CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906
                           OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I,  Edward  J.  Roach,  President  &  Treasurer  of  The  RBB  Fund,  Inc.  (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

     1.   The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the  "Report")  fully complies with
          the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.


Date:  November 3, 2005       /s/ Edward J. Roach
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                              Edward J. Roach, President & Treasurer
                              (principal executive officer & principal financial
                              officer)