The Rutgers men's basketball did not hear its name called during CBS' Selection Show for the NCAA Tournament.
The Scarlet Knights were searching for their third-straight trip to the Big Dance, which would have been a program best. Rutgers was the the second First 4 Out per the committee.
Rutgers finished the year with an overall record of 19-14 including the Big Ten Tournament and went 10-10 in the Big Ten play during the regular season. The Scarlet Knights, as the No. 9 seed, defeated eighth-seeded Michigan in the first round before being knocked out by top-seeded Purdue in the quarterfinals.
Rutgers notched its fourth winning season in a row. Rutgers notched its fourth winning season in a row and wound up 40th in the NET and 35th on KenPom. Rutgers tallied 10 wins between Quad 1 and Quad 2 combined.
Last year, the Scarlet Knights played in the First Four and fell to Notre Dame in a double-overtime thriller in Dayton, OH.
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