Huskers Take on Georgia Tech in Top 25 Battle
The AP No. 23 Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up its non-conference schedule by traveling to unbeaten and No. 17 Georgia Tech Saturday in Atlanta.
Tip-off between the Huskers (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Yellow Jackets (12-0, 1-0 ACC) at McCamish Pavilion is set for 4:30 p.m. (CT).
A live video stream of the game will be available on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+ with Wiley Ballard and Fallon Stokes on the call.
Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 4 p.m. (CT).
The Huskers extended their home winning streak to 12 games and improved to 9-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season with a 66-42 victory over 2024 NCAA qualifier and Southern Conference Champion Chattanooga on Sunday, Dec. 15. Nebraska used a strong defensive effort to hold the Mocs to just 42 points without surrendering more than 12 points in any quarter. Since suffering its only loss of the season at Creighton (80-74, Nov. 22), the Big Red has held five consecutive foes to 65 points or less, including previously unbeaten Minnesota in its Big Ten opener (Dec. 8).
All-America candidate Alexis Markowski led the Huskers with game highs of 18 points and eight rebounds to push her career totals to 1,523 points and 1,045 rebounds. The Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate is one of just four Huskers in history to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds - joining only first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings (1993), Kelsey Griffin (2010) and Jordan Hooper (2014). All three of those Huskers have their jerseys retired and are in Nebraska’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Markowski, a three-time All-Big Ten choice, is averaging team bests of 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds this season. Last season in Nebraska's 80-72 win over Georgia Tech (Dec. 2), Markowski finished with 15 points and 10 boards.
Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Britt Prince is off to a strong start, ranking second among the Huskers in scoring (13.3 ppg), assists (3.1 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 3.5 rebounds. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year has put up double figures in seven of her 10 games and has scored no fewer than six points in any contest.
Fellow freshman Amiah Hargrove made her first career start in the win over Chattanooga (Dec. 15). She has produced double figures three times in the last five games and is averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while trying to help the Huskers overcome the loss of 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts to a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 16). Hargrove's father, Anthony Hargrove, was a football player at Georgia Tech who was drafted in the third round by the St. Louis Rams in 2004. The defensive end was a member of seven NFL teams from 2004 to 2013, winning Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints (2009-10).
Natalie Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, is out for the season after suffering a knee injury in the second quarter of a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). Through NU’s first four games, Potts was Nebraska’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg). She underwent surgery on Dec. 4 and is expected to regain the season of eligibility.
#23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
at #17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-0, 1-0 ACC)
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 4:30 p.m. (CT)
McCamish Pavilion - Atlanta, Georgia
Live Video: ACC Network Extra (ESPN+)
Wiley Ballard (PBP), Fallon Stokes (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (4 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast - Public)
23/RV Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 14.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 6.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 8.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 13.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 7.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 4.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 4.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 3.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 3.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (147-112); 18th Season Overall (340-221)
17/20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-0, 1-0 ACC)
0 - Zoesha Smith - 6-1 - 5th - G/F - 8.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg
13 - Kayla Blackshear - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 6.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
5 - Tonie Morgan - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
22 - Ines Noguero - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 5.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg
25 - Kara Dunn - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 13.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Off the Bench
3 - Dani Carnegie - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 14.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg
20 - Ariadna Termis - 6-6 - So. - C - 7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg
23 - Rusne Augustinaite - 6-0 - So. - G - 7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg
1 - Chazadi Wright - 5-4 - Fr. - G - 6.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg
35 - Tianna Thompson - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 3.4 ppg, 1.0 rpg
27 - Gabbie Grooms - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Head Coach: Nell Fortner (Texas, 1982)
Sixth Season at Georgia Tech (100-64); 14th Season Overall (262-181)
Scouting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
• AP No. 17 Georgia Tech is off to the best start in school history with a 12-0 record after Wednesday's 88-57 win over Rice at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
• Georgia Tech opened ACC play on Sunday with an 82-76 win over then-No. 14 North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The final score was not indicative of the flow of play, as Georgia Tech built a 66-43 lead in the final minute of the third quarter before the Tar Heels rallied late to make it a single-digit game. The win earned Tech recognition as NCAA.com and USBWA National Team of the Week (Dec. 17).
• The Yellow Jackets also own impressive wins over Mississippi State (78-75) and previously ranked foes Oregon (74-58) and South Dakota State (71-57) along with a rivalry win over Georgia (83-67).
