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Big Ten · Lincoln, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

1627-1480

All-time

0.524

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Nebraska’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#11 Nebraska 84-89 Xavier

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1991 · Mar 14, 1991 · First Round

1.97

Game Score

#15 Nebraska 71-77 Iowa

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

Sweet 16

2026 · Mar 26, 2026 · Regional Semifinals

1.54

Game Score

#22 Nebraska 80-90 Pennsylvania

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York

1994 · Mar 17, 1994 · First Round

1.34

Game Score

#15 Nebraska 74-72 #16 Vanderbilt

Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2026 · Mar 21, 2026 · Second Round

1.30

Game Score

Nebraska 59-67 Western Kentucky

Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina

1986 · Mar 14, 1986 · First Round

0.73

Game Score

Nebraska 65-74 #17 Arkansas

Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho

1998 · Mar 12, 1998 · First Round

0.72

Game Score

Nebraska 79-93 #24 New Mexico State

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

1993 · Mar 19, 1993 · First Round

0.59

Game Score

Nebraska 83-98 Texas A&M

FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

2024 · Mar 22, 2024 · First Round

0.58

Game Score

Nebraska 65-86 Connecticut

Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

1992 · Mar 19, 1992 · First Round

0.51

Game Score

Nebraska 60-74 #23 Baylor

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

2014 · Mar 21, 2014 · First Round

0.43

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 14, 1991	1991	First Round	#11 Nebraska 84-89 Xavier Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota	1.97
2	Mar 26, 2026	2026	Regional Semifinals	#15 Nebraska 71-77 Iowa Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Sweet 16	1.54
3	Mar 17, 1994	1994	First Round	#22 Nebraska 80-90 Pennsylvania Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York	1.34
4	Mar 21, 2026	2026	Second Round	#15 Nebraska 74-72 #16 Vanderbilt Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1.30
5	Mar 14, 1986	1986	First Round	Nebraska 59-67 Western Kentucky Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina	0.73
6	Mar 12, 1998	1998	First Round	Nebraska 65-74 #17 Arkansas Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho	0.72
7	Mar 19, 1993	1993	First Round	Nebraska 79-93 #24 New Mexico State Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York	0.59
8	Mar 22, 2024	2024	First Round	Nebraska 83-98 Texas A&M FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee	0.58
9	Mar 19, 1992	1992	First Round	Nebraska 65-86 Connecticut Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio	0.51
10	Mar 21, 2014	2014	First Round	Nebraska 60-74 #23 Baylor AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas	0.43

Season by season

2027 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

28-7

Conf record

15-5

#15

SRS

#18

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2025 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

