Dayton Flyers No. 37 in Ken Pom rankings

Soochie Smith, right, dribbles by Kyle Davis during Dayton’s Red and Blue Game on Saturday, Oct. 22 at U.D. Arena. Contributed Photo by Bryant Billing

Soochie Smith, right, dribbles by Kyle Davis during Dayton’s Red and Blue Game on Saturday, Oct. 22 at U.D. Arena. Contributed Photo by Bryant Billing
Sports
By Dave Jablonski
Oct 24, 2016
X

The first Ken Pomeroy ratings are out, and the Dayton Flyers rank 37th.

KenPom.com's rankings take a stats-based look at college basketball teams, ranking them according to offensive and defensive efficiency and predicting win totals for each team.

Pomeroy predicts a 21-7 record for Dayton. That doesn’t include two games in the Wooden Legacy tournament because those opponents aren’t known. Pomeroy gives UD a 98 percent chance of winning its opener against Austin Peay and a 53 percent chance of winning its second game at Alabama.

A-Z GUIDE: Follow our series previewing the season

Pomeroy’s formula favors the Flyers in every game until a Jan. 27 road game at Virginia Commonwealth.

Dayton’s highest-rated opponents are No. 18 St. Mary’s, No. 33 VCU, No. 43 Rhode Island, No. 61 Northwestern, No. 64 Vanderbilt, No. 73 Alabama, No. 83 George Washington, No. 87 Nebraska and No. 90 St. Joseph’s.

In Other News
1
Round 2 of Patrick Surtain vs. Ja’Marr Chase headlines the...
2
Athlete of the Week: Landon Kimmel, Tippecanoe
3
Bengals set to face potent Broncos pass rush
4
Resurgent defense has buoyed Bengals
5
Bengals’ starting tackles could be available vs. Broncos

About the Author

Dave Jablonski