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Syracuse basketball earns No. 8 seed in West Region of 2019 NCAA Tournament

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is headed to the Big Dance once more as Jim Boehiem’s club has earned a No. 8 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Orange have been placed in the West Region and will square off against No. 9 seed Baylor in the first round.

The game will tip off from Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday. The winner of that game will move on to the Second Round to take on the winner of No. 1 seed Gonzaga or No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson. The Round of 32 winner will go on to compete in San Jose, CA in the Sweet 16.