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Bracket Reaction: Where Nebraska stands after its loss at Ohio State

Robin Washut profile picby:Robin Washut03/01/24

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Sam Hoiberg Nebraska baskebtall
Nebraska guard Sam Hoiberg (1) takes a three point shot as Ohio State forward Jamison Battle (10) defends during the first half at Value City Arena. (PHOTO: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)

Nebraska saw its four-game winning streak snapped and another big opportunity missed in Thursday night’s 78-69 road loss at Ohio State.

Here is a quick look at what the metrics say about the Huskers’ postseason chances following the defeat…

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Nebraska’s résumé

Overall recordHomeAwayNeutralQ1Q2Q3Q4Best winWorst loss
20-917-12-81-04-73-26-07-0Purdue (H)Rutgers (A)

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Nebraska’s team sheet rankings

MetricCurrentPrevious
NET4341
KenPom3834
KPI3128
SOR2627
BPI3837
Torvik3230

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Bracketology outlook

OutletNebraska’s NCAA Tournament bid chances
Bracket MatrixNU is in 109/109 brackets
TeamRankings86.7% chance
T-Ranketology80.6% chance (82.9% at-large bid)

Notable bracket projections

BracketProjected seedProjected opponentLocation
Joe Lunardi, ESPN9Mississippi State (8)Memphis, Tenn.
Jerry Palm, CBS10Texas Tech (7)Salt Lake City, Utah
Andy Katz, NCAA.com9Oklahoma (8)Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mike DeCourcy, Fox Sports9

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