Rutgers

Greatest tournament games

Rutgers’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#1

1.98

#4 Rutgers 54-53 Princeton

Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

Season

1976

Date

Mar 13, 1976

Round

First Round

#2

1.73

#18 Rutgers 65-67 St. John's

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

Sweet 16

Season

1979

Date

Mar 16, 1979

Round

Regional Semifinals

#3

1.64

#4 Rutgers 70-86 #9 Michigan

The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Final Four

Season

1976

Date

Mar 27, 1976

Round

Final Four

#4

1.39

#4 Rutgers 92-106 #5 UCLA

The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Season

1976

Date

Mar 29, 1976

Round

Third Place Game

#5

1.22

Rutgers 55-66 #3 St. John's

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut

Season

1983

Date

Mar 20, 1983

Round

Second Round

#6

1.21

#18 Rutgers 64-58 Georgetown

Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

Season

1979

Date

Mar 10, 1979

Round

Second Round

#7

1.18

#4 Rutgers 93-79 Connecticut

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

Season

1976

Date

Mar 18, 1976

Round

Second Round

#8

1.10

#4 Rutgers 91-75 VMI

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

Elite Eight

Season

1976

Date

Mar 20, 1976

Round

Regional Finals

#9

0.97

Rutgers 60-63 #6 Houston

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Season

2021

Date

Mar 21, 2021

Round

Second Round

#10

0.93

Rutgers 78-91 #4 Louisville

Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Season

1975

Date

Mar 15, 1975

Round

First Round

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 13, 1976	1976	First Round	#4 Rutgers 54-53 Princeton Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island	1.98
2	Mar 16, 1979	1979	Regional Semifinals	#18 Rutgers 65-67 St. John's Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina Sweet 16	1.73
3	Mar 27, 1976	1976	Final Four	#4 Rutgers 70-86 #9 Michigan The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Final Four	1.64
4	Mar 29, 1976	1976	Third Place Game	#4 Rutgers 92-106 #5 UCLA The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.39
5	Mar 20, 1983	1983	Second Round	Rutgers 55-66 #3 St. John's Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut	1.22
6	Mar 10, 1979	1979	Second Round	#18 Rutgers 64-58 Georgetown Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island	1.21
7	Mar 18, 1976	1976	Second Round	#4 Rutgers 93-79 Connecticut Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.18
8	Mar 20, 1976	1976	Regional Finals	#4 Rutgers 91-75 VMI Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina Elite Eight	1.10
9	Mar 21, 2021	2021	Second Round	Rutgers 60-63 #6 Houston Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana	0.97
10	Mar 15, 1975	1975	First Round	Rutgers 78-91 #4 Louisville Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma	0.93

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

3 AP All-American selections.

NBA first-round picks

13 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.