As has been the case for a month now, Rutgers baseball is receiving votes in the latest USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.
Rutgers is 39-12 (16-5 Big Ten). They’ve won two straight games, taking the series over Bowling Green this weekend. Last week, the Scarlet Knights had 37 votes. This week, they check-in at 30 votes.
No. 14 Maryland (41-10, 16-5 Big Ten) moved up three spots from last week. The Terrapins are the only ranked team in the conference.
Rutgers closes out the season at Michigan (25-24, 10-11 Big Ten) with a three-game series prior to the start of the Big Ten Tournament.
As for their NCAA Tournament ambitions, Big Ten Network analyst Michael Huff believes that Maryland and Rutgers are essentially locks to make the postseason.
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Rutgers baseball hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Their last postseason appearance came in 2007 when as a member of the Big East.
That was also the last time that Rutgers won a conference title in baseball.