Although the football and basketball teams have not had banner years, seemingly every other Rutgers athletic team has experienced great success -- but more importantly, improvement.
The 4 most successful sports at Rutgers are women's soccer, wrestling, men's lacrosse (so far), and men's soccer. The T&F teams have also experienced impressive individual success. However, we will focus on the 4 nationally ranked teams for this article. If there is one common denominator amongst Rutgers' 4 nationally ranked (two top-10) teams, it is the stardom and leadership of New Jersey athletes.
I have said before that fans wouldn't complain if Rutgers football had a top recruiting class of kids from any state but NJ.