Dayton

Best finish

No. 3

Seasons ranked

18 / 26

Best finish

No. 3 (2019-2020)

Sports

Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball

Polls

Media · Coaches · FCS Coaches · FCS Media

Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Season-final ranking by sport · 2002-2003 – 2024-2025

FootballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Volleyball

Each point is Dayton's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Dayton was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s4 ranked

2025 Best · No. 24 VB 2024 Best · No. 17 Men'sVB 2023 Best · No. 16 Men'sVB 2022 Best · No. 21 Men's

2021Unranked

2020Unranked

2010s8 ranked

2019 Best · No. 3 Men's

2018Unranked

2017Unranked

2016 Best · No. 22 VB 2015 Best · No. 13 Men's 2014 Best · No. 17 Men'sWomen's 2013 Best · No. 14 Men'sWomen'sVB 2012 Best · No. 10 Women'sVB 2011 Best · No. 19 VB 2010 Best · No. 12 FBVB

2000s6 ranked

2009 Best · No. 18 Men'sWomen'sVB 2008 Best · No. 25 Men's 2007 Best · No. 12 FBMen'sVB

2006Unranked

2005Unranked

2004Unranked

2003 Best · No. 23 Men's 2002 Best · No. 16 Men's

2001Unranked

2000 Best · No. 24 Men's