Rutgers
Big Ten
2024-25 - 2025-26 - 2026-27
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Predictive Rating +3.3 #114
Expected Predictive Rating +2.8 #119
Pace 65.9 #259
Improvement +3.9 #36

Overall 1st FGA Second Chance TOs Free
throws		 Shot Selection
Offense #117 D+ B B- B F+
Defense #128 C+ C C+ B- C+

Offense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 33% #313 1.07 #285 -4.5 #329
2 Pt. Jumpers 31% #20 0.76 #166 +4.0 #26
Three Pointers 36% #289 1.00 #207 -3.0 #286
1st FG Attempt 0.95 #284 -3.4 #284
Freethrows 0.34 #63 74% #128 0.25 #67
Second Chance 35.1% #64 1.11 #70 0.39 #45
Turnovers 15.0% #77
Total Offense +1.9 #117

Defense Breakdown
Attempts Conversion Rate Total Effect
Close Shots 37% #224 1.13 #143 +1.4 #129
2 Pt. Jumpers 23% #98 0.65 #24 +0.4 #155
Three Pointers 40% #204 1.07 #262 -0.8 #220
1st FG Attempt 1.00 #143 +1.0 #143
Freethrows 0.25 #49 74% #262 0.19 #63
Second Chance 32.3% #255 0.99 #114 0.32 #193
Turnovers 17.9% #104
Total Defense +1.3 #128

Miscellaneous
Offense Defense
Shot Type Mix Effect -3.3% #345 -0.7% #105
Shot Type Accuracy Effect -3.5% #234 -1.2% #162
Possession Length 17.2 #173 18.2 #313
Fast Break Points Per Possession 0.21 #77 0.16 #154
Improvement +3.5 #30 +0.4 #167

See methodology page for descriptions of rating types.
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
#1 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 2 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 4 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Top 6 Seed 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
NCAA Tourney Bid 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Average Seed n/a n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.6% 4.0% 0.2%
.500 or above in Conference 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 15.7% 5.0% 16.9%
First Four0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Round0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Second Round0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sweet Sixteen0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Elite Eight0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Final Four0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Championship Game0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
National Champion0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Next Game: UCLA (Away) - 9.8% chance of victory

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  

Projected Record by Quad
QuadProjectedProjected Cumulative
Quad 1a0 - 80 - 8
Quad 1b0 - 50 - 13
Quad 22 - 42 - 17
Quad 34 - 16 - 18
Quad 46 - 112 - 20


