If you believe some of the big bracketology experts, Syracuse is pretty firmly a nine-seed right now.
Tonight's game with the North Carolina Tar Heels could have huge implications for the Syracuse Orange's NCAA Tournament projections, but before that, it appears that the Orange are not only in but also seem to have a lock on a very specific seed and opponent.
Both ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm have the Orange as a nine-seed and both have them playing the 8-seed USC Trojans in the first round.