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Rutgers
Best finish
No. 3
Seasons ranked
19 / 25
Best finish
No. 3 (2008-2009)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2024-2025
Each point is Rutgers's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Rutgers was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s3 ranked
2024
Best · No. 24
Men's
2023Unranked
2022
Best · No. 23
Men's2021Unranked
2020
Best · No. 11
Men'sWomen's2010s7 ranked
2000s9 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2012-2013Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2012-2013 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | at |  Tulane |
W 24–12 |
| Wk 2 | vs | Howard · neutral | W 26–0 |
| Wk 3 | at |  South Florida |
W 23–13 |
| Wk 4 | at |  Arkansas |
W 35–26 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  UConn |
W 19–3 |
| Wk 7 | vs |  Syracuse |
W 23–15 |
| Wk 8 | at |  Temple |
W 35–10 |
| Wk 9 | vs |  Kent State |
L 23–35 |
| Wk 11 | vs |  Army |
W 28–7 |
| Wk 12 | at |  Cincinnati |
W 10–3 |
| Wk 13 | at |  Pittsburgh |
L 6–27 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  Louisville |
L 17–20 |
| Bowl | vs |  Virginia Tech · neutral |
L 10–13 |