1997-98 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-9 (12-6, 1st in Big East MBB Big East 7)

Rank: 21st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jim Boeheim

PS/G: 70.9 (149th of 308)

PA/G: 67.0 (72nd of 308)

SRS: 11.87 (35th of 306)

SOS: 7.98 (27th of 306)

ORtg: 101.0 (135th of 308)

DRtg: 95.4 (58th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in South)
Won South First Round (63-61) versus #12 Iona
Won South Second Round (56-46) versus #4 New Mexico
Lost South Regional Semifinal (80-67) versus #1 Duke

Big East Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Syracuse	-	-	-	-	-	25	19	19	18	15	15	20	19	23	21	23	22	21

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	REG		UNC Asheville	Big South	-4.27	W	60	57		1	0	W 1	Carrier Dome
2	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	REG		UNC Greensboro	Southern	-12.69	W	83	53		2	0	W 2	Carrier Dome
3	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	REG		Colgate	Patriot	-9.74	W	78	74		3	0	W 3	Carrier Dome
4	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	W	80	73		4	0	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
5	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG	@	Boston College	Big East	5.14	W	70	52		5	0	W 5	Silvio O. Conte Forum
6	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	REG		Texas Southern	SWAC	-9.81	W	85	73		6	0	W 6	Carrier Dome
7	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	3.62	W	72	53		7	0	W 7	Carrier Dome
8	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	REG		Buffalo	Mid-Cont	-6.20	W	82	70		8	0	W 8	Carrier Dome
9	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	@	Nevada-Las Vegas	WAC	7.43	W	71	64		9	0	W 9	Thomas & Mack Center
10	Wed, Dec 24, 1997	REG	N	Saint Louis	CUSA	9.47	W	67	64		10	0	W 10	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
11	Thu, Dec 25, 1997	REG	N	TCU (25)	WAC	22.29	W	82	78		11	0	W 11	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
12	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	REG	N	Michigan	Big Ten	18.79	L	61	93		11	1	L 1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex
13	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	REG		Rutgers	Big East	9.47	W	71	68		12	1	W 1	Carrier Dome
14	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	REG	@	Providence	Big East	7.08	W	77	59		13	1	W 2	Providence Civic Center
15	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG		Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	69	65		14	1	W 3	Carrier Dome
16	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	REG		Providence	Big East	7.08	L	64	76		14	2	L 1	Carrier Dome
17	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	REG		Miami (FL)	Big East	10.87	W	85	67		15	2	W 1	Carrier Dome
18	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	REG	@	Notre Dame	Big East	5.54	L	63	83		15	3	L 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
19	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Connecticut (8)	Big East	20.67	L	54	63		15	4	L 2	Carrier Dome
20	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	8.75	W	84	66		16	4	W 1	Verizon Center
21	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Big East	2.66	W	84	73		17	4	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	6.24	L	61	85		17	5	L 1	Carrier Dome
23	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Big East	10.87	W	72	63		18	5	W 1	Miami Arena
24	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		West Virginia (16)	Big East	16.24	W	73	58		19	5	W 2	Carrier Dome
25	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	REG	@	Villanova	Big East	6.75	W	69	64		20	5	W 3	CoreStates Center
26	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG	@	Rutgers	Big East	9.47	L	58	62		20	6	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
27	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	L	65	67		20	7	L 2	Carrier Dome
28	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	REG		Pittsburgh	Big East	2.66	W	76	61		21	7	W 1	Carrier Dome
29	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	REG		Georgetown	Big East	8.75	W	77	72	OT	22	7	W 2	Carrier Dome
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	CTOURN	N	Villanova	Big East	6.75	W	69	66		23	7	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
31	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	W	69	67	OT	24	7	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
32	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN	N	Connecticut (6)	Big East	20.67	L	64	69		24	8	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	NCAA	N	Iona	MAAC	8.55	W	63	61		25	8	W 1	Rupp Arena
34	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	NCAA	N	New Mexico (18)	WAC	14.98	W	56	46		26	8	W 2	Rupp Arena
35	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	NCAA	N	Duke (3)	ACC	29.55	L	67	80		26	9	L 1	Tropicana Field