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Rutgers earns bid to NCAA Tournament for second straight year, will take on Notre Dame in First Four

The long wait is finally over — and Rutgers is dancing for the second consecutive season.

After what was an agonizing few weeks of uncertainty, the Scarlet Knights were given an 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Rutgers will face Notre Dame in the first round in Dayton.

It was a roller coaster season for the Scarlet Knights (18-13, 12-8). As the season went on during the conference tournaments, this became the likely landing spot for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights did plenty of good over the course of the season but some early-season woes were difficult to overcome.