Syracuse NCAA Tournament Resume Comparison

How does the Orange's resume stack up?

Mike McAllister | Mar 14, 2021

Syracuse NCAA Tournament Resume Comparison /

Syracuse basketball is done playing until Selection Sunday after a heartbreaking loss to Virginia in the ACC Tournament. Here is a look at how its NCAA Tournament resume currently stacks up with other bubble teams.

SYRACUSE VS DRAKE

Category	Syracuse	Drake
Record	16-9	23-4
Home	13-1	12-1
Road	2-7	9-2
Netural	1-1	2-1
SOS	51	194
SOR	41	46
NET	40	45
KenPom	41	53
Sagarin	33	70
Quad 1	1-7	1-2
Quad 2	6-1	5-0
Quad 3	6-1	6-2
Quad 4	3-0	11-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	Loyola (NET 10)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	@Valpo (Net 228)

Analysis: Drake has an inflated record as 17 of its 23 wins are from quad three and four. Eleven from quad four. This has also helped Drake get nine road wins. The strength of schedule is the worst among bubble teams. Syracuse is better in NET, KenPom, Sagarin, strength of record, etc. Drake also has two losses significantly worse than any of Syracuse's. Yes Drake has the better record, but everywhere else Syracuse's resume is stronger.

SYRACUSE VS BOISE STATE

Category	Syracuse	Boise State
Record	16-9	17-8
Home	13-1	10-1
Road	2-7	4-6
Neutral	1-1	3-1
SOS	51	108
SOR	41	70
NET	40	50
KenPom	41	60
Sagarin	33	58
Quad 1	1-7	2-4
Quad 2	6-1	2-3
Quad 3	6-1	4-0
Quad 4	3-0	9-1
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	@BYU (NET 20)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	Fresno St (NET 193)

Analysis: With Boise's loss in the Mountain West Tournament, they should not be in over Syracuse. Yes Boise has more road and neutral wins, but the strength of schedule and strength of record are significantly worse than Syracuse. Syracuse has more quad two wins, a better NET, KenPom and Sagarin, and Boise has a much worse loss. More than half of Boise's wins are in quad four.

SYRACUSE VS LOUISVILLE

Category	Syracuse	Louisville
Record	16-9	13-7
Home	13-1	9-2
Road	2-7	4-4
Neutral	1-1	0-1
SOS	51	38
SOR	41	36
NET	40	56
KenPom	41	54
Sagarin	33	40
Quad 1	1-7	1-6
Quad 2	6-1	6-0
Quad 3	6-1	4-1
Quad 4	3-0	2-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	Ga Tech (NET 33)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	@Miami (NET 149)

Analysis: Louisville has the edge in road wins, strength of schedule and strength of record. However, quad one/two are very similar, Syracuse has the better win and Louisville has a bad loss to Miami. The road/neutral wins are four for Louisville and three for Syracuse. Syracuse has a stronger NET, KenPom and Sagarin. If Louisville is definitely in, Syracuse should be as well. If both are in, Syracuse which gets the bye and which is in a play-in game will be determined by which criteria the committee emphasizes.

SYRACUSE VS OLE MISS

Category	Syracuse	Ole Miss
Record	16-9	16-11
Home	13-1	10-4
Road	2-7	5-6
Neutral	1-1	1-1
SOS	51	69
SOR	41	63
NET	40	53
KenPom	41	48
Sagarin	33	56
Quad 1	1-7	3-5
Quad 2	6-1	4-4
Quad 3	6-1	4-2
Quad 4	3-0	5-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	Tennessee (NET 13)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	@Vandy (NET 102)

Analysis: Syracuse has a better strength of schedule, strength of record, NET, KenPom and Sagarin. Ole Miss has the edge in quad one wins but has more quad two and quad three losses. Strength of schedule and strength of record also favor Syracuse.

