1917–18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1917â18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
1917â18 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16â1
Head coach	Edmund Dollard (7th season);
Captain	Joe Schwarzer
Home arena	Archbold Gymnasium
	Seasons â 1916â17 1918â19 â

The 1917â18 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1917â18 season. The team finished the season with a 16â1 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] In addition, the team was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[3]^[4] Joe Schwarzer was retroactively named a 1918 NCAA All-American for his play this season.

ConferenceIndependent

Record16â1

Headcoach

Edmund Dollard (7th season)

CaptainJoe Schwarzer

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1917â18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius		â		â	5	â	0	1.000
Creighton		â		â	14	â	0	1.000
Miami (Ohio)		â		â	10	â	0	1.000
Oregon Agricultural		â		â	15	â	0	1.000
Rhode Island State		â		â	3	â	0	1.000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)		â		â	15	â	0	1.000
Santa Clara		â		â	4	â	0	1.000
Stevens Institute		â		â	14	â	0	1.000
Utah State		â		â	9	â	0	1.000
WisconsinâStevens Point		â		â	14	â	0	1.000
Syracuse		â		â	16	â	1	.941
Union (N.Y.)		â		â	14	â	1	.933
Idaho		â		â	12	â	1	.923
Louisiana State		â		â	12	â	1	.923
Penn State		â		â	12	â	1	.923
Oklahoma		â		â	11	â	1	.917
Central (Ky.)		â		â	10	â	1	.909
Navy		â		â	14	â	2	.875
Virginia		â		â	7	â	1	.875
Geneva		â		â	13	â	2	.867
Georgia		â		â	6	â	1	.857
Washington & Jefferson		â		â	10	â	2	.833
Kentucky		â		â	9	â	2	.818
North Carolina State		â		â	13	â	3	.813
Springfield (Mass.)		â		â	13	â	3	.813
California		â		â	8	â	2	.800
Bucknell		â		â	11	â	3	.786
Tempe Normal		â		â	14	â	4	.778
Valparaiso		â		â	7	â	2	.778
Fordham		â		â	10	â	3	.769
Kalamazoo		â		â	10	â	3	.769
Boston		â		â	6	â	2	.750
Buffalo		â		â	6	â	2	.750
Franklin		â		â	9	â	3	.750
North Carolina		â		â	9	â	3	.750
North Central		â		â	9	â	3	.750
Tulane		â		â	6	â	2	.750
Virginia Tech		â		â	15	â	5	.750
Stanford		â		â	11	â	4	.733
Marietta		â		â	8	â	3	.727
Niagara		â		â	8	â	3	.727
Detroit		â		â	13	â	5	.722
St. Joseph's		â		â	5	â	2	.714
CCNY		â		â	7	â	3	.700
New Mexico A&M		â		â	7	â	3	.700
Akron		â		â	9	â	4	.692
Carleton		â		â	9	â	4	.692
Central Missouri		â		â	9	â	4	.692
Lafayette		â		â	15	â	7	.682
Army		â		â	8	â	4	.667
Trinity (N.C.)		â		â	10	â	5	.667
Vanderbilt		â		â	6	â	3	.667
Western State Normal		â		â	8	â	4	.667
Wyoming		â		â	4	â	2	.667
Grinnell		â		â	7	â	4	.636
Roanoke		â		â	7	â	4	.636
Brigham Young		â		â	5	â	3	.625
Rutgers		â		â	5	â	3	.625
Seton Hall		â		â	8	â	5	.615
South Carolina		â		â	8	â	5	.615
Southwestern (Kan.)		â		â	8	â	5	.615
Arizona		â		â	3	â	2	.600
Bowling Green State		â		â	6	â	4	.600
Clemson		â		â	3	â	2	.600
North Dakota Agricultural		â		â	9	â	6	.600
Davidson		â		â	7	â	5	.583
