Orange Moves Up in National Polls

Softball8

vs Providence5

Mar 1|Final

Men's Lacrosse9

at #19/#19 Penn8

Mar 1|Final

Women's Basketball90

vs Boston College65

Mar 1|Final

Women's Lacrosse13

vs Cal3

Mar 3|Final

Men's Basketball62

at Louisville77

Mar 3|Final

Women's Basketball

vs TBD

Mar 5|Final

Softball

vs Albany

Mar 6|Final

Softball

vs UMBC

Mar 6|Final

Women's Lacrosse

vs Virginia Tech

Mar 6|Final

Softball

vs Albany

Mar 7|Final

#8/8 Syracuse returns to action at #13/12 Georgetown on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

1/12/2009 3:48:24 PM | Men's Basketball

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The men’s basketball team moved up to No. 8 in both the Associated Press Poll and the ESPN/USA Today rankings. The Orange was formerly ranked 11^th and 9^th, respectively, in the two polls. Syracuse is one of eight BIG EAST teams ranked in the top 25.

Syracuse, 16-1 overall and 4-0 in BIG EAST play, is off to its best start since the 2004-05 season when the Orange started the season 20-1, including going 7-0 in conference play before suffering a setback at Pittsburgh on January 29, 2005.

Most recently, SU recorded an 85-68 victory against DePaul and followed it up with an 82-66 road win against the Scarlet Knights.

The Orange is back on the road for a 7 p.m. game at #13/12 Georgetown on January 14. Syracuse returns to the Dome Saturday, January 17 for a 12 p.m. matchup with #12/13 Notre Dame. Tickets can be purchased online at SUathletics.com, via phone at 1-800-DomeTIX or at the Carrier Dome Box Office during regular business hours.