Rutgers
Big Ten · 14–20
Power+2.8#133 of 365
Résumé+3.52#109 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winNorthwestern (77–75)
Worst lossCentral Connecticut (54–67)
Schedule faced+8.9 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Rider | W 81–53 | +23.4 | +4.6 |
| 2 | vs | Maine | W 72–60 | +18.1 | -6.1 |
| 2 | vs | Lehigh | W 84–72 | +14.9 | -2.9 |
| 3 | vs | American University | W 80–71 | +10.5 | -1.5 |
| 3 | vs | Central Connecticut | L 54–67 | +13.3 | -26.3 |
| 4 | N | Tennessee | L 60–85 | -20.4 | -4.6 |
| 4 | N | Notre Dame | L 63–68 | -2.3 | -2.7 |
| 4 | N | UNLV | W 80–65 | -1.8 | +16.8 |
| 5 | vs | Purdue | L 65–81 | -20.1 | +4.1 |
| 5 | at | Michigan | L 60–101 | -32.6 | -8.4 |
| 6 | at | Seton Hall | L 59–81 | -10.3 | -11.7 |
| 7 | vs | Pennsylvania | W 70–69 | +6.1 | -5.1 |
| 9 | vs | Delaware State | W 65–50 | +25.4 | -10.4 |
| 9 | vs | Ohio State | L 73–80 | -12.1 | +5.1 |
| 10 | vs | Oregon | W 88–85 | -1.7 | +4.7 |
| 10 | at | Illinois | L 55–81 | -26.6 | +0.6 |
| 10 | vs | Northwestern | W 77–75 | -4.9 | +6.9 |
| 11 | at | Wisconsin | L 87–96 | -19.4 | +10.4 |
| 12 | at | Iowa | L 62–68 | -17.8 | +11.8 |
| 12 | vs | Indiana | L 59–82 | -8.8 | -14.2 |
| 13 | vs | Michigan State | L 79–88 | -18.9 | +9.9 |
| 13 | at | USC | L 75–78 | -8.7 | +5.7 |
| 14 | at | UCLA | L 66–98 | -17.0 | -15.0 |
| 14 | vs | Nebraska | L 68–80 | -15.5 | +3.5 |
| 15 | vs | Maryland | W 68–57 | +0.2 | +10.8 |
| 16 | at | Penn State | W 85–72 | -2.5 | +15.5 |
| 16 | at | Minnesota | L 61–80 | -7.1 | -11.9 |
| 17 | vs | Washington | L 72–79 | -5.3 | -1.7 |
| 17 | at | Maryland | W 69–65 | -5.3 | +9.3 |
| 18 | at | Michigan State | L 87–91 | -24.3 | +20.3 |
| 18 | vs | Penn State | W 74–62 | +3.0 | +9.1 |
| 19 | N | Minnesota | W 72–67 | -4.3 | +9.3 |
| 19 | N | UCLA | L 59–72 | -14.3 | +1.3 |
| 22 | N | Creighton | L 69–82 | -6.6 | -6.4 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #35 in 2019–20. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 400 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 133 of 365 | 14–20 | 2.75 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 84 of 364 | 15–17 | 7.38 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 93 of 362 | 15–17 | 6.05 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 44 of 363 | 19–15 | 11.65 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 78 of 358 | 18–14 | 7.96 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 55 of 347 | 16–12 | 9.43 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 35 of 353 | 19–11 | 103.53 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 133 of 353 | 14–17 | 47.13 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 166 of 351 | 15–19 | 40.49 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 198 of 351 | 15–18 | 29.41 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 338 of 351 | 7–25 | -66.21 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 290 of 351 | 10–22 | -18.94 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 220 of 351 | 12–21 | 16.71 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 146 of 347 | 15–16 | 39.03 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 157 of 345 | 14–16 | 41.74 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 138 of 346 | 15–17 | 49.75 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 232 of 335 | 15–17 | 6.80 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 215 of 330 | 11–21 | 12.13 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 254 of 328 | 11–20 | -9.18 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 260 of 326 | 10–19 | -12.54 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 94 of 326 | 19–13 | 68.76 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 227 of 326 | 10–19 | 9.25 | MRI |