21-14

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#51

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

23-11

Conf record

12-8

—

SRS

#37

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

16-16

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#88

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

10-22

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#119

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

7-20

Conf record

3-16

—

SRS

#91

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

7-25

Conf record

2-18

—

SRS

#133

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

19-17

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#29

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

22-11

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#59

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

12-19

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#84

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Nebraska

Big Ten

Record

16-18

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Nebraska	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Nebraska	28-7	Big Ten	15-5	#15	#18	4	Sweet 16
2025	Nebraska	21-14	Big Ten	7-13		#51
2024	Nebraska	23-11	Big Ten	12-8		#37	8	NCAA tournament
2023	Nebraska	16-16	Big Ten	9-11		#88
2022	Nebraska	10-22	Big Ten	4-16		#119
2021	Nebraska	7-20	Big Ten	3-16		#91
2020	Nebraska	7-25	Big Ten	2-18		#133
2019	Nebraska	19-17	Big Ten	6-14		#29		NIT
2018	Nebraska	22-11	Big Ten	13-5		#59		NIT
2017	Nebraska	12-19	Big Ten	6-12		#84
2016	Nebraska	16-18	Big Ten	6-12		#73
2015	Nebraska	13-18	Big Ten	5-13		#89
2014	Nebraska	19-13	Big Ten	11-7		#60	11	NCAA tournament
2013	Nebraska	15-18	Big Ten	5-13		#108
2012	Nebraska	12-18	Big Ten	4-14		#119
2011	Nebraska	19-13	Big 12	7-9		#58		NIT
2010	Nebraska	15-18	Big 12	2-14		#87
2009	Nebraska	18-13	Big 12	8-8		#60		NIT
2008	Nebraska	20-13	Big 12	7-9		#46		NIT
2007	Nebraska	17-14	Big 12	6-10		#78
2006	Nebraska	19-14	Big 12	7-9		#86		NIT
2005	Nebraska	14-14	Big 12	7-9		#59
2004	Nebraska	18-13	Big 12	6-10		#35		NIT
2003	Nebraska	11-19	Big 12	3-13		#113
2002	Nebraska	13-15	Big 12	6-10		#98
2001	Nebraska	14-16	Big 12	7-9		#76
2000	Nebraska	11-19	Big 12	4-12		#141
1999	Nebraska	20-13	Big 12	10-6		#75		NIT
1998	Nebraska	20-12	Big 12	10-6		#62	11	NCAA tournament
1997	Nebraska	18-15	Big 12	7-9		#58		NIT
1996	Nebraska	21-14	Big Eight	4-10		#53		NIT
1995	Nebraska	18-14	Big Eight	4-10		#52		NIT
1994	Nebraska	20-10	Big Eight ◆	7-7	#22	#36	6	NCAA tournament
1993	Nebraska	20-11	Big Eight	8-6		#51	10	NCAA tournament
1992	Nebraska	19-10	Big Eight	7-7		#38	8	NCAA tournament
1991	Nebraska	26-8	Big Eight	9-5	#11	#13	3	NCAA tournament
1990	Nebraska	10-18	Big Eight	3-11		#115
1989	Nebraska	17-16	Big Eight	4-10		#73		NIT
1988	Nebraska	13-18	Big Eight	4-10		#115
1987	Nebraska	21-12	Big Eight	7-7		#103		NIT
1986	Nebraska	19-11	Big Eight	8-6		#34	9	NCAA tournament
1985	Nebraska	16-14	Big Eight	5-9		#67		NIT
1984	Nebraska	18-12	Big Eight	7-7		#68		NIT
1983	Nebraska	22-10	Big Eight	9-5		#39		NIT
1982	Nebraska	16-12	Big Eight	7-7		#24
1981	Nebraska	15-12	Big Eight	9-5		#48
1980	Nebraska	18-13	Big Eight	8-6		#84		NIT
1979	Nebraska	14-13	Big Eight	7-7		#79
1978	Nebraska	22-8	Big Eight	9-5		#28		NIT
1977	Nebraska	15-14	Big Eight	7-7		#65
1976	Nebraska	19-8	Big Eight	10-4		#48
1975	Nebraska	14-12	Big Eight	7-7		#82
1974	Nebraska	14-12	Big Eight	7-7		#93
1973	Nebraska	9-17	Big Eight	4-10		#135
1972	Nebraska	14-12	Big Eight	7-7		#64
