1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–9
Head coach	Roy Danforth
Home arena	Manley Field House

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Rutgers		–			–			31	–	2		.939
No. 3 UNLV		–			–			29	–	2		.935
No. 2 Marquette		–			–			27	–	2		.931
North Texas State		–			–			22	–	4		.846
No. 19 Centenary		–			–			22	–	5		.815
UNC Charlotte		–			–			24	–	6		.800
Pan American		–			–			20	–	5		.800
No. 7 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	6		.793
St. John's		–			–			23	–	6		.793
Florida State		–			–			21	–	6		.778
Oral Roberts		–			–			20	–	6		.769
Georgetown		–			–			21	–	7		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			21	–	7		.750
George Washington		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Illinois State		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Creighton		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			18	–	7		.720
Detroit		–			–			19	–	8		.704
South Florida		–			–			19	–	8		.704
New Orleans		–			–			18	–	8		.692
No. 17 DePaul		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Syracuse		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Holy Cross		–			–			22	–	10		.688
Seton Hall		–			–			18	–	9		.667
South Alabama		–			–			18	–	9		.667
South Carolina		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Providence		–			–			21	–	11		.656
Stetson		–			–			17	–	9		.654
UC Santa Barbara		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Air Force		–			–			16	–	9		.640
VCU		–			–			16	–	9		.640
St. Peter's		–			–			19	–	11		.633
Portland State		–			–			17	–	10		.630
St. Bonaventure		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Mercer		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Villanova		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Niagara		–			–			17	–	12		.586
Long Island		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Colgate		–			–			13	–	11		.542
Xavier		–			–			14	–	12		.538
West Virginia		–			–			15	–	13		.536
Georgia State		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Indiana State		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Dayton		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Hardin–Simmons		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Jacksonville		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Manhattan		–			–			14	–	14		.500
St. Francis (PA)		–			–			14	–	14		.500
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Marshall		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Duquesne		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Fairfield		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Utah State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Butler		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Denver		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Pittsburgh		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Army		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Iona		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Milwaukee		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Miss		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Navy		–			–			10	–	14		.417
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			9	–	13		.409
Georgia Southern		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Hawaii		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Penn State		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Buffalo		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Loyola (IL)		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Canisius		–			–			10	–	17		.370
Boston College		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Oklahoma City		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Portland		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Fordham		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Cleveland State		–			–			6	–	19		.240
Houston Baptist		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Baptist		–			–			3	–	23		.115
Samford		–			–			3	–	23		.115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1975–76 academic year.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28		vs. Austin Peay	L 83–93	0–1
November 29		vs. Harvard	W 83–70	1–1
December 3		Buffalo	W 87–77	2–1	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 5		vs. UNLV	L 83–105	2–2	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6		at Pittsburgh	W 90–80	3–2	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 10		St. Bonaventure	W 96–84	4–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 19		Penn State	W 90–82	5–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 20		Boston College	W 59–58	6–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 30		Dayton	W 84–74	7–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
January 3		at West Virginia	L 75–97	7–3	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 7		Fordham	W 55–48	8–3	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
January 10		at La Salle	W 82–77	9–3	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 13		Cornell	W 87–72	10–3	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
January 17		at American	W 65–61	11–3	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall  Arlington, Virginia
January 21		Canisius	W 80–51	12–3	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
January 24		Northeastern	W 87–75	13–3	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
January 28		Temple	W 56–51	14–3	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
February 4		at Bowling Green State	W 100–75	15–3	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, Ohio
February 7		at Pittsburgh	L 67–71	15–4	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11		at Penn State	W 100–93	16–4	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14		at Colgate	W 77–68	17–4	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
February 16		Stonehill	W 101–55	18–4	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
February 18		at Rutgers	L 80–93	18–5	College Avenue Gymnasium  New Brunswick, NJ
February 21		at St. John's	L 78–100	18–6	Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
February 25		at Niagara	L 57–59	18–7	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center  Niagara Falls, NY
February 28		Virginia Tech	L 81–92	18–8	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
March 5		Manhattan	W 83–57	19–8	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
March 6		Niagara	W 77–68	20–8	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
March 13		vs. Texas Tech NCAA Tournament • First Round	L 59–69	20–9	UNT Coliseum  Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.