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Dayton Flyers (Official Thread)

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billmac91;1403958; said:
He didn't specifically mention Dayton, but Joe Lunardi said this will NOT be a good year for the mid-major come tournament time and at-large bids.

Im paraphrasing here, but he said outside of the MWC, no mid majors have really competed as a conference unlike previous years. He thinks any team with an above .500 record in a BCS conference has a great chance at making the tourney over most at large mid majors.

Again, I have no idea if this directly impacts Dayton, but that loss to a pretty bad Charlotte team could not have helped. Obviosuly the win over Marquette carries some serious weight, so even with the A-10 coming up short against some of the big boys, I'd imagine Dayton is solid.
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Lunardi still has us in as a #10, so it must not have mattered to him that much...

Sure Charlotte was a bad loss, but they're just a team that has our #... We've never won there since they joined the conference... It's just one of those things...
 
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Steve19;1403114; said:
Pomeroy has the Flyers losing four of their remaining games. Charlotte is ranked only #164 after beating Dayton. Dayton has one quality win against Marquette and plays four of the five toughest games on its schedule in upcoming games. Pomeroy has them going 24-7 this year.

Still hanging on at #74 in the Sagarin predictor rankings (SOS #231) and #81 in Pomeroy rankings (SOS #226).
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I think Dayton loses at URI and at Xavier... I think we win the rest, putting us at 26-5 pre-A10 tourney...

Plus, the RPI is what the selection committee generally goes by, and Dayton currently sits at 31 there with potential bumps with wins over top 50 opponents Xavier (5) and Temple (46)...
 
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OSUBucks22;1405724; said:
Plus, the RPI is what the selection committee generally goes by, and Dayton currently sits at 31 there with potential bumps with wins over top 50 opponents Xavier (5) and Temple (46)...
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But keep in mind that Dayton's RPI will fall if they lose at URI and at XU, as you predict, and OSU was shutout of the tourney last year with an RPI of 41. Dayton doesn't have an incredible margin for error here.
 
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buckeyesin07;1405739; said:
But keep in mind that Dayton's RPI will fall if they lose at URI and at XU, as you predict, and OSU was shutout of the tourney last year with an RPI of 41. Dayton doesn't have an incredible margin for error here.
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Dayton had an even higher RPI than that and was shut out I believe...

Wins over XU and Temple will give it enough of a buffer to lose those road games and still stay in the 30's at worst...
 
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Flyers up 33-28 at halftime. 9-15 on free throws and several unforced errors. They should be up by ten, and if Xavier gets on track, they're going to look back on all of the missed opportunities in the first half.
 
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DZ83CK;1406287; said:
Well, the chances of Dayton making the tourney got a lot better with the Xavier win. But the Temple game is a must-win as well.
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