Syracuse men’s basketball: Orange ranked 80 by Kenpom

Ken Pomeroy released his preseason KenPom rankings for the 2026-27 season on Sunday afternoon, and Gerry McNamara’s squad slotted in at 80th amongst the 365 teams in college basketball, which is 7 spots above where the Orange finished last year.

Syracuse is projected to have a record of 17-14, 7-11 in ACC play (no prediction for the Rutgers game yet) which is not a promising outlook going into the season.

This is how the ACC fares in the initial KenPom rankings:

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The non-conference schedule holds some tough opponents according to KenPom, with the Orange having five opponents in the top 100: St. John’s (23rd), Oklahoma (29th), Providence (39th), Indiana (47th), Rutgers (82nd).

Syracuse gets a great exhibition test against UConn tomorrow night. Danny Hurley’s Huskies landed at 11th and should provide a measuring stick for the Orange before the regular season begins.

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