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The Rutgers men’s basketball schedule is out, showing the pathway for the Scarlet Knights to return to the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, Rutgers made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991. As a No. 10 seed they beat Clemson in the first round before falling 63-60 to second-seeded Houston in their next game. The Scarlet Knights will play Clemson in late November as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The schedule features three teams from New Jersey (NJIT, Seton Hall and Rider) as part of the out of conference schedule. The Scarlet Knights close out the season with a home game against rival Penn State on March 6 before participating in the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
The last time Rutgers made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament came in the 1975 and 1976 seasons.
Attention Scarlet Nation‼️, the ‘21-22 season slate has officially been released. Mark your 🗓’s, because we CAN’T WAIT to see you all #PackTheRAC starting November 10th. #GardenStatement 🛡⚔️
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— Rutgers Basketball 🏀 (@RutgersMBB) September 8, 2021
| Day | Date | Opponent | Site |
| Wednesday | Nov. 10 | Lehigh | RAC |
| Saturday | Nov. 13 | Merrimack | RAC |
| Tuesday | Nov. 16 | NJIT | RAC |
| Thursday | Nov. 18 | @ DePaul (Gavitt Games) | Chicago, Ill. |
| Monday | Nov. 22 | Lafayette | RAC |
| Saturday | Nov. 27 | @ UMass | Amherst, Mass. |
| Tuesday | Nov. 30 | Clemson (B1G/ACC) | RAC |
| Friday | Dec. 3 | @ Illinois | Champaign, Ill. |
| Thursday | Dec. 9 | Purdue | RAC |
| Sunday | Dec. 12 | @ Seton Hall (GSH Classic) | Newark, N.J. |
| Saturday | Dec. 18 | Rider | RAC |
| Thursday | Dec. 23 | Central Connecticut State | RAC |
| Wednesday | Dec. 29 | Maine | RAC |
| Tuesday | Jan. 4 | Michigan | RAC |
| Saturday | Jan. 8 | Nebraska | RAC |
| Tuesday | Jan. 11 | @ Penn State | State College, Pa. |
| Saturday | Jan. 15 | @ Maryland | College Park, Md. |
| Wednesday | Jan. 19 | Iowa | RAC |
| Saturday | Jan. 22 | @ Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Tuesday | Jan. 25 | Maryland | RAC |
| Saturday | Jan. 29 | @ Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Tuesday | Feb. 1 | @ Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. |
| Saturday | Feb. 5 | Michigan State | RAC |
| Wednesday | Feb. 9 | Ohio State | RAC |
| Saturday | Feb. 12 | @ Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 16 | Illinois | RAC |
| Sunday | Feb. 20 | @ Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. |
| Wednesday | Feb. 23 | @ Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Saturday | Feb. 26 | Wisconsin | RAC |
| Wednesday | March 2 | @ Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. |
| Sunday | March 6 | Penn State | RAC |
| Wednesday-Sunday | March 9-13 | Big Ten Tournament | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.) |