PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 30, 2022) – The 2021-22 season was the best in Rutgers Athletics history as the Scarlet Knights earned a school record finish in the final LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings. RU placed 48th overall to cap a successful campaign marked by Big Ten regular season and tournament championships, NCAA Tournament berths and record-setting milestones across the board.
The 48th-place finish was 12 spots higher than 2020-21 when the Scarlet Knights posted their second-highest mark (60th) in the standings and six points better than the program’s best-ever finish in 2006-07 at 54th.
“This is a proud moment for Rutgers Athletics,” said Athletic Director Pat Hobbs. “Our student-athletes, coaches and staff have worked tremendously hard in the pursuit of excellence in all areas. This has been one of the most rewarding seasons for everyone connected to Rutgers Athletics. To watch what our programs have accomplished is remarkable. They continue to represent our university with great pride, excelling both in competition and in the classroom.”
Rutgers had nine teams appear in the national rankings during the 2021-22 season, the most programs ranked during the same season in program history. The Scarlet Knights had five teams compete in Big Ten Championship games, including women’s soccer which captured the school’s first-ever regular season conference title and field hockey which earned the first Big Ten Tournament Championship in school history.
Nine programs advanced to NCAA Championship postseason, including three teams – wrestling, swimming and diving and men’s track and field – with individual qualifiers for competition in their respective NCAA Championships. Football made its first bowl berth since the 2014 season with a trip to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the sixth-oldest bowl in the nation.
Men’s basketball played in its second-straight NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1975-76 and the Scarlet Knights became the first unranked program in NCAA history to defeat four-consecutive ranked opponents.
Women’s soccer advanced to its 10th-straight NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 1 seed and a trip to the College Cup for the second time and first since 2015. The team played a 10-0 undefeated regular season to secure the regular season Big Ten title. Field hockey earned the…
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