| 77. Nebraska (16-18) | Rating: 79.65 | SOS Rank: 76 | Proj: 16-18 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RNK | W-L | Res/Pct | Sco/MOV | QUAL | |
| Sat, | Nov 14 | MS Valley St | 346 | 8-27 | W | 97-51 | +18 |
| Tue, | Nov 17 | at Villanova | 1 | 35-5 | L | 63-87 | −6 |
| Thu, | Nov 19 | Delaware St | 348 | 5-25 | W | 75-60 | −15 |
| Sun, | Nov 22 | SE Louisiana | 311 | 10-21 | W | 92-65 | +5 |
| Tue, | Nov 24 | Ark Pine Bluff | 343 | 8-25 | W | 67-44 | −5 |
| Fri, | Nov 27 | *Cincinnati | 28 | 22-11 | L | 61-65 | +3 |
| Sat, | Nov 28 | *Tennessee | 86 | 15-19 | W | 82-71 | +10 |
| Tue, | Dec 1 | Miami FL | 13 | 26-8 | L | 72-77 | +2 |
| Sat, | Dec 5 | Abilene Chr | 319 | 9-18 | W | 73-63 | −13 |
| Wed, | Dec 9 | at Creighton | 40 | 20-15 | L | 67-83 | −8 |
| Sun, | Dec 13 | Rhode Island | 82 | 17-15 | W | 70-67 | −1 |
| Sun, | Dec 20 | Samford | 223 | 12-19 | L | 58-69 | −26 |
| Tue, | Dec 22 | Prairie View | 337 | 7-24 | W | 81-50 | +5 |
| Wed, | Dec 30 | Northwestern | 64 | 20-12 | L | 72-81 | −11 |
| Sat, | Jan 2 | Indiana | 11 | 27-8 | L | 69-79 | −3 |
| Tue, | Jan 5 | at Iowa | 23 | 22-11 | L | 66-77 | 0 |
| Sat, | Jan 9 | at Rutgers | 276 | 6-25 | W | 90-56 | +21 |
| Tue, | Jan 12 | Minnesota | 171 | 8-23 | W | 84-59 | +14 |
| Sat, | Jan 16 | at Illinois | 118 | 15-19 | W | 78-67 | +10 |
| Wed, | Jan 20 | at Michigan St | 4 | 29-6 | W | 72-71 | +18 |
| Sat, | Jan 23 | Michigan | 39 | 22-13 | L | 68-81 | −11 |
| Sat, | Jan 30 | at Purdue | 9 | 26-9 | L | 74-89 | −1 |
| Wed, | Feb 3 | Maryland | 24 | 26-9 | L | 65-70 | 0 |
| Sat, | Feb 6 | Rutgers | 276 | 6-25 | W | 87-63 | +5 |
| Wed, | Feb 10 | at Wisconsin | 41 | 22-13 | L | 61-72 | −3 |
| Sat, | Feb 13 | Penn St | 132 | 16-16 | W | 70-54 | +7 |
| Wed, | Feb 17 | at Indiana | 11 | 27-8 | L | 64-80 | −2 |
| Sat, | Feb 20 | Ohio St | 75 | 21-14 | L | 62-65 | −6 |
| Thu, | Feb 25 | at Penn St | 132 | 16-16 | L | 55-56 | −3 |
| Tue, | Mar 1 | Purdue | 9 | 26-9 | L | 62-81 | −11 |
| Sun, | Mar 6 | at Northwestern | 64 | 20-12 | L | 54-65 | −6 |
| Wed, | Mar 9 | *Rutgers | 276 | 6-25 | W | 89-72 | +1 |
| Thu, | Mar 10 | *Wisconsin | 41 | 22-13 | W | 70-58 | +16 |
| Fri, | Mar 11 | *Maryland | 24 | 26-9 | L | 86-97 | −3 |