No, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team hasn’t received some sort of last-minute waiver to the Sweet 16 (though if they’re offering any, we’re happy to take one). But the NCAA Tournament is still going on, so might as well talk about it... by talking about us nonetheless.
Syracuse has faced all 16 teams remaining in this year’s event at least once, and has played 12 of them in the postseason before (10 in the NCAAs).
Apropos of nothing, a quick rundown of the previous matchups with all of them (some going better than others):
The only meeting ever was a memorable one: Syracuse’s 79-78 victory in the 2003 Sweet 16 en route to winning the region and eventually the national title.