NCAA Tournament March Madness

#12 Nebraska

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Projected seed: 3

Nebraska’s resume combines eye-catching neutral-court wins over Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas State with resume-building road victories at Illinois, Ohio State and Indiana, showing it can win outside its building, while a dramatic home win over Michigan State and convincing results against Creighton and Wisconsin add signature moments. The blemishes are real: a tense loss at Michigan, setbacks to Illinois and Purdue on its floor and a road stumble at Iowa create questions about consistency. Upcoming games, a likely home tune-up with Maryland and pivotal road trips to USC and UCLA along with another meeting with Iowa, give the team clear opportunities to cement or erode its standing. Taken together the profile pairs marquee wins and strong road performance with a handful of damaging losses, which is why the team sits near the top of the bracket while still having room to move depending on how those remaining tests play out.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3West Georgia319W86-53
11/8Florida Intl197W96-66
11/11MD E Shore346W69-50
11/15(N)Oklahoma58W105-99
11/20(N)New Mexico43W84-72
11/21(N)Kansas St97W86-85
11/25Winthrop135W80-73
11/29SC Upstate293W72-63
12/7Creighton75W71-50
12/10Wisconsin29W90-60
12/13@Illinois4W83-80
12/21North Dakota285W78-55
12/30New Hampshire342W86-55
1/2Michigan St10W58-56
1/5@Ohio St36W72-69
1/10@Indiana41W83-77
1/13Oregon106W90-55
1/17@Northwestern70W77-58
1/21Washington47W76-66
1/24@Minnesota72W76-57
1/27@Michigan1L75-72
2/1Illinois4L78-69
2/7@Rutgers150W80-68
2/10Purdue7L80-77
2/14Northwestern70W68-49
2/17@Iowa26L57-52
2/21Penn St136W87-64
2/25Maryland12897%
2/28@USC5774%
3/3@UCLA4263%
3/8Iowa2674%