NCAA Tournament March Madness

#145 Oakland

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Projected seed: 13 (automatic qualifier)

Oakland’s resume is defined by an offense that can pile up points and a defense that has been exposed on the toughest road trips, with standout moments including a road win at Montana and victories over Toledo, Purdue Fort Wayne and Lamar on neutral ground, while rough outings at Michigan, Purdue and Houston reveal how much work remains on that end of the floor. Competitive losses at UCF and at Eastern Michigan suggest the team can hang with solid opponents even when it comes up short, and the coming conference slate — including road tests at Northern Iowa and Northern Kentucky, winnable league games against Cleveland State, IUPUI and Detroit, and a neutral date with Michigan State — gives multiple clear chances to add quality results. Those contrasting themes — clear offensive upside, vulnerable defense, meaningful nonconference tests already on the resume, and several reachable opportunities remaining — explain why the team sits where it does and why a few more road or neutral wins or a deep conference tournament run would materially change its standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Michigan1L121-78
11/7@Purdue5L87-77
11/12@Houston10L78-45
11/17@UCF53L87-83
11/21@E Michigan207L97-91
11/24(N)Lamar227W83-68
11/25@Montana203W95-87
12/3PFW230W101-92
12/6Toledo153W98-97
12/13@Northern Iowa9825%
12/17@N Kentucky19150%
12/20(N)Michigan St125%
12/29@Wright St14238%
1/1@Youngstown St15943%
1/4Robert Morris17869%
1/9Cleveland St32589%
1/11Wright St14260%
1/15@WI Milwaukee23157%
1/18@WI Green Bay27865%
1/21IUPUI34693%
1/24@Detroit29769%
1/28@PFW23057%
2/1N Kentucky19171%
2/4@Cleveland St32575%
2/12Youngstown St15965%
2/15@Robert Morris17847%
2/20WI Green Bay27883%
2/22WI Milwaukee23177%
2/25@IUPUI34683%
2/28Detroit29785%