1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–1
Head coach
Home arenaArchbold Gymnasium
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Canisius 50  1.000
Creighton 140  1.000
Oregon State 150  1.000
Rhode Island 30  1.000
Utah State 90  1.000
Syracuse 161  .941
Idaho 121  .923
Louisiana State 121  .923
Penn State 121  .923
Oklahoma 111  .917
Navy 142  .875
Virginia 71  .875
Georgia 61  .857
Kentucky 92  .818
North Carolina State 133  .813
California 82  .800
Bucknell 113  .786
Arizona State 144  .778
Boston 62  .750
Buffalo 62  .750
North Carolina 93  .750
Virginia Tech 155  .750
Niagara 83  .727
Army 84  .667
Trinity 105  .667
Vanderbilt 63  .667
Wyoming 42  .667
Brigham Young 53  .625
Rutgers 53  .625
Seton Hall 85  .615
South Carolina 85  .615
Arizona 32  .600
Clemson 32  .600
Georgetown 86  .571
Utah 54  .556
Lehigh 119  .550
Temple 87  .533
Duquesne 44  .500
Indiana State 88  .500
Montana 66  .500
St. John's (NY) 88  .500
Texas Christian 44  .500
Bradley 68  .429
Colgate 912  .429
Manhattan 68  .429
Auburn 23  .400
Michigan State 610  .375
Pittsburgh 59  .357
William & Mary 611  .353
Dayton 24  .333
Notre Dame 24  .333
Ohio 48  .333
Washington 48  .333
Alabama 25  .286
Oregon 38  .273
Cincinnati 26  .250
Montana State 26  .250
Tennessee 39  .250
Wake Forest 412  .250
West Virginia 413  .235
Wichita State 310  .231
Connecticut 16  .143
Butler 06  .000
The Citadel 01  .000
Southern California 02  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917–18 season. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Joseph Schwarzer was named a 1918 NCAA All-American upon the conclusion of the season as well.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*
Alfred W 36–13  1–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*
Yale W 34–15  2–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*
at Buffalo W 30–17  3–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*
at Rochester W 26–24  4–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*
Princeton W 27–13  5–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*
at Penn W 27–24  6–0
 
Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*
at RPI W 33–18  7–0
 
Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*
Penn State W 34–24  8–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*
at Colgate W 29–25  9–0
 
Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*
at Williams W 19–16  10–0
 
Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*
at Yale W 23–15  11–0
 
New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*
at NYU W 30–15  12–0
 
New York, NY
2/19/1918*
West Virginia W 21–18  13–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*
NYU W 37–10  14–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*
Colgate W 27–18  15–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*
Dartmouth W 27–11  16–0
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*
Penn L 16–17  16–1
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "2013–14 Syracuse Orange Men's Basketball Media Guide". Game by Game Scores (page 122). Syracuse University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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