SU Basketball Fans Have A lot to Celebrate About

Syracuse Orange is now ranked number one seed in the NCAA Tournament since 1980. Receiving 59 first-place votes from the national media panel to make the jump from fourth.

Ryan Marfurt Syracuse University Sophomore says, "never through in my four years I would see the Basketball team at number one. It kind of makes you think they will win the National Championship."

SU Orange defeated 8th ranked Villanova at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. A record number of fans topping 34,616 witnessed a great victory. And today they are still celebrating.

"It's nothing like I've ever felt before, it's awesome, it's so cool I don't know if words can describe it," Conor Hillman, Syracuse University Junior.

There are two more games left for the men's basketball team in the regular season. Tuesday they will play St. John's at the Dome and Saturday away against Louisville.

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