CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(A) 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 to the best of my knowledge that:

         1.     The  Registrant's  periodic  report on Form N-CSR for the period
                ended August 31, 2004 (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:    March 16, 2005                    /s/ Edward J. Roach
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                                      Edward J. Roach, President & Treasurer
                                      (principal executive & principal financial
                                         officer)

This  certification  is  being  furnished  to the  commission  pursuant  to Rule
30a-2(b)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  and 18 U.S.C.
ss.1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.