Syracuse men’s basketball: rankings roundup heading into 2026-27

The exhibitions are now in the rearview mirror for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team, meaning a new era under head coach Gerry McNamara officially gets underway in less than a week.

With the 2026-27 campaign looming, some national outlets are weighing in on the Orange and how they stack up in the ACC and nationally. Here is an updated roundup of the newly released rankings and projections from the rest of the college basketball world.

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EvanMiya

The metric recently published an interesting piece. EvanMiya simulated the 2026-27 season 10,000 times, combining its preseason projections with other variables that could affect the outcome by year’s end. For example, if a team has a new coach and how much roster turnover it has. Those results were then documented for the entire college basketball landscape, or all 365 teams, including Syracuse.

Of note, it appears Syracuse has quite the difference between its projected floor and ceiling, according to EvanMiya. The metric has the Orange at 10th in the ACC with a preseason rank of 61st and a median finish of 62nd, but a ceiling as high as 21st and a floor outside the top 130 (135th). That’s a 114-spot difference.

Here’s how ‘Cuse compares to the rest of the ACC in the exercise:

Interestingly, Syracuse was one of 47 teams that finished No. 1 overall at some point during the 10,000 sims.

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ESPN

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf recently unveiled a tiered list of 75 programs, ranging from clear contenders to this year’s potential Cinderellas. Syracuse earned a mention toward the bottom of the 11-tier list, along with fellow ACC school Florida State, in “Tier X: Two teams we pounded the table for.”

Medcalf broke down the Orange heading into the 2026-27 season. He was especially high on the offensive scheme McNamara is bringing to the table.

Medcalf also noted how underwhelming Syracuse was on that end of the court under former head coach Adrian Autry, and the upside McNamara has to change…

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Publish date : 2026-10-28 16:00:00

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