NCAA Tournament March Madness

#137 Oakland

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Projected seed: 14 (automatic qualifier)

Oakland's resume presents a mixed bag; they've battled it out with some tough non-conference opponents and have shown they can pull off an upset, evidenced by their win at Xavier. Additionally, they showed resilience and competitiveness in close losses to powerhouse teams like Ohio State and Illinois. However, some inconsistencies are revealed in the losses to lower-ranked conference opponents. When evaluating their performance, key wins against higher-ranked competitors are balanced by the stumbles against comparable or lesser competition within the Horizon League. The team's lack of dominant victories over top-tier opponents and the losses to mid-conference foes suggest a middle-of-the-pack tournament entrant, one whose ceiling is likely capped unless they can capture the magic that led to their surprise upset earlier in the season. Finishing strong in the Horizon League Tournament is crucial to cement their standing and could elevate their potential seed.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6@Ohio St48L79-73
11/10@Illinois8L64-53
11/14Bowling Green206W81-62
11/19(N)Drake35L85-77
11/20(N)Loy Marymount242W74-69
11/21(N)Marshall225W78-71
11/27@Xavier55W78-76
11/29@Detroit360W65-50
12/2PFW162L98-77
12/6Toledo136L69-68
12/8@E Michigan322W77-63
12/18@Michigan St28L79-62
12/20@Dayton26L91-67
12/28@Cleveland St202L75-67
12/31@Youngstown St141W88-81
1/4WI Milwaukee231W100-95
1/6WI Green Bay223W79-73
1/10N Kentucky183W70-65
1/13@IUPUI361W88-66
1/17Youngstown St141W70-67
1/25@WI Green Bay223L69-59
1/27@WI Milwaukee231W91-87
2/1Robert Morris316W87-72
2/3Cleveland St202W83-71
2/8@N Kentucky183L99-89
2/10@Wright St166W74-60
2/14@PFW162W71-63
2/17IUPUI361W107-59
2/22@Robert Morris316W63-43
2/25Wright St166L96-75
3/2Detroit360W75-70
3/7PFW162W75-65
3/11(N)Cleveland St202W74-71
3/12(N)WI Milwaukee231W83-76