Denison		â		â	7	â	5	.583
Millsaps		â		â	7	â	5	.583
Swarthmore		â		â	7	â	5	.583
Georgetown		â		â	8	â	6	.571
SMU		â		â	5	â	4	.556
Utah		â		â	5	â	4	.556
Lehigh		â		â	11	â	9	.550
Mount Union		â		â	7	â	6	.538
Temple		â		â	8	â	7	.533
Wabash		â		â	8	â	7	.533
Duquesne		â		â	4	â	4	.500
Indiana State		â		â	8	â	8	.500
Montana		â		â	6	â	6	.500
Nevada		â		â	3	â	3	.500
St. John's (N.Y.)		â		â	8	â	8	.500
Texas Christian		â		â	4	â	4	.500
VMI		â		â	6	â	6	.500
Millikin		â		â	10	â	11	.476
DePauw		â		â	7	â	8	.467
Catholic		â		â	5	â	6	.455
Delaware		â		â	5	â	6	.455
Washington and Lee		â		â	5	â	6	.455
Bradley		â		â	6	â	8	.429
Colgate		â		â	9	â	12	.429
Louisville		â		â	3	â	4	.429
Manhattan		â		â	6	â	8	.429
Northern Colorado		â		â	3	â	4	.429
Gettysburg		â		â	5	â	7	.417
Auburn		â		â	2	â	3	.400
Beloit		â		â	4	â	6	.400
Marquette		â		â	4	â	6	.400
Michigan State		â		â	6	â	10	.375
Washington State		â		â	7	â	12	.368
Pittsburgh		â		â	5	â	9	.357
William & Mary		â		â	6	â	11	.353
Dayton		â		â	2	â	4	.333
Notre Dame		â		â	2	â	4	.333
Ohio		â		â	4	â	8	.333
Richmond		â		â	3	â	6	.333
Toledo		â		â	2	â	4	.333
Washington		â		â	4	â	8	.333
Wooster		â		â	4	â	9	.308
Alabama		â		â	2	â	5	.286
Oregon		â		â	3	â	8	.273
Cincinnati		â		â	2	â	6	.250
Montana State		â		â	2	â	6	.250
Tennessee		â		â	3	â	9	.250
Wake Forest		â		â	4	â	12	.250
West Virginia		â		â	4	â	13	.235
Fairmount		â		â	3	â	10	.231
Grove City		â		â	2	â	7	.222
Saint Louis		â		â	3	â	12	.200
Washburn		â		â	2	â	9	.182
Tulsa		â		â	1	â	5	.167
Connecticut		â		â	1	â	6	.143
New York University		â		â	1	â	10	.091
Butler		â		â	0	â	6	.000
The Citadel		â		â	0	â	1	.000
Muhlenberg		â		â	0	â	7	.000
Southern California		â		â	0	â	2	.000

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/18/1917*	Alfred	W 36â13	1â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/4/1918*	Yale	W 34â15	2â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/11/1918*	at Buffalo	W 30â17	3â0	Rochester, NY
1/12/1918*	at Rochester	W 26â24	4â0	Rochester, NY
1/19/1918*	Princeton	W 27â13	5â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
1/25/1918*	at Penn	W 27â24	6â0	Philadelphia, PA
1/26/1918*	at RPI	W 33â18	7â0	Rochester, NY
1/31/1918*	Penn State	W 34â24	8â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/6/1918*	at Colgate	W 29â25	9â0	Hamilton, NY
2/7/1918*	at Williams	W 19â16	10â0	Williamstown, MA
2/8/1918*	at Yale	W 23â15	11â0	New Haven, CT
2/9/1918*	at NYU	W 30â15	12â0	New York, NY
2/19/1918*	West Virginia	W 21â18	13â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
2/22/1918*	NYU	W 37â10	14â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/1/1918*	Colgate	W 27â18	15â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/9/1918*	Dartmouth	W 27â11	16â0	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
3/15/1918*	Penn	L 16â17	16â1	Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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