<P> Syracuse home games in the early years were played at Archbold Gymnasium, an on - campus gym that is still used for various university activities . After a 1947 fire, most home games were played at Syracuse's state fairgrounds' Coliseum and other local venues . In 1962, home games moved to the newly constructed Manley Field House which finally gave the team a powerful home court advantage . The team became so fond of the space that its coaches objected to moving to the Carrier Dome when it was opened in 1980 . But the team was moved anyway, because the Dome could not survive on a schedule of just 6 home football games a year . In its setup for basketball, the Dome can hold crowds of more than 30,000 for its biggest games, an advantage that has served to intimidate opposing teams for more than 30 years . </P> <P> On February 1, 2014 Syracuse broke its own record for the largest on - campus crowd at a college basketball game against Duke University with a crowd of 35,466 . The game was also the third most viewed regular season game in ESPN history, with 4.75 million viewers . The previous record attendance was set in February, 2013 in a game against long - time rival Georgetown University . The total ticket count for that game was 35,012 . </P> <P> The Orange have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 39 times . Their combined record is 67--39 . They were National Champions in 2003 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Connecticut Lafayette North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 82--76 W 75--71 L 58--67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Davidson Duke </Td> <Td> W 94--78 L 81--91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Furman Maryland Penn </Td> <Td> W 83--82 L 75--91 W 69--68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> Oral Roberts </Td> <Td> L 82--86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> La Salle North Carolina Kansas State Kentucky Louisville </Td> <Td> W 87--83 W 78--76 W 95--87 L 79--95 L 88--96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> Texas Tech </Td> <Td> L 56--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> Tennessee Charlotte </Td> <Td> W 93--88 L 59--81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> WKU </Td> <Td> L 86--87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #5 Connecticut #9 Penn </Td> <Td> W 89--81 L 76--84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #8 Villanova #5 Iowa </Td> <Td> W 97--83 L 77--88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #11 Morehead State #3 Ohio State </Td> <Td> W 74--59 L 74--79 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #6 VCU #7 Virginia </Td> <Td> W 78--63 L 55--63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> #7 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #10 DePaul #2 Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> W 70--65 L 53--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #15 Brown #7 Navy </Td> <Td> W 101--52 L 85--97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship </Td> <Td> #15 Georgia Southern #10 WKU #6 Florida #1 North Carolina #6 Providence #1 Indiana </Td> <Td> W 79--73 W 104--86 W 87--81 W 79--75 W 77--63 L 74--73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #14 North Carolina A&T #11 Rhode Island </Td> <Td> W 69--55 L 94--97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #15 Bucknell #10 Colorado State #3 Missouri #1 Illinois </Td> <Td> W 104--81 W 65--50 W 83--80 L 86--89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #15 Coppin State #7 Virginia #6 Minnesota </Td> <Td> W 70--48 W 63--61 L 75--82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #15 Richmond </Td> <Td> L 73--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #11 Princeton #3 Massachusetts </Td> <Td> W 51--43 L 71--77 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #13 Hawai ʻi #12 Green Bay #1 Missouri </Td> <Td> W 92--78 W 64--59 L 88--98 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> #7 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #10 Southern Illinois #2 Arkansas </Td> <Td> W 96--92 L 94--96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship </Td> <Td> #13 Montana State #12 Drexel #8 Georgia #2 Kansas #5 Mississippi State #1 Kentucky </Td> <Td> W 88--55 W 69--58 W 83--81 W 60--57 W 77--69 L 67--76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #12 Iona #4 New Mexico #1 Duke </Td> <Td> W 63--61 W 56--46 L 80--67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> #8 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #9 Oklahoma State </Td> <Td> L 61--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #13 Samford #5 Kentucky #1 Michigan State </Td> <Td> W 79--65 W 52--50 L 58--75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #12 Hawai ʻi #4 Kansas </Td> <Td> W 79--69 L 58--87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship </Td> <Td> #14 Manhattan #6 Oklahoma State #10 Auburn #1 Oklahoma #1 Texas #2 Kansas </Td> <Td> W 76--65 W 68--56 W 79--78 W 63--47 W 95--84 W 81--78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #12 BYU #4 Maryland #8 Alabama </Td> <Td> W 80--75 W 72--70 L 71--80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #13 Vermont </Td> <Td> L 57--60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #12 Texas A&M </Td> <Td> L 58--66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #14 Stephen F. Austin #6 Arizona State #2 Oklahoma </Td> <Td> W 59--44 W 78--67 L 71--84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #16 Vermont #8 Gonzaga #5 Butler </Td> <Td> W 79--56 W 87--65 L 59--63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round </Td> <Td> #14 Indiana State #11 Marquette </Td> <Td> W 77--60 L 62--66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #16 UNC Asheville #8 Kansas State #4 Wisconsin #2 Ohio State </Td> <Td> W 72--65 W 75--59 W 64--63 L 70--77 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> #13 Montana #12 California #1 Indiana #3 Marquette #4 Michigan </Td> <Td> W 81--34 W 66--60 W 61--50 W 55--39 L 56--61 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round </Td> <Td> #14 Western Michigan #11 Dayton </Td> <Td> W 77--53 L 53--55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> #10 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> #7 Dayton #15 Middle Tennessee State #11 Gonzaga #1 Virginia #1 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 70--51 W 75--50 W 63--60 W 68--62 L 66--83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> #11 </Td> <Td> First Four First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #11 Arizona State #6 TCU #3 Michigan State #2 Duke </Td> <Td> W 60--56 W 57--52 W 55--53 L 65--69 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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