Although widely expected to finish near the middle of the league , the Orange captured its eighth Big East regular season title , and second outright , as well as the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament . The team also achieved its first No. 1 ranking in the national AP Poll since the 1989-90 season , and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches ' poll since winning the national championship in 2003
Big East Tournament
2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team