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Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim dropped a spot on the NCAA's all-time wins list after the NCAA vacated 108 victories.

(Dennis Nett | syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was docked 108 wins by the NCAA on Friday, according to the university.

It is the largest number of vacated victories in the history of NCAA investigations.

Boeheim previously had 966 wins but the vacated victories drop him to 858 for his career. The vacated victories knock him from second to sixth on the all-time wins list, dropping Boeheim below Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Jim Calhoun and Adolph Rupp.

Syracuse basketball was docked the wins in which it used ineligible players during the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, according to the NCAA's public report.

The NCAA specifically said that vacated wins may not be counted toward coaching milestones celebrated by the university. Boeheim's chase for 1,000 career victories would have been one of the major storylines for Syracuse over the next two years.

Syracuse must return any trophies or banners associated with any of the victories. The university said in a press release that it had self-imposed a vacation of 24 victories.

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno had previously been forced to vacate 111 wins by the NCAA, They were later re-instated.

John O'Brien and Nate Mink contributed to this report.