After weeks of anticipation and thought, it is official — Rutgers will not be dancing in 2023.
The Scarlet Knights were left off the bracket for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 as the committee did not believe they did enough to earn an at-large bid. Rutgers was the second of the First Four Out, meaning there is a chance that it is one of the top seeds in the NIT.
After an 8-4 start in Big Ten play, Rutgers suffered a late-season collapse and was unable to overcome some poor losses.
Rutgers defeated Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and many thought that this Ould be enough to get in.