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Bracket Reaction: Where Nebraska stands after its win over Ohio State

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Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Rollie Worster (24) celebrates after a three point basket against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Nebraska improved to 16-8 overall and 6-7 in Big Ten play with a 79-71 win over Ohio State on Sunday. That gave the Huskers five Quad 1 wins this season in a potentially significant bubble matchup.

Here is a look at NU’s NCAA Tournament picture on the heels of its victory over the Buckeyes…

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Nebraska’s résumé

Overall recordHomeAwayNeutralQ1Q2Q3Q4Best NET winWorst NET loss
16-89-24-52-15-63-22-06-0Illinois (H)USC (H)

Nebraska’s team sheet rankings

MetricCurrentPrevious
NET4951
KenPom3940
KPI3133
SOR4043
BPI4347
Torvik4040
WAB3839

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Bracketology outlook

OutletNebraska’s NCAA Tournament bid chances
Bracket MatrixNU is in 81/86 brackets (9-11 seed)
TeamRankings89% chance (9 seed)
T-Ranketology78.7% chance (86.1% at-large bid)

Notable bracket projections

BracketProjected seedProjected opponentLocation
Joe Lunardi, ESPN11 seed “Last Four In” (Last updated 2/8)6. MissouriMilwaukee
Jerry Palm, CBS10 seed (Last updated 2/7)7. OklahomaWichita
Andy Katz, NCAA.com11 seed “Last Four In” (Last updated 2/4)6. Mississippi St.Denver
Mike DeCourcy, Fox Sports10 seed (Last updated 2/7)7. Mississippi St.Wichita

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