NCAA Tournament March Madness

#137 Oakland

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Projected seed: 15 (automatic qualifier)

Oakland’s profile reads like a team that voluntarily sought out top tests and paid for it with lopsided road losses at Michigan, Purdue and Houston that have seriously weakened its nonconference résumé. Its best moments are a neutral win over Lamar, a gritty road victory at Montana, a road victory at Northern Kentucky and steady finishes at home against Toledo and Purdue Fort Wayne that show the roster can close games and win away from its building. The worst moments are stark blowouts on the road against blueblood programs, damaging losses at Northern Iowa and to Wright State and a late trip to Cleveland State that stalled momentum. The remaining stretch, with a road trip to Robert Morris, another road date at IUPUI and home dates with Green Bay, Milwaukee and Detroit, gives Oakland a chance to pile up wins and secure conference position but offers few signature victories that would vault the resume into serious at‑large consideration.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Michigan1L121-78
11/7@Purdue8L87-77
11/12@Houston4L78-45
11/17@UCF49L87-83
11/21@E Michigan229L97-91
11/24(N)Lamar207W83-68
11/25@Montana158W95-87
12/3PFW259W101-92
12/6Toledo160W98-97
12/13@Northern Iowa87L75-63
12/17@N Kentucky192W82-77
12/20(N)Michigan St13L79-70
12/29@Wright St147L88-73
1/1@Youngstown St200W85-83
1/4Robert Morris187W96-73
1/9Cleveland St304W97-74
1/11Wright St147L94-84
1/15@WI Milwaukee268W73-60
1/18@WI Green Bay218W88-63
1/21IUPUI312L103-85
1/24@Detroit257W95-87
1/28@PFW259W74-65
2/1N Kentucky192W76-65
2/4@Cleveland St304L91-78
2/12Youngstown St200L86-82
2/15@Robert Morris18749%
2/20WI Green Bay21876%
2/22WI Milwaukee26884%
2/25@IUPUI31277%
2/28Detroit25781%