Skip to main content
All Syracuse

Syracuse Picked to Finish Seventh in ACC Preseason Poll

The Orange is coming off of a Sweet-16 season.
Mike McAllister|
Syracuse Picked to Finish Seventh in ACC Preseason Poll
Syracuse Picked to Finish Seventh in ACC Preseason Poll

Syracuse basketball has been picked to finish seventh in the ACC in the ACC’s preseason poll. Syracuse was the first school to not receive any first place votes as each of the top six teams did. Duke was overwhelmingly picked to win the league. Boston College was selected to end up in last place. Here is the complete poll with first place votes and total points in parenthesis:

  1. Duke (47) (1,132)
  2. Florida State (14) (1,034)
  3. North Carolina (5) (1,001)
  4. Virginia (9) (949)
  5. Virginia Tech (5) (857)
  6. Louisville (1) (791)
  7. Syracuse (781)
  8. Notre Dame (599)
  9. NC State (555)
  10. Georgia Tech (524)
  11. Clemson (430)
  12. Miami (428)
  13. Wake Forest (274)
  14. Pittsburgh (253)
  15. Boston College (112)

The Orange finished eighth during the 2020-21 season with a conference record of 9-7 during the regular season. Syracuse parlayed that into one win in the ACC Tournament before earning an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse upset the sixth seeded San Diego State Aztecs and third seeded West Virginia Mountaineers before falling to Houston, the region’s two seed, in the Sweet 16. Syracuse had an 18-10 regular season record overall.

The 2021-22 schedule for Syracuse features a plethora of intriguing matchups, especially in the non-conference. The Orange will participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis, which features several high major programs including the defending national champion Baylor Bears. Syracuse also faces Indiana, Villanova and Georgetown during the non-conference slate. The conference home schedule features Virginia, Florida State, Duke, Louisville and others.

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations

Published
Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

Share on XFollow McAllisterMike1
Home/Basketball