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2016 NCAA Tournament

Syracuse was on the bubble, but earned a 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Since then, the Orange beat No. 7 seed Dayton and No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State handedly in the first two rounds. Following those two wins, Syracuse prevailed in a dramatic game against No. 11 seed Gonzaga and upset No. 1 seed Virginia to advance to the Final Four.