NCAA Tournament March Madness

#75 Dayton

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Projection: likely out

Dayton’s resume has enough headline moments to merit attention, with a road win at Marquette, a neutral-site victory over Georgetown, and a statement home win over Florida State that show the team can beat quality opponents away from the friendly confines. Those highs are undercut by ugly losses that selection committees punish, most notably blowouts at St. Louis and at VCU and a baffling home defeat to Liberty, and close neutral losses to BYU and Virginia, while competitive, do not carry the same weight as victories. The Flyers have also picked up useful road wins at George Mason and Loyola-Chicago and protected the home floor against solid league foes, so their overall profile is a patchwork of good moments and damaging setbacks. A road trip to Richmond and a home date with VCU are clear chances to replace doubt with résumé-repairing wins, which is exactly what this team needs to move from the edge into comfort.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Canisius345W88-48
11/8UMBC232W77-71
11/11@Cincinnati47L74-62
11/15Bethune-Cookman234W91-82
11/19@Marquette96W77-71
11/22NC Central352W74-55
11/27(N)Georgetown87W84-79
11/28(N)BYU21L83-79
12/2ETSU136W88-71
12/6(N)Virginia14L86-73
12/13North Florida330W84-61
12/16Florida St73W97-69
12/20Liberty112L64-61
12/31Fordham165W63-56
1/3@Loyola-Chicago314W70-68
1/6G Washington77W79-72
1/13@Duquesne126W71-65
1/16Loyola-Chicago314W78-51
1/21@La Salle229L67-64
1/24@St Joseph's PA135L81-74
1/27Rhode Island131L81-76
1/30@St Louis26L102-71
2/3St Bonaventure141W72-70
2/6@VCU44L99-73
2/15Davidson105W70-59
2/18@George Mason113W82-67
2/21Duquesne126W78-66
2/24St Louis26W77-62
2/27@G Washington77W68-66
3/3@Richmond13860%
3/6VCU4447%