NCAA Tournament March Madness

#138 Oakland

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

Oakland’s body of work is defined by a few solid wins, including victories over Toledo, Northern Kentucky and a road triumph at Montana, that show the offense can beat respectable contenders, but that promise is offset by lopsided losses at Michigan, Purdue and Houston and a string of close defeats at UCF, Eastern Michigan, Northern Iowa and in a neutral-site matchup with Michigan State. Those results leave the committee weighing the value of the quality wins against the damage of bad road performances, so the remaining slate matters: road tests at Wright State, Youngstown State, Milwaukee and Green Bay and home dates with Cleveland State and Robert Morris present clear chances to erase the bad losses and prove the team can win away from home. Cleanly taking care of the conference opportunities and avoiding another heavy setback is the clearest path to improving postseason standing, while more blowouts on the road would keep doubts about defense and consistency at the forefront.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Michigan1L121-78
11/7@Purdue5L87-77
11/12@Houston10L78-45
11/17@UCF45L87-83
11/21@E Michigan208L97-91
11/24(N)Lamar261W83-68
11/25@Montana212W95-87
12/3PFW204W101-92
12/6Toledo160W98-97
12/13@Northern Iowa91L75-63
12/17@N Kentucky210W82-77
12/20(N)Michigan St13L79-70
12/29@Wright St14843%
1/1@Youngstown St16145%
1/4Robert Morris17771%
1/9Cleveland St33392%
1/11Wright St14865%
1/15@WI Milwaukee22159%
1/18@WI Green Bay28168%
1/21IUPUI34094%
1/24@Detroit29471%
1/28@PFW20455%
2/1N Kentucky21076%
2/4@Cleveland St33381%
2/12Youngstown St16167%
2/15@Robert Morris17750%
2/20WI Green Bay28185%
2/22WI Milwaukee22179%
2/25@IUPUI34083%
2/28Detroit29487%