Bracketology Winners: Syracuse, Maryland secure key resume-builders

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 14: (L-R) Tyus Battle #25, Paschal Chukwu #13, Frank Howard #23 and Oshae Brissett #11 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the final seconds of their win against the Syracuse Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 14, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Syracuse won 95-91 in overtime. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – DECEMBER 06: Head coach Turgeon and bench protest. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Syracuse Orange

Syracuse easily recorded the best win of the entire week by taking down Duke on the road. And even though the Blue Devils were missing a couple of key pieces, this win could represent a huge turning point for the Orange. Syracuse absolutely needed a resume-defining win to rise up the projected seed lines and they got just that. In addition, the Orange also secured a home win over a rising Pittsburgh team.

Maryland Terrapins

Thanks to back-to-back wins over Wisconsin (home) and Ohio State (away), Maryland put together the best week of any team in America. The Terrapins have absolutely emerged as one of the best teams in the country over the past month and this week represented a top moment for the team. Head coach Mark Turgeon’s team has won seven games in a row to move to 16-3 (7-1 Big Ten) on the year. It is hard to argue with how well the team has played in recent weeks.

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That concludes this edition of bracketology winners. These teams represented those that made the biggest moves in the projected field over the past week and their at-large hopes have improved as a result. There is a long way left to go in this season and it will be interesting to see if these teams can build on their performances over the past week.

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