Rutgers has had a relatively successful non-conference slate. While they lost to Temple, barring a loss to Coppin State Friday, Rutgers will escape without any major letdowns. They went 1-1 in their early conference games with a win over Indiana and a controversial loss at Ohio State, and are firmly in place to compete for a spot in the Big Dance again. To do that, they need a successful conference showing this year.
It won’t be easy competing in the Big Ten conference which has nine teams in the NET top 50 including five in the top 30.