2023-24 Schedule

[GMUYoda]

Dayton still ranked in both polls this week:

#16 in AP/#18 in Coaches

2 a10 teams picked up vote(s) in the Coaches poll as well FWIW

vcu 4
Richmond 1

 

[GMU1983]

Dayton lost to vcu and went from #18 to #16 in the AP Poll...conference strength helped.

 

[GMU79]

Dayton still ranked in both polls this week:

#16 in AP/#18 in Coaches

2 a10 teams picked up vote(s) in the Coaches poll as well FWIW

vcu 4
Richmond 1

Thumbs up for Dayton and UR. Only.

 

[Pablo]

Dayton and Richmond (automatic qualifier) projected as #4 and #12 seeds, respectively - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/s...logy-2024-march-madness-men-field-predictions

 

[Jack Strop]

Dayton and Richmond (automatic qualifier) projected as #4 and #12 seeds, respectively - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/s...logy-2024-march-madness-men-field-predictions

Dayton as a #4 seed??? NOT!!!
The A10 rarely gets that kind of respect, no matter the ranking in the polls.

 

[psyclone]

Dayton as a #4 seed??? NOT!!!
The A10 rarely gets that kind of respect, no matter the ranking in the polls.

Dayton was a #2 seed (#6 overall) four years ago. Granted, that was their Obi Toppin team.

Dayton Flyers one of top-16 seeds on NCAA bracket preview show

Dayton Flyers one of top-16 seeds on NCAA bracket preview show

www.daytondailynews.com

 

[Old Ram]

Dayton was a #2 seed (#6 overall) four years ago. Granted, that was their Obi Toppin team.

Dayton Flyers one of top-16 seeds on NCAA bracket preview show

Dayton Flyers one of top-16 seeds on NCAA bracket preview show

www.daytondailynews.com

That was not the final bracket. There was not a final bracket that year with the tournament being canceled.

 

[psyclone]

Dayton was a #2 seed (#6 overall) four years ago. Granted, that was their Obi Toppin team.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/spo...-bracket-preview-show/MposJHNkMEMCUnhUCgDXvI/

That was not the final bracket. There was not a final bracket that year with the tournament being canceled.

While it may not have been the final bracket, I think it was clear to most that Dayton was going to get a very good seed. Just as a reminder, that year Dayton finished the year on a 20 game winning streak with a 29-2 record and 18-0 in the conference. They actually had a reasonable shot at being a #1 seed that year in the NCAAs. Even if they had an upset loss in the A10 tournament, I would have been very surprised if they had fallen as low as a #4.

 

[psyclone]

Richmond, down by 15 or so in the second half to UMass, now rallying. Cut it to 8 with 10 minutes left. Probably better for us for Richmond to win, as we're competing more with UMass for seeding and with them already having a tie-breaker over us.

Game is at Richmond.

 

[mkaufman1]

UMASS beats richmond
Loy chi beats joes
Bonnies beat fordham

Mason is in the glut of 6-6 teams, UMASS is 7-5. Loy chi moves to a tie at 10-2 at the top.

Mason played themselves into safe midpack territory with beating Davidson and gw. Now we have to see how things shakeout. Losing to Joes and UMASS are going to be really annoying, but hopefully Mason can steal a win unexpectedly.

 

[jruby]

UMass is looking at 12-6 more than likely. vcu closer to 14-4. Richmond who knows….. Dayton probably 15-3. Loyola makes no sense to me, they really aren’t very skilled and no elite talent but their system seems to work. So who knows… bottom 6 looks pretty set. Gw, St. Louis, Davidson, Fordham, lassale all look real bad,. Duquesne could be the question mark. The 6-9 feels like Mason, st joes, Bonnies and Rhode Island feel like they will fight it out for the middle.

 

[Pablo]

DI Men's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

Get NCAA college basketball rankings from the Associated Press, USA Today Coaches poll and the NCAA NET Rankings.

