PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A perennial NCAA Tournament contender that continually tests themselves against a top-notch schedule, the Rutgers field hockey program came in at No. 18 in the initial RPI ranking of the 2024 season.
Playing in the top field hockey conference in the nation, RU is one of seven Big Ten programs to be ranked in the top-20 of Monday’s RPI. Rutgers has thus far played four teams in the top-10 of the RPI and five in the top-15. The Scarlet Knights’ top victory has come against No. 10 Monmouth, and every game played thus far against top-15 RPI schools has been decided by one goal.
RU will face top-10 RPI programs in its next two games, welcoming Iowa (9) prior to a trip to Northwestern (4). That is followed by trips to Indiana and Michigan (11) as Rutgers starts October with three straight road games. The team’s next game will be nationally televised, with the 1 p.m. Friday contest against the Hawkeyes on Big Ten Network.
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