NCAA Tournament March Madness

#90 Dayton

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Projection: likely out

Dayton’s résumé is built on a handful of eye-catching results—a neutral-site win over Georgetown, a true road victory at Marquette, and a statement win over Florida State—that show the program can beat credible opponents away from home, but those upsides are counterbalanced by a string of damaging defeats including neutral losses to BYU and Virginia, a lopsided loss at St. Louis and pocket losses to La Salle and Liberty that a selection committee will remember. The profile shows a team with defensive strengths and offensive inconsistency, so the remaining slate matters: a home test against Davidson, a rematch with St. Louis and road trips to VCU, George Mason and George Washington are clear opportunities to repair the résumé, yet they are not soft assignments and the inconsistency to date is the core reason Dayton looks more likely to be on the outside of the field than comfortably in it.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Canisius346W88-48
11/8UMBC257W77-71
11/11@Cincinnati62L74-62
11/15Bethune-Cookman221W91-82
11/19@Marquette113W77-71
11/22NC Central344W74-55
11/27(N)Georgetown82W84-79
11/28(N)BYU18L83-79
12/2ETSU127W88-71
12/6(N)Virginia16L86-73
12/13North Florida342W84-61
12/16Florida St96W97-69
12/20Liberty86L64-61
12/31Fordham172W63-56
1/3@Loyola-Chicago307W70-68
1/6G Washington83W79-72
1/13@Duquesne114W71-65
1/16Loyola-Chicago307W78-51
1/21@La Salle242L67-64
1/24@St Joseph's PA147L81-74
1/27Rhode Island110L81-76
1/30@St Louis24L102-71
2/3St Bonaventure146W72-70
2/6@VCU5023%
2/15Davidson10666%
2/18@George Mason8035%
2/21Duquesne11468%
2/24St Louis2426%
2/27@G Washington8336%
3/3@Richmond14555%
3/6VCU5043%