NCAA Tournament March Madness
#128 Rutgers
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Projection: need to automatically qualify
Rutgers' résumé features routine wins over lesser opponents and a useful neutral victory at UNLV, but it has also been marred by one‑sided losses to Tennessee and Purdue and a neutral setback to Notre Dame. The Big Ten portion of the schedule offers few signature road victories to offset those blemishes and the remaining slate mixes winnable home dates like Penn and Delaware State with daunting road tests at Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa plus major trips to USC and UCLA. Those upcoming games are the team’s clear opportunities to change how the committee views the profile, yet the current balance of limited high‑end wins, conspicuous defeats and a tough conference schedule explains the projection.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | Rider | 340 | W81-53 |
| 11/10 | Maine | 325 | W72-60 |
| 11/14 | Lehigh | 297 | W84-72 |
| 11/18 | American Univ | 234 | W80-71 |
| 11/21 | Central Conn | 235 | L67-54 |
| 11/24 | (N)Tennessee | 16 | L85-60 |
| 11/25 | (N)Notre Dame | 64 | L68-63 |
| 11/27 | (N)UNLV | 139 | W80-65 |
| 12/2 | Purdue | 5 | L81-65 |
| 12/6 | @Michigan | 1 | 1% |
| 12/13 | @Seton Hall | 66 | 19% |
| 12/20 | Penn | 225 | 81% |
| 12/29 | Delaware St | 362 | 97% |
| 1/2 | Ohio St | 36 | 26% |
| 1/5 | Oregon | 83 | 46% |
| 1/8 | @Illinois | 17 | 5% |
| 1/11 | Northwestern | 56 | 35% |
| 1/17 | @Wisconsin | 27 | 9% |
| 1/20 | @Iowa | 31 | 10% |
| 1/23 | Indiana | 24 | 21% |
| 1/27 | Michigan St | 11 | 11% |
| 1/31 | @USC | 28 | 9% |
| 2/3 | @UCLA | 33 | 10% |
| 2/7 | Nebraska | 48 | 31% |
| 2/15 | Maryland | 90 | 49% |
| 2/18 | @Penn St | 96 | 29% |
| 2/21 | @Minnesota | 108 | 32% |
| 2/24 | Washington | 59 | 36% |
| 3/1 | @Maryland | 90 | 27% |
| 3/5 | @Michigan St | 11 | 4% |
| 3/8 | Penn St | 96 | 51% |