NCAA Tournament March Madness

#68 Dayton

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Projection: likely out

Dayton’s profile is anchored by a true road victory at Marquette and a neutral-site win over Georgetown that show it can beat quality opponents away from home, but those bright spots are blunted by a road loss at Cincinnati and a close neutral loss at BYU and by a string of nonconference wins over low-end opponents such as Canisius, UMBC, Bethune-Cookman and NC Central that offer little resume currency. Upcoming opportunities against Virginia and Florida State and a stretch of tough league tests at places like St. Louis and VCU give Dayton clear paths to erase doubt, yet until it converts at least a couple of those chances the combination of a few meaningful wins, a few damaging setbacks and a schedule heavy on soft victories will keep its NCAA tournament standing on fragile ground.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Canisius353W88-48
11/8UMBC258W77-71
11/11@Cincinnati74L74-62
11/15Bethune-Cookman225W91-82
11/19@Marquette93W77-71
11/22NC Central351W74-55
11/27(N)Georgetown91W84-79
11/28(N)BYU9L83-79
12/2ETSU114W88-71
12/6(N)Virginia2029%
12/13North Florida33698%
12/16Florida St9472%
12/20Liberty9572%
12/31Fordham24193%
1/3@Loyola-Chicago29188%
1/6G Washington5959%
1/13@Duquesne14165%
1/16Loyola-Chicago29196%
1/21@La Salle24783%
1/24@St Joseph's PA17974%
1/27Rhode Island10675%
1/30@St Louis4431%
2/3St Bonaventure10975%
2/6@VCU4029%
2/15Davidson13081%
2/18@George Mason6939%
2/21Duquesne14183%
2/24St Louis4453%
2/27@G Washington5936%
3/3@Richmond10152%
3/6VCU4050%