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Syracuse could easily be a tournament team given their recent competitiveness, yet here they sit firmly off the bubble.

Syracuse started the season 13th in the ACC Power Rankings, but has climbed to eighth as the teams head into conference play.

Syracuse won its first six games, but then lost five of its next six, finishing the season eighth in the ACC Power Rankings.

Only four teams that are on the Syracuse basketball slate open the season among the teams of the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

This may be a down year for Syracuse, but the future is exceptionally bright with six recruits coming in this year.

Syracuse football has defied expectations, and has risen significantly from the preseason No. 12 team in the ACC.

Since entering the ACC in 2013 and going 14-4, Syracuse has since gone 74-72 in conference play, almost always finishing middle of the pack.

For the second straight year, Syracuse basketball opens up conference play with an early December road game.

After watching Syracuse’s game against Louisville, there is absolutely a path to six wins for the Orange if they continue to play this way.

ACC football analyst Sam Vescovi has NC State atop his Preseason ACC Football Power Rankings, while Syracuse slots in at No. 12.