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1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–9
Head coach
Home arenaManley Field House
Seasons
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Rutgers   31 2   .939
No. 3 UNLV   29 2   .935
No. 2 Marquette   27 2   .931
North Texas State   22 4   .846
No. 19 Centenary   22 5   .815
UNC Charlotte   24 6   .800
Pan American   20 5   .800
No. 7 Notre Dame   23 6   .793
St. John's   23 6   .793
Florida State   21 6   .778
Oral Roberts   20 6   .769
Georgetown   21 7   .750
Virginia Tech   21 7   .750
George Washington   20 7   .741
Illinois State   20 7   .741
Creighton   19 7   .731
Northeast Louisiana   18 7   .720
Detroit   19 8   .704
South Florida   19 8   .704
New Orleans   18 8   .692
No. 17 DePaul   20 9   .690
Syracuse   20 9   .690
Holy Cross   22 10   .688
Seton Hall   18 9   .667
South Alabama   18 9   .667
South Carolina   18 9   .667
Providence   21 11   .656
Stetson   17 9   .654
UC Santa Barbara   17 9   .654
Air Force   16 9   .640
VCU   16 9   .640
St. Peter's   19 11   .633
Portland State   17 10   .630
St. Bonaventure   17 10   .630
Mercer   15 10   .600
Villanova   16 11   .593
Niagara   17 12   .586
Long Island   15 12   .556
Colgate   13 11   .542
Xavier   14 12   .538
West Virginia   15 13   .536
Georgia State   12 11   .522
Indiana State   13 12   .520
Dayton   14 13   .519
Hardin–Simmons   14 13   .519
Jacksonville   13 13   .500
Manhattan   14 14   .500
St. Francis (PA)   14 14   .500
St. Francis (NY)   13 13   .500
Marshall   13 14   .481
Duquesne   12 13   .480
Northeastern   12 13   .480
Fairfield   12 14   .462
Utah State   12 14   .462
Butler   12 15   .444
Denver   12 15   .444
Pittsburgh   12 15   .444
Army   11 14   .440
Iona   11 15   .423
Milwaukee   11 15   .423
Southern Miss   11 15   .423
Navy   10 14   .417
Fairleigh Dickinson   9 13   .409
Georgia Southern   11 16   .407
Hawaii   11 16   .407
Penn State   10 15   .400
Buffalo   10 16   .385
Loyola (IL)   10 16   .385
Canisius   10 17   .370
Boston College   9 17   .346
Oklahoma City   9 18   .333
Portland   9 18   .333
Fordham   7 19   .269
Cleveland State   6 19   .240
Houston Baptist   5 21   .192
Baptist   3 23   .115
Samford   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1975–76 academic year.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
vs. Austin Peay L 83–93  0–1
 
 
November 29
vs. Harvard W 83–70  1–1
 
 
December 3
Buffalo W 87–77  2–1
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 5
vs. UNLV L 83–105  2–2
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6
at Pittsburgh W 90–80  3–2
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 10
St. Bonaventure W 96–84  4–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 19
Penn State W 90–82  5–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 20
Boston College W 59–58  6–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
December 30
Dayton W 84–74  7–2
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 3
at West Virginia L 75–97  7–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 7
Fordham W 55–48  8–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 10
at La Salle W 82–77  9–3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 13
Cornell W 87–72  10–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 17
at American W 65–61  11–3
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Arlington, Virginia
January 21
Canisius W 80–51  12–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 24
Northeastern W 87–75  13–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
January 28
Temple W 56–51  14–3
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 4
at Bowling Green State W 100–75  15–3
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 7
at Pittsburgh L 67–71  15–4
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11
at Penn State W 100–93  16–4
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14
at Colgate W 77–68  17–4
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 16
Stonehill W 101–55  18–4
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
February 18
at Rutgers L 80–93  18–5
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
February 21
at St. John's L 78–100  18–6
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
February 25
at Niagara L 57–59  18–7
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
February 28
Virginia Tech L 81–92  18–8
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
March 5
Manhattan W 83–57  19–8
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
March 6
Niagara W 77–68  20–8
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
March 13
vs. Texas Tech
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 59–69  20–9
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1975–76 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1975–76 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.