The ‘Cuse is in the house! After a long weekend of speculation as to whether Syracuse would be selected among the 68 teams that will compete in the 2016 NCAA Tournament beginning this week, Orange Nation finally learned that SU made the cut in the eyes of the Selection Committee.Jim Boeheim’s team will head to St. Louis as the #10 seed in the Midwest Region where they will face the Dayton Flyers, ironically, the last team they played in an NCAA Tournament game when they lost to the Flyers in the second round of the 2014 tournament. The Orange will play on Friday in the opening game of the day at 12:15 pm. The game will be televised by CBS.Jim Sinicropi, Brad Conner & Kevin Korzeniewski react to Syracuse’s brackets, discuss the first round match-ups, and pick the winners of each region on Sunday night’s live special edition of the Upstate Orange Podcast:FULL COVERAGE OF SELECTION SUNDAY BELOW…BRACKETS– 2016 NCAA Tournament Brackets CBS Sports– Printable Brackets – Choose ‘landscape’ when printing FingerLakes1.com– N.I.T. BracketsVIEWING GUIDE– TV Schedule & Tip-Times CBSsports.com– Watch Live Games Online NCAA.comSYRACUSE REACTION & ANALYSIS– We’re In!!! cuse.com– SU squeaks in: Orange a 10-seed, will face Dayton Syracuse.com– After All That, Syracuse Firmly In NCAA Field nunesmagician.com– 5 things to know about Dayton Syracuse.com– Syracuse-Dayton match-up basics ESPN.com– Gottlieb: SU didn’t deserve to be in Syracuse.com– Syracuse Basketball is Going Dancing nunesmagician.comANALYSIS & NEWS– NCAA looking into leaked bracket ESPN.com– Breaking down every NCAA tournament team from 68 to 1 ESPN.com– What you need to know about the MIDWEST CBSsports.com– What you need to know about the EAST CBSsports.com– What you need to know about the SOUTH CBSsports.com– What you need to know about the WEST CBSsports.com– Lunardi: The selection committee got so much wrong — and here is how ESPN.com– How year of the senior affects your NCAA bracket USA Today– 3 under-seeded, 3 over-seeded teams USA TodaySELECTION SUNDAY TWEETS
Syracuse – Dayton opens in Vegas as a Pick Em'. Interesting.
— Brian Harrison (@BH_Orange44) March 14, 2016
.@JayBilas also picked Michigan State over Syracuse in the next round. Says Spartans are one of better teams against the zone.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) March 14, 2016
Final version: After doing what it was asked as a mid, Monmouth was left out of the NCAA Tournament. NIT opens Wed.: https://t.co/h0K7mlBot3
— Josh Newman (@Joshua_Newman) March 14, 2016
Looks like you're calling in on Friday. Syracuse plays Dayton at 12:15.
— DCF (@DrunkCuseFan) March 14, 2016
Dance card says we are now the highest ranked team to ever be left from the NCAA field making us, statistically, the biggest snub ever.
— The Bona Blog (@BonaBlog) March 14, 2016
First time in NCAA history that a team who wins conference and a RPI of 30, not be selected. Smh still proud to be a Bonnie! #NIT #Bonnies 🐺
— Marcus Posley (@MPosley) March 13, 2016
My rant on the @BonniesMBB getting screwed by the NCAA- https://t.co/JlK3UyLJid
— The Bona Blog (@BonaBlog) March 14, 2016
Absolute travesty that Bonnies not in NCAA Tourney https://t.co/D1TWjku2EQ
— Dave Paulsen (@PaulsenDave) March 14, 2016
Tomorrow…Jim Boehiem, @JayPharoah, @ReggieMillerTNT and Joe Castiglione
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) March 14, 2016
Dawned on me as I watch Tyler Ennis play sparingly for the #Bucks tonight in Brooklyn. He should be a junior leading #Cuse into the tourney.
— Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) March 14, 2016
https://t.co/qZjrhdGfah >> Jim Boeheim on NCAA Tournament bid: 'This is the happiest I've been on Selection Sunday' https://t.co/nmLh4JloN2
— Syracuse Orange (@syracusebuzztap) March 14, 2016
The NCAA is investigating the NCAA. There is no truth to not be found. pic.twitter.com/bv2S7HYRgQ
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) March 14, 2016
"Syracuse had 5 top-50 wins. We knew about extenuating circumstances but it wasn't a factor." – Castiglione, committee chair
— John Cassillo (@JohnCassillo) March 14, 2016
CBS Selection Show Broadcast Show Duration
30 Minutes: 1982-2001
1 hour: 2002-2015
2 hours: 2016— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 14, 2016