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Bracket Reaction: Where Nebraska stands after its road win over Washington

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Nebraska picked up its third-straight victory and its second consecutive Big Ten road win with an 86-72 rally over Washington on Wednesday night.

Here is a look at where NU’s NCAA Tournament picture now stands…

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Nebraska’s résumé

Overall recordHomeAwayNeutralQ1Q2Q3Q4Best winWorst loss
15-89-24-52-14-63-22-06-0Illinois (H)Rutgers (H)

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Nebraska’s team sheet rankings

MetricCurrentPrevious
NET4850
KenPom4144
KPI3233
SOR4448
BPI4748
Torvik4039
WAB4944

Second-half rally powers Nebraska to an 86-72 road win over Washington

Bracketology outlook

OutletNebraska’s NCAA Tournament bid chances
Bracket MatrixNU is in 64/92 brackets
TeamRankings70% chance
T-Ranketology69.4% chance (81.2% at-large bid)

Notable bracket projections

BracketProjected seedProjected opponentLocation
Joe Lunardi, ESPN11 seed “Last Four Byes” (Last updated 2/6)
Jerry Palm, CBS“Next Four Out” (Last updated 2/6)
Andy Katz, NCAA.com11 seed “Last Four In” (Last updated 2/4)6. Mississippi
Mike DeCourcy, Fox Sports11 seed (Last updated 2/4)6. Texas Tech

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