The Other Men’s Top 25: Dayton works way back into top 10

Dayton is back into the top 10 of the men’s Other Top 25 this week. The Flyers sit 9-4 at the conclusion of non-conference play. They have wins over Florida St., Georgetown and Marquette.

Anthony Grant’s group is 64^th in BartTovik, 65^th in KenPom but 90^th in the NET. Dayton is 40^th in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to Torvik. It is 46^th in Torvik over the last month.

The top of the ranking remained unchanged with Utah St. at the top. Saint Louis held steady at No. 2. Saint Mary’s kept hold

of the three spot. George Mason came in fourth once again.

Colorado St. jumped from 18^th to 12. The Rams are 9-3 on the season but 0-1 to open Mountain West play with a loss to Utah St.

Santa Clara moved up from 25 to 17. The Broncos are 10-4 and blew out Oregon St. 102-64 Sunday to open WCC play. Herb Sendek’s team has wins over McNeese St., Xavier and Minnesota. It is 37^th in Torvik, 57^th in KenPom and 62^nd in the NET. The Broncos are 33^rd in adjusted offensive efficiency.

Three teams joined the ranking this week: Illinois St. (T-20), St. Bonaventure (T-22) and Northern Colorado (T-22).

The Redbirds are off to an impressive 10-3 start and have won nine of their last 10 with the lone loss in that coming to Utah St. ISU is 65^th in the NET, 69^th in Torvik and 89^th in KenPom.

Bona is 11-2. Its two losses have come to North Carolina and in overtime to Ohio. The Bonnies have wins over Siena, Bradley and Florida Atlantic. Mark Schmidt’s team is 97^th in the NET, 115^th in KenPom and 121^st in Torvik.

The Bears had one of the biggest wins of the week with an 86-81 win at Colorado. It’s the program’s first win over the Buffaloes since 1935. UNC has 10 non-conference wins for the first time since joining Division I.

Northern Colorado had lost its two previous games, including a 101-90 affair to Texas A&M. It sits 117^th in the NET, 146^th in Torvik and 149^th in KenPom.

Here is the full ranking:

Others Receiving Votes:

Utah Valley 19; South Florida 18; Liberty 16; Northern Iowa 15; Kent St. 13; Rhode Island 10; Cal Baptist 9; San Francisco 6; High Point 5; UNC Wilmington 4; Buffalo 3; Wyoming 2; Iona 2

Dropped from Rankings:

Seattle – 20; Cal Baptist – T-21; Kent St. – T-23