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Bracket Reaction: Where Nebraska stands after its win over Rutgers

Robin Washut profile picby:Robin Washut03/04/24

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Nebraska forward Juwan Gary (4) reacts after making a 3-point shot against the Rutgers during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. (PHOTO: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports)

Nebraska closed out its final home game of the season with a 67-56 Senior Night victory over Rutgers on Sunday.

Now at 21-9 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play, here is a quick look at what the metrics say about the Huskers’ postseason chances…

Nebraska’s résumé

Overall recordHomeAwayNeutralQ1Q2Q3Q4Best winWorst loss
21-918-12-81-04-73-27-07-0Purdue (H)Rutgers (A)

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Nebraska’s team sheet rankings

MetricCurrentPrevious
NET4343
KenPom3438
KPI2731
SOR3126
BPI3738
Torvik2832

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Bracketology outlook

OutletNebraska’s NCAA Tournament bid chances
Bracket MatrixNU is in 104/104 brackets
TeamRankings95% chance
T-Ranketology90.1% chance (78.0% at-large bid)

Notable bracket projections

BracketProjected seedProjected opponentLocation
Joe Lunardi, ESPN9Texas Tech (8)Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jerry Palm, CBS10Boise State (7)Indianapolis, Ind.
Andy Katz, NCAA.com9Texas (8)Salt Lake City, Utah
Mike DeCourcy, Fox Sports10St. Mary’s (7)Omaha, Neb.

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