Three things to know about the Dayton Flyers

David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports The Colorado Buffaloes will face on the biggest tests of the season when they take on the Dayton Flyers in Chicago on Saturday (4:30 pm, CBS Sports Network). Dayton is ranked 13th in the nation after an impressive 9-1 start to the season, the one loss being an overtime thriller against Kansas. The Buffaloes beat them 78-73 in the NIT in March, but this Flyers team has turned into a different beast this year.

1. Dayton is the best mid-major in the country

Dayton is the surprise team of the year, but they haven’t caught any of us off guard. Coming from the Atlantic 10, the Flyers had a solid 2018-19 that saw them make the NIT, where they lost Colorado in the first…