Who Should Dayton Hope and Not Hope To Play in the NCAA Tournament?

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The blueprint is out on how to beat Dayton.  Tough defense, rebounding, and good guard play have to all come together to beat the Flyers.  Two teams have put all three together to get the win, and that’s Kansas and Colorado.  The other tough games Dayton played against Saint Louis and Duquesne had at least two of those, but just weren’t able to pull off the upset.  Nonetheless, the plan has been found, and teams need to figure out how to execute.
Right now, Dayton is a projected 2 seed by Joe Lunardi and Bracket Matrix, which are both very legitimate sites for bracketology.  Dayton could be jumped by some of the other teams in power conferences down the stretch, which would drop the Flyers to most likely a 3 seed, maybe a 4 depending on how things go throughout the country.
For this article, I am looking at Dayton as a 2 or 3 seed and seeing which teams Dayton should hope and not hope to play because of that particular team’s style of play, plus their KenPom ratings in offensive...

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