Nebraska men's basketball history in the NCAA Tournament
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The Nebraska men’s basketball team has learned its path to a Final Four. The Huskers are a No. 4 seed and have been sent to the South Region. The Huskers will play the No. 13 Troy Trojans in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska (26-6, 15-5 Big Ten) lost to Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Troy (22-11, 12-6 Sun Belt) defeated Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game.
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Nebraska men’s basketball has a complicated history with the NCAA Tournament. It has made eight appearances in school history and is 0-8. Nebraska is the only power conference school that has never won a March Madness game.
The Cornhuskers have had postseason success. They have appeared in 19 National Invitation Tournaments and are 24-18, including the 1996 NIT title. Last season, Nebraska went out to Las Vegas and won the College Basketball Crown.
The Cornhuskers' last NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2024 against Texas A&M. It was the program's first appearance under coach Fred Hoiberg. Nebraska faded late in the game and fell to the Aggies 98-83.
The Huskers and Trojans will play in Oklahoma City on Thursday at 11:40 a.m. CT on truTV. The winner will play on Saturday against the winner of Vanderbilt and McNeese.
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1986 - Loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
The 1986 NCAA tournament was the first appearance in school history. They played as the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region. In the first round, they faced the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, who defeated Nebraska 67-59. It was the final game in Moe Iba's tenure as the Huskers' head coach. Following the defeat, he resigned.
1991 - Loss to the Xavier Musketeers
It was the biggest upset in Nebraska's postseason history. The Huskers received an at-large bid after falling to Missouri in the Big Eight Championship Game and entered the tournament as a No. 3 seed. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska would fall to the No. 14 seed Xavier Musketeers 89-84. Xavier would fall to No. 11 Connecticut in the regional quarterfinals.
1992 - Loss to the Connecticut Huskies
The Huskers entered the '92 Tournament, losing six of its last nine games, and were given a No. 8 seed in the Southeast Region. They would face the No. 9 UConn Huskies in a game that was never competitive, and the Huskers lost 86-65.
1993 - Loss to the New Mexico State
Nebraska entered the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, looking for its first Tournament victory in program history. The Huskers were a No. 10 seed in the East Region and faced the No. 7 seed and overall No. 24 in the country, the New Mexico State Aggies. Nebraska failed to play a competitive game for the second straight year and lost to the Aggies 93-79. New Mexico State was later forced to vacate their 1993 NCAA appearance due to academic fraud.
1994 - Loss to the Penn Quakers
The Huskers entered the 1994 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Eight Tournament, the only conference tournament championship in program history. They entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region and faced the No. 11 seed, the Penn Quakers. The Quakers would defeat Nebraska in the first round by a score of 90-80. That game was the last time that Penn won an NCAA tournament game.
1998 - Loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks
The Cornhuskers returned to the NCAA tournament after a three-year absence as the No. 11 seed in the West region with a showdown against the No. 6 seed and the No. 17-ranked team in the nation, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Nebraska would fall in round one 74-65. That game was the final NCAA Tournament appearance of Nebraska head coach Danny Nee, who would depart the program following the 1999-2000 season.
2014 - Loss to the Baylor Bears
The Huskers entered the 2014 NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West region and faced the Baylor Bears, the No. 6 seed and the No. 23-ranked team in the country. Nebraska failed to play a competitive game, losing 74-60. The game was the only tournament appearance Tim Miles would make as head coach of the Huskers.
2024 - Loss to the Texas A&M Aggies
After a 10-year absence, Nebraska made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Fred Hoiberg as the No. 8 seed in the South region, facing the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies. The Huskers would fade late in the game and fall to the Aggies 98-83.
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