Paradise Island, Bahamas — In the second week of the 2009-10 season, an unranked Syracuse team went to New York City and recorded back-to-back wins over ranked opponents in the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.
The Orange beat No. 13 California and then came back to throttle No. 6 North Carolina.
The two wins opened the eyes of college basketball's voters. The next week, Syracuse entered the Associated Press poll at No. 10.
Over the past three days, this year's Syracuse team will likely make a similar leap into the rankings after opening eyes of voters around the country with its performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis here in the Bahamas.