Known primarily at this point as a Volleyball school (football hasn’t been a National contender in a quarter century), Nebraska did well in Men’s Basketball in the first year of the expanded Big Ten Conference, continuing a drastic upward swing for the program.
Having gone 10-22 in 2022, the Huskers rallied for a .500 season the following year, and then won an impressive 23 games in 2024, nabbing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
There was hope for a second run to the Big Dance in 2025, and they began the season 6-1 before a harsh dose of reality hit in East Lansing as Michigan State throttled them by 37.