NCAA Tournament March Madness Bubble Watch: Nebraska

NCAA Tournament March Madness

#21 Nebraska

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Projected seed: 3

Nebraska’s profile is built around a string of meaningful victories that prove it can win away from home and on neutral floors, highlighted by neutral-site wins over Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas State and road victories at Illinois and Ohio State, while comfortable home wins against Creighton, Wisconsin and Michigan State bolster the resume. The absence of damaging setbacks to weak opponents keeps the profile clean and the team’s ability to close tight games stands out after narrow wins in hostile environments. Remaining tests offer clear paths to improve or expose weaknesses, with a brutal road trip to Michigan and Los Angeles and high-profile home dates against Illinois and Purdue among the outings that will define the back half of the schedule. In short, strong signature wins, good road performance and a schedule that still contains marquee opportunities explain why the resume sits where it does.

Date	Opponent	Ranking	Outcome
11/3	West Georgia	301	W86-53
11/8	Florida Intl	168	W96-66
11/11	MD E Shore	337	W69-50
11/15	(N)Oklahoma	54	W105-99
11/20	(N)New Mexico	53	W84-72
11/21	(N)Kansas St	72	W86-85
11/25	Winthrop	152	W80-73
11/29	SC Upstate	273	W72-63
12/7	Creighton	40	W71-50
12/10	Wisconsin	43	W90-60
12/13	@Illinois	9	W83-80
12/21	North Dakota	312	W78-55
12/30	New Hampshire	334	W86-55
1/2	Michigan St	12	W58-56
1/5	@Ohio St	38	W72-69
1/10	@Indiana	24	42%
1/13	Oregon	78	84%
1/17	@Northwestern	59	63%
1/21	Washington	48	77%
1/24	@Minnesota	89	70%
1/27	@Michigan	1	12%
2/1	Illinois	9	45%
2/7	@Rutgers	155	87%
2/10	Purdue	4	37%
2/14	Northwestern	59	81%
2/17	@Iowa	19	38%
2/21	Penn St	110	91%
2/25	Maryland	115	92%
2/28	@USC	47	56%
3/3	@UCLA	39	51%
3/8	Iowa	19	60%