1971	Nebraska	18-8	Big Eight	8-6		#51
1970	Nebraska	16-9	Big Eight	7-7		#62
1969	Nebraska	12-14	Big Eight	5-9		#72
1968	Nebraska	15-10	Big Eight	8-6		#50
1967	Nebraska	16-9	Big Eight	10-4		#55		NIT
1966	Nebraska	20-5	Big Eight	12-2		#37
1965	Nebraska	10-15	Big Eight	5-9		#90
1964	Nebraska	7-18	Big Eight	5-9		#108
1963	Nebraska	6-19	Big Eight	1-13		#120
1962	Nebraska	9-16	Big Eight	5-9		#94
1961	Nebraska	10-14	Big Eight	4-10		#47
1960	Nebraska	7-17	Big Eight	4-10		#50
1959	Nebraska	12-13	Big Eight	5-9		#75
1958	Nebraska	10-13	Big Seven	5-7		#92
1957	Nebraska	11-12	Big Seven	5-7		#38
1956	Nebraska	7-16	Big Seven	3-9		#92
1955	Nebraska	9-12	Big Seven	6-6		#62
1954	Nebraska	8-13	Big Seven	5-7		#73
1953	Nebraska	9-11	Big Seven	4-8		#49
1952	Nebraska	7-17	Big Seven	3-9		#108
1951	Nebraska	9-14	Big Seven	4-8		#73
1950	Nebraska	16-7	Big Seven ★	8-4		#25
1949	Nebraska	16-10	Big Seven ★	9-3
1948	Nebraska	11-13	Big Seven	5-7
1947	Nebraska	10-14	Big Six	3-7
1946	Nebraska	7-13	Big Six	3-7
1945	Nebraska	2-17	Big Six	1-9
1944	Nebraska	2-13	Big Six	1-9
1943	Nebraska	6-10	Big Six	5-5
1942	Nebraska	6-13	Big Six	4-6
1941	Nebraska	8-10	Big Six	6-4
1940	Nebraska	6-12	Big Six	2-8
1939	Nebraska	7-13	Big Six	3-7
1938	Nebraska	9-11	Big Six	4-6
1937	Nebraska	13-7	Big Six ★	8-2
1936	Nebraska	13-8	Big Six	7-3
1935	Nebraska	6-12	Big Six	3-7
1934	Nebraska	7-11	Big Six	5-5
1933	Nebraska	3-13	Big Six	3-7
1932	Nebraska	3-17	Big Six	2-8
1931	Nebraska	9-9	Big Six	6-4
1930	Nebraska	9-9	Big Six	6-4
1929	Nebraska	11-5	Big Six	5-5
1928	Nebraska	7-11	Missouri Valley	7-11
1927	Nebraska	12-6	Missouri Valley	7-5
1926	Nebraska	8-10	Missouri Valley	7-7
1925	Nebraska	14-4	Missouri Valley	13-3
1924	Nebraska	11-7	Missouri Valley	10-6
1923	Nebraska	6-12	Missouri Valley	5-11
1922	Nebraska	8-9	Missouri Valley	8-8
1921	Nebraska	15-3	Missouri Valley	9-1
1920	Nebraska	22-2	Independent
1919	Nebraska	10-6	Missouri Valley	10-6
1918	Nebraska	7-7	Missouri Valley	4-5
1917	Nebraska	12-10	Missouri Valley	4-8
1916	Nebraska	13-1	Missouri Valley ★	12-0
1915	Nebraska	10-8	Missouri Valley	8-4
1914	Nebraska	15-3	Missouri Valley ★	7-0
1913	Nebraska	17-2	Missouri Valley ★	10-1
1912	Nebraska	14-1	Missouri Valley ★	8-0
1911	Nebraska	9-9	Missouri Valley	6-6
1910	Nebraska	6-10	Missouri Valley	6-2
1909	Nebraska	8-15	Missouri Valley	5-3
1908	Nebraska	9-10	Independent
1907	Nebraska	10-6	Independent
1906	Nebraska	12-3	Independent
1905	Nebraska	11-5	Independent
1904	Nebraska	9-5	Independent
1903	Nebraska	7-5	Independent
1902	Nebraska	5-3	Independent
1901	Nebraska	3-3	Independent
1900	Nebraska	5-0	Independent
1899	Nebraska	4-0	Independent
1898	Nebraska	1-3	Independent
1897	Nebraska	2-0	Independent

NBA first-round picks

11 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Tyronn Lue1998

Last college yr: 1998

Tyronn Lue1998

Last college yr: 1997

Tyronn Lue1998

Last college yr: 1996

Eric Piatkowski1994

Last college yr: 1994

Eric Piatkowski1994

Last college yr: 1993

Eric Piatkowski1994

Last college yr: 1992

Rich King1991

Last college yr: 1991

Eric Piatkowski1994

Last college yr: 1991

Rich King1991

Last college yr: 1990

Rich King1991

Last college yr: 1989

Rich King1991

Last college yr: 1988

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1998	Tyronn Lue	1998
1998	Tyronn Lue	1997
1998	Tyronn Lue	1996
1994	Eric Piatkowski	1994
1994	Eric Piatkowski	1993
1994	Eric Piatkowski	1992
1991	Rich King	1991
1994	Eric Piatkowski	1991
1991	Rich King	1990
1991	Rich King	1989
1991	Rich King	1988