www.ncaa.com

Through Games Feb. 14 2024

RANK	PREVIOUS	SCHOOL	CONFERENCE	RECORD	ROAD	NEUTRAL	HOME	QUAD 1	QUAD 2	QUAD 3	QUAD 4
19	19	Dayton	Atlantic 10	20-4	5-3	3-1	12-0	3-3	5-1	6-0	6-0
68	73	St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	15-9	4-4	2-2	9-3	1-3	2-3	4-1	8-2
72	72	vcu	Atlantic 10	16-8	4-1	1-2	11-5	1-3	4-2	5-1	6-2
78	70	Richmond	Atlantic 10	17-7	4-4	1-2	12-1	1-3	5-2	3-2	8-0
86	86	George Mason	Atlantic 10	16-8	4-5	1-1	11-2	0-1	4-5	3-2	9-0
87	93	Massachusetts	Atlantic 10	16-8	2-5	3-1	11-2	0-2	1-1	7-4	8-1
94	95	Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	16-9	3-6	2-0	11-3	1-3	2-2	4-3	9-1
104	104	Loyola Chicago	Atlantic 10	17-7	5-3	1-2	11-2	0-3	3-1	7-2	7-1
105	105	Duquesne	Atlantic 10	13-10	3-5	2-1	8-4	1-3	3-4	3-3	6-0
117	117	Davidson	Atlantic 10	12-10	4-4	2-1	6-5	0-3	3-2	4-4	5-1
181	180	Rhode Island	Atlantic 10	10-13	2-6	0-3	8-4	0-4	1-4	4-2	5-3
197	198	George Washington	Atlantic 10	13-10	1-5	2-1	10-4	1-2	0-3	5-2	7-3
199	187	Fordham	Atlantic 10	10-14	4-2	2-2	4-10	1-1	1-3	3-6	5-4
225	224	Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	8-15	1-8	1-2	6-5	0-4	0-5	5-5	3-1
237	238	La Salle	Atlantic 10	10-14	3-8	1-0	6-6	0-3	0-5	3-3	7-3

 

[psyclone]

UMass is looking at 12-6 more than likely. vcu closer to 14-4. Richmond who knows….. Dayton probably 15-3. Loyola makes no sense to me, they really aren’t very skilled and no elite talent but their system seems to work. So who knows… bottom 6 looks pretty set. Gw, St. Louis, Davidson, Fordham, lassale all look real bad,. Duquesne could be the question mark. The 6-9 feels like Mason, st joes, Bonnies and Rhode Island feel like they will fight it out for the middle.

Given that top 4 looks out of reach for Mason, I'm looking for seed positioning 5-9. There's a bit of edge for finishing 5, 6, or 7 as those teams play their first tournament game against a team that played the previous day (winners of the 12-13, 11-14, and 10-15 games, respectively). #8 plays #9 to finish out the round.

Going to be difficult to staying ahead of UMass and St. Joe's with them having tie-breakers over us and with us having games left with both Dayton and an away game vs Loyola. Need some help and a decent winning streak.

 

[mkaufman1]

Given that top 4 looks out of reach for Mason, I'm looking for seed positioning 5-9. There's a bit of edge for finishing 5, 6, or 7 as those teams play their first tournament game against a team that played the previous day (winners of the 12-13, 11-14, and 10-15 games, respectively). #8 plays #9 to finish out the round.

Going to be difficult to staying ahead of UMass and St. Joe's with them having tie-breakers over us and with us having games left with both Dayton and an away game vs Loyola. Need some help and a decent winning streak.

Agreed- Its going to be interesting how that mid pack group that is within a game of each other shakes out. Mason is off on Saturday, so the potential to get a free half game is there. Umass also beat Richmond last night so they are sorta a step ahead of the 6-6 crowd.

At the very least, by continuing to beat up the bottom of the conference, Mason will stay out of the PIG round which makes me happy. Now whether they can finish above 8th, we'll see. I'm hoping for a 10-8 finish (4-2) but I'd gladly take a 9-9 (3-3) over the final 6.

 

[psyclone]

Agreed- Its going to be interesting how that mid pack group that is within a game of each other shakes out. Mason is off on Saturday, so the potential to get a free half game is there. Umass also beat Richmond last night so they are sorta a step ahead of the 6-6 crowd.

At the very least, by continuing to beat up the bottom of the conference, Mason will stay out of the PIG round which makes me happy. Now whether they can finish above 8th, we'll see. I'm hoping for a 10-8 finish (4-2) but I'd gladly take a 9-9 (3-3) over the final 6.

Kenpom projects us and St. Joe's finishing 9-9 (although has us favored in the last 4 games after being underdogs in the next 2), but behind both UMass (11-7) and the Bonnies (10-8).

 

[Pablo]

Purdue top seed in committee's preview bracket

Purdue is the overall 1-seed in the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee's bracket preview, revealed Saturday afternoon, with reigning champion UConn given the overall 2-seed.

www.espn.com

"McClelland said Dayton, Creighton and Clemson -- not in that exact order -- were also in the conversation for the final spots in the top 16."

"This is the lone mock bracket reveal of the season. Selection Sunday is March 17."

 

[Pablo]

Final: At La Salle 82 - UMass 81 - https://goexplorers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/play-by-play

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

UMASS loses = Good for Mason
St. Joe’s loses = Good for Mason

Now Davidson needs to beat the Bonnies. Davidson currently down 31-26 late in the first half.

 

[GMU79]

UMASS loses = Good for Mason
St. Joe’s loses = Good for Mason

Now Davidson needs to beat the Bonnies. Davidson currently down 31-26 late in the first half.

C'mon Davidson!!

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

C'mon Davidson!!

Davidson tied with the Bonnie’s at the half 34-34