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Monday, March 11, 2013  After a late-season slide that saw the Syracuse Orange lose four of their last five games, the team has experienced a similar slide down the Associated Press college basketball rankings.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Mired in the midst of a three-game losing streak, all to ranked opponents, the Orange now find themselves ranked 17th in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll.

Monday, February 25, 2013  After suffering a defeat at the hands of their hated rival over the weekend, the Syracuse Orange also had insult added to injury as they dropped out of the top ten in the latest college basketball polls released Monday.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A loss to rival Connecticut in their final Big East Conference meeting has cost the Syracuse Orange two spots in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The return of James Southerland and a couple of high-profile conference wins have propelled the Syracuse Orange up the national rankings after almost falling out of the top ten last week.

Monday, February 04, 2013  After consecutive defeats to Villanova last week and Pittsburgh this past Saturday, the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team finds itself on the brink of slipping from a high of #3 to out of the top 25.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange have climbed back into a top three national ranking after their upset win at Louisville on Saturday.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Louisville, taking advantage of weekend losses by Duke and Michigan, is number 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Indiana is No. 1 for a sixth straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Hoosiers are again followed in the Top 25 by Duke, Michigan and Syracuse.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Indiana is still No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. The holiday weekend tournaments caused a lot of change below.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Indiana is still a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll and Louisville is again a solid second. Then come the changes, with Kentucky dropping five spots to eighth.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The opening weekend of the 2012-13 college basketball season did little to change The Associated Press' Top 25.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Indiana is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25 for the third time and the first since the 1979-80 season. Syracuse is #9.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.