Program history
Rutgers
in the tournament.
Rutgers appears in 8 tournaments in this archive, between 1975 and 2022, with an all-time record of 6–8. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1976 — without reaching the title game.
1 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2021, when a 10th seed beat the 7th-seeded Clemson 60–56. The reverse happened in 1979: as a 6th seed it lost to the 10th-seeded St. John's 67–65.
Its longest absence ran 30 years, between 1991 and 2021.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 6th seed and as low as a 13th.
- 8 Appearances
- 6–8 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | — | 22–7 | Tom Young | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1976 | — | 31–2 | Tom Young | Independent | Fourth Place |
| 1979 | 6 | 22–9 | Tom Young | Eastern Athletic Association | Round of 16 |
| 1983 | 9 | 23–8 | Tom Young | Atlantic-10 Conference | Second Round |
| 1989 | 13 | 18–13 | Bob Wenzel | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Iowa, 73–87 |
| 1991 | 9 | 19–10 | Bob Wenzel | Atlantic-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Arizona State, 76–79 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16–12 | Steve Pikiell | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Houston, 60–63 |
| 2022 | 11 | 18–14 | Steve Pikiell | Big Ten Conference | lost in the opening round to Notre Dame, 87–89 (OT) |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–2 |
| Round of 64 | 3–3 |
| Round of 32 | 0–1 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 1–2 |
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