		20	6	W 2	Hartford Civic Center
27	Thu, Feb 25, 1988	REG	@	Providence	Big East	3.12	W	91	73		21	6	W 3	Providence Civic Center
28	Sun, Feb 28, 1988	REG	@	Kentucky (12)	SEC	18.90	L	58	62		21	7	L 1	Rupp Arena
29	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	REG		Villanova	Big East	13.92	W	71	69		22	7	W 1	Carrier Dome
30	Sun, Mar 6, 1988	REG		Pittsburgh (7)	Big East	16.96	L	84	85		22	8	L 1	Carrier Dome
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	CTOURN	N	Boston College	Big East	9.01	W	67	53		23	8	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
32	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	CTOURN	N	Seton Hall	Big East	14.59	W	68	63		24	8	W 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)
33	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	CTOURN	N	Villanova	Big East	13.92	W	85	68		25	8	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 17, 1988	NCAA	N	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	2.83	W	69	55		26	8	W 4	Dean Smith Center
35	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	NCAA	N	Rhode Island	A-10	9.92	L	94	97		26	9	L 1	Dean Smith Center