'''Syracuse University''' (or SU) is a [[New York]] [[private schools|private]] [[university]] chartered in 1870 by the [[Methodist]] [[Episcopal Church]].<ref>http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1870.html</ref> The school is located in Syracuse, New York. It currently ranks #50 in USNews' 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref>
==Athletics==
Syracuse has 8 men's and 11 women' s[[sports]] teams.<ref>http://www.suathletics.com/</ref> The football program has won 12 bowl games (while loosing 9 and tying 1).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/syracuse_database.htm</ref> The men's basketball program won a national championship in 2003.<ref>http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history</ref>
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