NCAA Tournament March Madness

#61 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
11/3Canisius352W88-48
11/8UMBC259W77-71
11/11@Cincinnati73L74-62
11/15Bethune-Cookman222W91-82
11/19@Marquette86W77-71
11/22NC Central345W74-55
11/27(N)Georgetown88W84-79
11/28(N)BYU10L83-79
12/2ETSU113W88-71
12/6(N)Virginia2333%
12/13North Florida33498%
12/16Florida St9374%
12/20Liberty10476%
12/31Fordham22193%
1/3@Loyola-Chicago28889%
1/6G Washington6562%
1/13@Duquesne14267%
1/16Loyola-Chicago28896%
1/21@La Salle25286%
1/24@St Joseph's PA18176%
1/27Rhode Island9474%
1/30@St Louis4433%
2/3St Bonaventure11578%
2/6@VCU4031%
2/15Davidson13283%
2/18@George Mason5739%
2/21Duquesne14284%
2/24St Louis4455%
2/27@G Washington6540%
3/3@Richmond9854%
3/6VCU4052%