The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament — this time as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. They’ll face the 9-seed Baylor Bears in round one, then potentially the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round. SU’s first two potential games will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. Should they manage to get past the first weekend, the Orange will be heading to Anaheim, Calif.
Syracuse was last in the West Region in 2010 — when they were a No. 1 seed and beat both Vermont and Gonzaga before losing to eventual national runner-up Butler (ugh) in the Sweet 16 in the same Salt Lake City we’ll play in this time around.