Many bracket experts out there had one glaring miss in predictions — Rutgers.
The Scarlet Knights were left out of the bracket and missed a chance at a third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The absence came as a surprise to many. Head coach Steve Pikiell believes his team did enough to get in.
“I felt like we certainly did enough,” Pikiell said during a press conference following the Selection Show. “I thought we had a resume that stacked up with a lot of teams.”
In January, Rutgers logged arguably the best win of the year, handing top-ranked Purdue its first loss of the season on the road.