Syracuse - Virginia Elite Eight Tournament Tidbits

• Syracuse is in the Final Four for the 6^th time and the first time since 2013 when they lost to Michigan 61-56.  They are 2-3 in the National Semifinals.
• Syracuse is now 2-1 vs. Virginia in the tournament.  They lost to Virginia 63-55 in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen and defeated Virginia 63-61 in the 1990 Second Round.
• Syracuse’s win is their 5^th vs. a #1 seed.  They are now 5-6 vs. #1 seeds.
• Syracuse is the 1st #10 seed in the Final Four ever to advance to the Final Four.  They are the 4^th double-digit seed to advance to the Final Four.  The other three were #11 seeds (1986 – LSU, 2006 – George Mason, 2011 – VCU)
• Syracuse’s win is their 15^th tournament win since 2010 matching Michigan State and Louisville for the 5^th most this decade.  Only Kentucky (23), Duke (19), Wisconsin (16) and Kansas (16) have won more.
• Virginia’s loss is the third by a #1 seed in the Elite Eight.  It is the third time that 3 #1 seeds have lost in the Elite Eight matching 2003 and 2006.  Never have all four #1 seeds lost in the Elite Eight during the same tournament.
• This was the 4th time that Syracuse faced a team from the same conference in the tournament.  When they were in the Big East, they defeated Providence 77-63 in the 1987 National Semifinals, lost to Marquette 66-62 in the 2011 Second Round and defeated Marquette in the 2013 Elite Eight.
• Virginia is now 0-3 when facing teams from the ACC.  They lost to North Carolina 78-65 in the 1981 National Semifinals and to North Carolina State 63-62 in the 1983 Elite Eight.
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