Following a loss on Wednesday night to Nebraska, Rutgers men’s basketball has taken a dip in the recent NET Rankings.
The three losses, all in the Big Ten, have seen Rutgers slip down 10 spots in the most recent NET Rankings update. The most recent update came on Wednesday night, following the Scarlet Knights’ Big Ten loss to Nebraska.
Rutgers now sits at No. 29 in the Net Rankings. They are one of seven Big Ten programs in the top 40 of the NET Rankings.
Here are the seven Big Ten teams in the top 40 of the NET Rankings as of Feb. 15:
- No. 4 Purdue
- No. 18 Indiana
- No. 27 Illinois
- No. 28 Maryland
- No. 29 Rutgers
- No. 35 Michigan State
- No. 39 Iowa
Future Big Ten member UCLA is ranked fifth in the rankings.
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Now the good news for Rutgers is that in each of their final five games, they are favored by ESPN Analytics to win. With four wins, Rutgers is likely booking a return trip to the NCAA Tournament for a third-straight season.
Rutgers returns to the court on Saturday at Wisconsin.
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