Syracuse Basketball Moves To No.14 In AP Poll

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, might have been the most overlooked squad coming into the college basketball season. The team didn't receive a single vote from AP voters in the first two weeks of the season.

After running the table at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, including wins over then No. 18 Connecticut and No. 25 Texas A&M, voters finally recognized the Orange. Cuse (6-0) moved to No.14 in this week's rankings.

Syracuse's return to the AP Top 25 for the first time in over a calendar year. The Orange were ranked No. 23 in last season preseason polls, but fell out of the Top 25 after a loss to California in the third game of the season. The team failed to get back into the top 25.

This years class of rookies have been a great surprise to everyone outside of Syracuse. Malachi Richardson, has reached double digits in every game so far, and Tyler Lydon has been right behind him with clutch shots throughout the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Syracuse's next game is on Wednesday against Wisconsin at the Carrier Dome. Game time is 7:15 p.m. and the game will be on ESPN2.