When every Division 1-A basketball program from the Northeast resides on the Syracuse schedule, it goes without saying that a school named Northeastern has an automatic spot. Northeastern will visit the Dome on Sunday, December 30, in an early 1:00 p.m. tipoff, perfect for those of you who can't make it through an entire day of anticipation. The Huskies went 13-19 overall and 9-9 in the Colonial Athletic Association last season.Northeastern Fun Fact of the Day, courtesy of Wikipedia:
Northeastern was established in 1898 as the "Evening Institute for Younger Men" at the Huntington Avenue YMCA.
Yeah, I bet it was...