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Avg Lead Record Total Rating Offense Defense
Overall Conf Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs Total First
FGA		 2nd Chance TOs
 Wed, Nov 5 352 Rider W 81 - 53 95% +14  1 - 0 +12 +4 F+ B+ B +10 A+ C- B+
 Mon, Nov 10 346 Maine W 72 - 60 94% +11  2 - 0 -3 +3 C+ A F+ -5 F C+ A+
 Fri, Nov 14 301 Lehigh W 84 - 72 90% +4  3 - 0 +1 +7 C+ B+ B -6 C C F
 Tue, Nov 18 244 American W 80 - 71 85% +1  4 - 0 +1 +4 D- A+ B -3 A- C F
 Fri, Nov 21 300 Central Connecticut St. L 54 - 67 90% -5  4 - 1 -24 -18 F D- D- -7 C B+ F
 Mon, Nov 24 18 Tennessee L 60 - 85 10% -19  4 - 2 -7 -1 C- C+ D -8 D+ F C+
 Tue, Nov 25 81 Notre Dame L 63 - 68 37% -8  4 - 3 +2 +1 D A+ F -0 C- F A+
 Thu, Nov 27 128 UNLV W 80 - 65 55% +3  5 - 3 +17 +8 F+ B+ B+ +9 A- A F
 Tue, Dec 2 8 Purdue L 65 - 81 9% -12  5 - 4 0 - 1 +2 +3 B+ D- A- -2 B+ C+ C+
 Sat, Dec 6 1 @Michigan L 60 - 101 2% -22  5 - 5 0 - 2 -13 -0 D+ A+ D- -11 F C C
 Sat, Dec 13 53 @Seton Hall L 59 - 81 18% -11  5 - 6 -9 -1 F+ A+ D- -9 F F A+
 Sat, Dec 20 180 Penn W 70 - 69 77% -4  6 - 6 -3 -4 F+ F A+ +0 A+ F B+
 Mon, Dec 29 353 Delaware St. W 65 - 50 96% +9  7 - 6 -2 -8 F A+ F +7 B- C B
 Fri, Jan 2 36 Ohio St. L 73 - 80 24% +1  7 - 7 0 - 3 +4 +12 C A+ A- -9 D+ C+ A-
 Mon, Jan 5 82 Oregon W 88 - 85 OT 48% -1  8 - 7 1 - 3 +7 +12 C D+ A+ -5 C+ F A+
 Thu, Jan 8 7 @Illinois L 55 - 81 4% -17  8 - 8 1 - 4 -2 -4 D+ C B +0 D+ A+ D+
 Sun, Jan 11 63 Northwestern W 77 - 75 OT 40% -4  9 - 8 2 - 4 +8 +5 C+ C- A+ +3 A+ B+ F+
 Sat, Jan 17 37 @Wisconsin L 87 - 96 11% -13  9 - 9 2 - 5 +8 +17 A A B -9 B F C
 Tue, Jan 20 21 @Iowa L 62 - 68 7% -1  9 - 10 2 - 6 +14 +4 B- D+ F +9 A- A+ B+
 Fri, Jan 23 30 Indiana L 59 - 82 21% -13  9 - 11 2 - 7 -11 +1 D C+ A+ -17 F B F
 Tue, Jan 27 10 Michigan St. L 79 - 88 OT 10% +5  9 - 12 2 - 8 +8 +16 B B- A+ -7 B- F B+
 Sat, Jan 31 48 @USC L 75 - 78 15% -10  9 - 13 2 - 9 +11 +10 D- A+ A+ +2 F+ A- A+
 Tue, Feb 3 35 @UCLA L 64 - 78 10%
 Sat, Feb 7 13 Nebraska L 66 - 78 12%
 Sun, Feb 15 107 Maryland W 74 - 71 60%
 Wed, Feb 18 112 @Penn St. L 74 - 77 39%
 Sat, Feb 21 76 @Minnesota L 64 - 71 25%
 Tue, Feb 24 41 Washington L 70 - 76 29%
 Sun, Mar 1 107 @Maryland L 71 - 74 38%
 Thu, Mar 5 10 @Michigan St. L 59 - 79 3%
 Sun, Mar 8 112 Penn St. W 77 - 74 61%
Totals 12 - 19 5 - 15 +3 +2 D+ B B- +1 C+ C C+




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Big Ten Finish

0-20 1-19 2-18 3-17 4-16 5-15 6-14 7-13 8-12 9-11 10-10 11-9 12-8 13-7 14-6 15-5 16-4 17-3 18-2 19-1 20-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 0.0 0.0 7th
8th 8th
9th 0.0 0.0 9th
10th 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 10th
11th 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.0 11th
12th 0.0 0.7 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.0 3.5 12th
13th 0.0 3.1 8.7 5.0 0.6 0.0 17.4 13th
14th 0.0 4.3 15.8 8.0 1.0 0.0 29.2 14th
15th 1.1 11.9 7.4 0.8 0.0 21.2 15th
16th 5.0 7.6 0.6 13.2 16th
17th 0.7 6.8 1.7 0.0 9.2 17th
18th 2.9 2.2 0.1 5.1 18th
Total 3.6 15.1 25.5 27.1 18.2 7.9 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 Total



Big Ten Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
20-0
19-1
18-2
17-3
16-4
15-5
14-6
13-7
12-8
11-9 0.0%
10-10 0.0%
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
20-0
19-1
18-2
17-3
16-4
15-5
14-6
13-7
12-8
11-9 0.0% 0.0
10-10 0.0% 0.0
9-11 0.5% 0.5
8-12 2.2% 2.2
7-13 7.9% 7.9
6-14 18.2% 18.2
5-15 27.1% 27.1
4-16 25.5% 25.5
3-17 15.1% 15.1
2-18 3.6% 3.6
1-19
0-20
Total 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0%


Optimistic / Pessimistic Scenarios

ChanceTourney
Bid		Avg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lose Out 3.6%