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Fourteen wins in a row opened the 1986-1987 campaign for Syracuse, a run that pushed Jim Boeheim's group from its #15 in AP Preseason spot up to #5. Sherman Douglas ran the backcourt as a sophomore, Rony Seikaly anchored the middle, and Derrick Coleman arrived as a freshman phenom.
A 23-5 regular season and a trip to the Big East Tournament Championship game earned the Orange a #2 seed in the East Regional.
Georgia Southern gave them an early scare. Western Kentucky got routed, Florida fell by 6, and a thriller against #1 seed North Carolina sent the 'Cuse to New Orleans for the Final Four.
Providence had already lost to Syracuse twice that year, and the third meeting sent the Cinderella team home. That set up a National Championship showdown with Bob Knight and #1 seed Indiana. Keith Smart's baseline jumper decided it, but the season still stands as a marker of what was coming.
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