The Iowa Hawkeyes (13-4, 3-3) head to New Jersey today to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-6, 4-2). As Chad Leistikow dove into earlier this week, their numbers belie their ability, with half of their losses coming without Geo Baker being able to play the full game, including a 30+ point one at Illinois. Flipside is they also beat #1 Purdue at home the very next game without the second-season-senior Baker. Weird team.
KenPom ranks the Knights, 93rd, with a defense that has regressed to 54th since topping out at 6th in 2020.