Rutgers was picked to finish 14th - last - in the Big Ten before the season started.
With one league game remaining, that's where the Scarlet Knights stand. But they don't necessarily have to stay there, though.
Rutgers will close out the regular season Sunday at home against Illinois at the RAC in Piscataway. It's a matchup that will have a major impact on seeding at the bottom of the 2018 Big Ten Tournament field, which opens a week from Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Rutgers will be the four teams playing in Wednesday's pair of first-round games, but the matchups are very fluid.