Neutral Site Games

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Apr 10, 2009
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With all the talk of upgrading the schedule next year to improve our net ranking, I'm wondering if Rutgers will utilize more neutral sites games as part of their strategy. Here is how the NET factor's home/neutral/away games:
  • Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
  • Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
  • Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
  • Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Looking at the final 21-22 NET rankings, there are several regional teams that could have bolstered our resume had we played them on a neutral floor. All of these non-conference teams could have counted as Quad 2 games if played at a neutral site:

Vermont - NET 52
St. Johns - NET 69
Towson - NET 72
St. Bonaventure - NET 85
Syracuse - NET 86
Iona - NET 89

New Jersey has a bunch of indoor arenas where games could be played locally, but we could still get the advantage of a "neutral site" classification:

Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton seats 8,600 for basketball.
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City seats over 10,000
Of course there is MSG, Barclays, Nassau Coliseum, UBS Arena, etc.

Do you want to see Rutgers play more neutral site games? If so, where and against which schools?