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Men: After a record-breaking regular season, the Nebraska men’s basketball program is in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons as the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday evening.
The Huskers (26-6) are the No. 4 seed in the South Region and will travel to South for the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers will open tournament play on Thursday, March 19 against No. 13 seed Troy (22-11). Nebraska will be the second game of the session and will tip off at 3:10 p.m. (CT) on TNT.
The Huskers are making their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the No. 4 seed is the Huskers’ highest NCAA seed since 1991). Two appearances in the last three tournaments marks the first time that has happened for the Huskers since making four straight NCAA appearances from 1991 to 1994.
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