Program history
Dayton
in the tournament.
Dayton appears in 19 tournaments in this archive, between 1952 and 2024, with an all-time record of 20–20. It has reached the title game once — 1967 — without winning it.
In its opening game it is 5–4. 8 of its 12 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2014, when an 11th seed beat the 3rd-seeded Syracuse 55–53. The reverse happened in 2003: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded Tulsa 84–71.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 2014 to 2017. Its longest absence ran 13 years, between 1952 and 1965.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 4th seed and as low as a 12th.
- 19 Appearances
- 20–20 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | — | 28–5 | Tom Blackburn | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1965 | — | 22–7 | Don Donoher | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1966 | — | 23–6 | Don Donoher | Independent | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1967 | — | 25–6 | Don Donoher | Independent | Runner Up |
| 1969 | — | 20–7 | Don Donoher | Independent | First round |
| 1970 | — | 19–8 | Don Donoher | Independent | First round |
| 1974 | — | 20–9 | Don Donoher | Independent | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1984 | 10 | 21–11 | Don Donoher | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1985 | 9 | 19–10 | Don Donoher | Independent | lost in the Round 1 to Villanova, 49–51 |
| 1990 | 12 | 22–10 | Jim O'Brien | Midwestern Collegiate Conference | lost in the Second Round to Arkansas, 84–86 |
| 2000 | 11 | 22–9 | Oliver Purnell | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Purdue, 61–62 |
| 2003 | 4 | 24–6 | Oliver Purnell | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Tulsa, 71–84 |
| 2004 | 10 | 24–9 | Brian Gregory | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to DePaul, 69–76 (OT) |
| 2009 | 11 | 27–8 | Brian Gregory | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kansas, 43–60 |
| 2014 | 11 | 26–11 | Archie Miller | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the regional final to Florida, 52–62 |
| 2015 | 11 | 27–9 | Archie Miller | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Oklahoma, 66–72 |
| 2016 | 7 | 25–8 | Archie Miller | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Syracuse, 51–70 |
| 2017 | 7 | 24–8 | Archie Miller | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Wichita State, 58–64 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25–8 | Anthony Grant | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Arizona, 68–78 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 5–4 |
| Round of 64 | 10–8 |
| Round of 32 | 1–4 |
| Round of 8 | 1–2 |
| Semifinal | 3–1 |
| Final | 0–1 |
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