Bracket Reaction: Where Nebraska stands after its loss to Michigan

by:Robin Washut•about 9 hours•

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Rollie Worster Nebraska basketball — Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Berke Buyuktuncel (9) looks to pass against Michigan Wolverines guard Nimari Burnett (4) during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Nebraska missed out on another golden resume opportunity in Monday night’s 49-46 loss to No. 15 Michigan.

Here is a look at the Huskers’ NCAA Tournament picture after falling to the Wolverines…

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Nebraska’s résumé

Overall record	Home	Away	Neutral	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Best NET win	Worst NET loss
17-11	9-4	5-6	2-1	5-9	4-2	2-0	6-0	Illinois (H)	Rutgers (H)

Nebraska’s team sheet rankings

Metric	Current	Previous
NET	54	54
KenPom	47	47
KPI	35	34
SOR	48	43
BPI	49	48
Torvik	54	54
WAB	44	40

Washut: Ice-cold offense spoils Nebraska’s golden opportunity against Michigan

Bracketology outlook

Outlet	Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament bid chances
Bracket Matrix	NU is in 103/105 brackets (9-11 seed)
TeamRankings	78% chance (10 seed)
T-Ranketology	35.8% chance (47.2% at-large bid)

Notable bracket projections

Bracket	Projected seed	Projected opponent	Location
Joe Lunardi, ESPN	11 seed (Last Four In) (Last updated 2/25)	11. Oklahoma	Dayton
Jerry Palm, CBS	10 seed (Last updated 2/24)	7. Louisville	Cleveland
Andy Katz, NCAA.com	10 seed (Last updated 2/25)	7. Memphis	Cleveland
Mike DeCourcy, Fox Sports	10 seed (Last updated 2/25)	7. Ole Miss	Milwaukee
JBR Bracketology	11 seed (Last Four In) (Last updated 2/24)	–	–
T3 Bracketology	11 seed (Last updated 2/24)	–	–

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