Syracuse 2005–06
Coach: Jim Boeheim (23-12)
Big East Conference
23-12
overall
19-11
regular season
7-9
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005-11-08 | #16 Syracuse | Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | Home | W | 68–37 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 2 | 2005-11-09 | #16 Syracuse | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 67–62 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 3 | 2005-11-17 | #16 Syracuse | Texas Tech | B12 | Neutral | W | 81–46 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 4 | 2005-11-18 | #16 Syracuse | Florida | SEC | Neutral | L | 70–75 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 5 | 2005-11-22 | #17 Syracuse | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | L | 69–74 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 6 | 2005-11-25 | #17 Syracuse | Siena | MAAC | Home | W | 96–77 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 7 | 2005-11-30 | #17 Syracuse | Manhattan | MAAC | Home | W | 87–82 OT | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 8 | 2005-12-03 | #17 Syracuse | TCU | Mountain West | Home | W | 80–64 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 9 | 2005-12-10 | #17 Syracuse | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 58–35 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 10 | 2005-12-18 | #17 Syracuse | Davidson | SoCon | Home | W | 90–80 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 11 | 2005-12-21 | #17 Syracuse | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | Home | W | 75–61 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 12 | 2005-12-27 | #17 Syracuse | Towson | Colonial | Neutral | W | 86–52 | Regular | Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza |
| 13 | 2005-12-30 | #17 Syracuse | Kent State | MAC | Home | W | 78–66 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 14 | 2006-01-04 | #17 Syracuse | UTEP | CUSA | Home | W | 69–56 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 15 | 2006-01-08 | #17 Syracuse | South Florida | Big East | Home | W | 63–57 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 16 | 2006-01-11 | #17 Syracuse | Notre Dame | Big East | Away | W | 88–82 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 17 | 2006-01-14 | #17 Syracuse | #25 Cincinnati | Big East | Away | W | 77–58 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 18 | 2006-01-16 | #20 Syracuse | #3 Connecticut | Big East | Home | L | 80–88 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 19 | 2006-01-21 | #20 Syracuse | #8 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 65–80 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 20 | 2006-01-23 | #25 Syracuse | #12 Pittsburgh | Big East | Away | L | 67–80 | Regular | Petersen Events Center |
| 21 | 2006-01-29 | #25 Syracuse | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | L | 61–68 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 22 | 2006-02-01 | #25 Syracuse | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 86–84 OT | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 23 | 2006-02-08 | #25 Syracuse | #1 Connecticut | Big East | Away | L | 50–73 | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 24 | 2006-02-12 | #25 Syracuse | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Away | W | 75–60 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 25 | 2006-02-15 | #25 Syracuse | Cincinnati | Big East | Home | L | 65–82 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 26 | 2006-02-18 | #25 Syracuse | Louisville | Big East | Home | W | 79–66 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 27 | 2006-02-20 | #25 Syracuse | #14 West Virginia | Big East | Home | W | 60–58 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 28 | 2006-02-25 | #25 Syracuse | #23 Georgetown | Big East | Away | L | 53–68 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 29 | 2006-03-02 | #25 Syracuse | DePaul | Big East | Away | L | 69–108 | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 30 | 2006-03-05 | #25 Syracuse | #4 Villanova | Big East | Home | L | 82–92 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 31 | 2006-03-08 | #25 Syracuse | Cincinnati | Big East | Neutral | W | 74–73 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 32 | 2006-03-09 | #25 Syracuse | #1 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | W | 86–84 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 33 | 2006-03-10 | #25 Syracuse | #23 Georgetown | Big East | Neutral | W | 58–57 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 34 | 2006-03-11 | #25 Syracuse | #15 Pittsburgh | Big East | Neutral | W | 65–61 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 35 | 2006-03-16 | #25 Syracuse | Texas A&M | B12 | Neutral | L | 58–66 | NCAA | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena |