I am not breaking news by telling everybody Rutgers is bad. However, I would like to take a moment to discuss just how bad Rutgers basketball is. They genuinely may be the worst team ever to play in a major conference.
Right now, the Scarlet Knights are ranked 302nd in Ken Pomeroy's ratings, which are generally the best at predicting college basketball games. That puts them directly behind Longwood and Charleston Southern, two teams currently locked in a battle for ninth place in the Big South conference.
Of the 1,067 seasons by teams in major conferences since 2002, only 35, or 3.28 percent, have clocked in below 200 in the Pomeroy ratings. Only seven, or .65 percent, dipped below 250. Nobody has ever broken the 300 barrier. Only Utah in 2012 came close. That Utah team was in their first year in the Pac-12 after losing their best players from a sub-.500 Mountain West team.
Rutgers is worse. They've finally cracked the 300 barrier. Quite frankly, it's impressive.