NCAA Tournament March Madness

#74 Dayton

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Dayton’s résumé is built on a handful of signature results — a true road victory at Marquette, a neutral win over Georgetown and a strong home showing against Florida State — that showcase a defense capable of carrying the team in big spots. Those bright moments are softened by damaging setbacks such as the road loss at Cincinnati, close neutral defeats to BYU and Virginia, and the puzzling loss to Liberty that chips away at overall quality. The conference slate still presents multiple clear chances to rebuild with expected wins against the likes of Duquesne, Loyola-Chicago and La Salle, yet it also includes difficult road trips to St Louis and VCU that will reveal whether Dayton can finish with reliable work away from home. Put simply, the profile mixes meaningful top wins with concerning losses and an uneven offense, so a string of resume-enhancing road or neutral victories is needed to turn potential into a stronger tournament case.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Canisius338W88-48
11/8UMBC274W77-71
11/11@Cincinnati64L74-62
11/15Bethune-Cookman258W91-82
11/19@Marquette114W77-71
11/22NC Central348W74-55
11/27(N)Georgetown109W84-79
11/28(N)BYU11L83-79
12/2ETSU116W88-71
12/6(N)Virginia15L86-73
12/13North Florida349W84-61
12/16Florida St113W97-69
12/20Liberty95L64-61
12/31Fordham189W63-56
1/3@Loyola-Chicago293W70-68
1/6G Washington63W79-72
1/13@Duquesne14063%
1/16Loyola-Chicago29396%
1/21@La Salle22778%
1/24@St Joseph's PA19673%
1/27Rhode Island11275%
1/30@St Louis3422%
2/3St Bonaventure13179%
2/6@VCU4628%
2/15Davidson14181%
2/18@George Mason7540%
2/21Duquesne14081%
2/24St Louis3441%
2/27@G Washington6335%
3/3@Richmond11154%
3/6VCU4650%