NCAA Tournament March Madness
#21 Nebraska
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Projected seed: 3
Nebraska’s résumé is anchored by eye-catching neutral-site wins over Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kansas State and a couple of dominant home statements, including a rout of Creighton and a decisive win over Wisconsin, which together show the team can beat quality opponents and close games under the bright lights; the narrow nature of the Kansas State victory and an otherwise thin body of proven road success leave the profile vulnerable, so the upcoming gauntlet of true road tests at Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana and the West coast trips to USC and UCLA alongside tough home dates against Illinois, Purdue, Iowa and Michigan State are the moments that will either reinforce those signature nonconference scalps or expose the limits of the resume.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | West Georgia | 310 | W86-53 |
| 11/8 | Florida Intl | 181 | W96-66 |
| 11/11 | MD E Shore | 346 | W69-50 |
| 11/15 | (N)Oklahoma | 51 | W105-99 |
| 11/20 | (N)New Mexico | 75 | W84-72 |
| 11/21 | (N)Kansas St | 69 | W86-85 |
| 11/25 | Winthrop | 112 | W80-73 |
| 11/29 | SC Upstate | 257 | W72-63 |
| 12/7 | Creighton | 49 | W71-50 |
| 12/10 | Wisconsin | 38 | W90-60 |
| 12/13 | @Illinois | 12 | W83-80 |
| 12/21 | North Dakota | 335 | 100% |
| 12/30 | New Hampshire | 338 | 100% |
| 1/2 | Michigan St | 11 | 50% |
| 1/5 | @Ohio St | 40 | 49% |
| 1/10 | @Indiana | 26 | 42% |
| 1/13 | Oregon | 81 | 84% |
| 1/17 | @Northwestern | 57 | 59% |
| 1/21 | Washington | 47 | 75% |
| 1/24 | @Minnesota | 106 | 76% |
| 1/27 | @Michigan | 1 | 11% |
| 2/1 | Illinois | 12 | 50% |
| 2/7 | @Rutgers | 143 | 84% |
| 2/10 | Purdue | 6 | 42% |
| 2/14 | Northwestern | 57 | 78% |
| 2/17 | @Iowa | 20 | 38% |
| 2/21 | Penn St | 105 | 90% |
| 2/25 | Maryland | 98 | 89% |
| 2/28 | @USC | 39 | 49% |
| 3/3 | @UCLA | 30 | 45% |
| 3/8 | Iowa | 20 | 61% |