SYRACUSE VS UCLA

Category	Syracuse	UCLA
Record	16-9	17-9
Home	13-1	11-1
Road	2-7	5-5
Neutral	1-1	1-3
SOS	51	62
SOR	41	43
NET	40	46
KenPom	41	45
Sagarin	33	45
Quad 1	1-7	2-6
Quad 2	6-1	3-3
Quad 3	6-1	8-0
Quad 4	3-0	4-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	Colorado (NET 15)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	Oregon St (NET 91)

Analysis: UCLA's loss to Oregon State puts its NCAA Tournament fate in question. When you compare resumes, UCLA has the edge in road wins. However, Syracuse has a stronger strength of schedule, NET, KenPom and Sagarin. While UCLA has one more quad one win, Syracuse has three more quad two wins. Between quads one and two, Syracuse is 7-8 while UCLA is 5-9.

SYRACUSE VS COLORADO STATE

Category	Syracuse	Colorado State
Record	16-9	17-6
Home	13-1	9-1
Road	2-7	4-4
Neutral	1-1	4-1
SOS	51	123
SOR	41	59
NET	40	51
KenPom	41	64
Sagarin	33	74
Quad 1	1-7	2-4
Quad 2	6-1	1-2
Quad 3	6-1	4-0
Quad 4	3-0	10-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	@San Diego St (NET 18)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	@Nevada (NET 96)

Analysis: Colorado State has the better record, more road wins and more neutral wins. However, the strength of schedule is significantly worse than Syracuse. Syracuse also has a stronger strength of record, NET, KenPom and Sagarin. While CSU has one more quad one win, Syracuse has five more quad two wins. More than half of CSU's wins have come in quad four.

SYRACUSE VS UTAH STATE

Category	Syracuse	Utah State
Record	16-9	19-8
Home	13-1	9-2
Road	2-7	6-3
Neutral	1-1	4-3
SOS	51	113
SOR	41	64
NET	40	39
KenPom	41	40
Sagarin	33	47
Quad 1	1-7	2-5
Quad 2	6-1	2-1
Quad 3	6-1	7-2
Quad 4	3-0	8-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 33)	San Diego St (NET 18)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	@UNLV (NET 179)

Analysis: Utah State will point to its 10 road/neutral wins. However, 15 of Utah State's 19 wins have come in quads three and four. The strength of schedule and strength of record is significantly worse than many bubble teams, including Syracuse. Yes the Aggies have one more quad one in than Syracuse, but they also have five fewer quad two wins. The bad loss to UNLV hurts the resume as well.

SYRACUSE VS WICHITA STATE

Category	Syracuse	Wichita State
Record	16-9	14-5
Home	13-1	8-2
Road	2-7	5-2
Neutral	1-1	1-1
SOS	51	98
SOR	41	42
NET	40	72
KenPom	41	74
Sagarin	33	61
Quad 1	1-7	2-3
Quad 2	6-1	2-1
Quad 3	6-1	6-1
Quad 4	3-0	4-0
Best Win	North Carolin (NET 32)	Houston (NET 5)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	Cincinnati (NET 115)

Analysis: Wichita State is an interesting case. The Shockers has six road/neutral wins, but 10 of its 14 wins are from quads three and four. The strength of schedule, NET, KenPom and Sagarin are significantly worse than Syracuse. Wichita does have one more quad one win than Syracuse, but also has four fewer quad two wins.

SYRACUSE VS SAINT LOUIS

Category	Syracuse	Saint Louis
Record	16-9	14-6
Home	13-1	12-1
Road	2-7	1-4
Neutral	1-1	1-1
SOS	51	107
SOR	41	61
NET	40	43
KenPom	41	47
Sagarin	33	53
Quad 1	1-7	2-2
Quad 2	6-1	2-2
Quad 3	6-1	4-2
Quad 4	3-0	6-0
Best Win	North Carolina (NET 32)	St. Bonaventure (NET 27)
Worst Loss	Pittsburgh (NET 100)	La Salle (NET 204)

Analysis: Syracuse has more road wins, a much better strength of schedule, strength of record, KenPom and Sagarin. Syracuse has one fewer quad one win, but four more quad two wins and fewer quad three losses. Saint Louis' loss to La Salle is a huge blemish as well. Syracuse should be well ahead of Saint Louis.

Published Mar 14, 2021

MIKE MCALLISTER

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