• The Yellow Jackets return almost everyone from last year's squad that lost 80-72 at Nebraska (Dec. 2, 2023), while also adding impact freshmen Dani Carnegie (14.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Chazadi Wright (6.3 ppg). Carnegie, a 5-9 guard, was named the ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time on Dec. 16, following her 22-point, nine-rebound effort in the win over the Tar Heels.
• Junior guards Kara Dunn (13.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Tonie Morgan (11.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Ines Noguero (5.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg) lead the Georgia Tech starters, while fifth-year senior Zoesha Smith, a transfer from Georgia, has contributed 8.3 points and 6.5 rebounds. Morgan, a 5-9 point guard, led Georgia Tech with 23 points and four assists at North Carolina. Dunn pitched in 13 points and Smith added 10 points and eight rebounds at UNC before getting her first double-double of the year in the win over Rice.
• Ariadna Termis, a 6-6 sophomore center, has added 7.4 points and 5.0 rebounds but missed Wednesday's win over Rice with an injury. She is listed as day-to-day.
• Kayla Blackshear, who was a starter in last year's game with Nebraska, has been solid off the bench, averaging 6.8 points and 6.5 rebounds, including 12 points and six boards at Carolina.
• Rusne Augustinaite has joined Blackshear off the bench, after starting against the Huskers last year. Augustinaite, a 6-0 guard, hit a career-high seven threes on her way to 23 points in the win over Rice.
• The Yellow Jackets have been dominant statistically, outscoring opponents 82.4-55.3, while controlling the boards, 43.4-31.5. Georgia Tech not only owns a plus-11.9 rebound margin, but a plus-5.1 turnover margin. The Jackets have won the possession battle in every game this season by at least plus-eight, which has allowed them to attempt 128 more field goals and 130 more free throws than the opposition. Tech also has been highly efficient, hitting 45.8 percent of its field goals, 35 percent of its threes and 74.1 percent of its free throws while averaging just 12.8 turnovers per game.
Nebraska vs. Georgia Tech Series History
• Georgia Tech leads the all-time series with Nebraska 2-1, but the Huskers claimed an 80-72 win over the Yellow Jackets, Dec. 2, 2023 in Lincoln. WNBA Draft pick Jaz Shelley led Nebraska with 22 points and eight assists, while first-team All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Big Ten All-Freshman selections Natalie Potts (13) and Logan Nissley (11) put four Huskers in double figures in a significant second-half comeback victory.
• Nebraska trailed 32-22 at halftime on its home court before falling behind by 15 points early in the third quarter. But the Big Red got hot in a hurry, hitting 13-of-15 third-quarter shots to take a 55-54 lead to the fourth quarter.
• Georgia Tech briefly regained the lead to open the fourth, but Nissley hit back-to-back threes to give the Huskers the lead for good at 61-57. Markowski capped a 12-0 run to give NU its biggest lead at 67-57, flipping the lead 25 points in 12 minutes. Overall, Nebraska went 22-of-29 from the field on its way to 58 second-half points.
• Georgia Tech returns 68 of its 72 points scored in last year's game, while Nebraska returns 38 of its 80. Kara Dunn led the Yellow Jackets with 22 points off the bench, while Tonie Morgan added 20 points, five rebounds and six assists. Ines Noguero put three Jackets in double figures with 11 points.
• In Nebraska's only previous trip to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech, the Huskers suffered a 73-57 defeat on Nov. 30, 2011. However, the loss did not come at McCamish Pavilion. Instead, the game was played at Gwinnett Center Arena outside of Duluth.
• The first meeting between the two schools came in the National Women's Invitational Tournament on March 27, 1992, when the Yellow Jackets defeated Nebraska, 73-68, in Amarillo, Texas. Georgia Tech went on to win the tournament.
Weidner to Earn Bachelor's Degree Saturday
• Allison Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over the past two seasons because of leg injuries.
• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.
• The 5-10 redshirt junior guard from Humphrey, Neb., averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).
• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career in the loss to No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 28). She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.
• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25.
• In 56 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
• Weidner will earn her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Markowski In NU's 1,500-Point/1,000-Rebound Club
• With 18 points and eight rebounds in Sunday’s win over Chattanooga, Alexis Markowski increased her career totals to 1,523 points and 1,045 rebounds. She is just the fourth Nebraska player to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.
• The quality of that short list is undeniable. Karen Jennings (2,405 points/1,000 rebounds, 1990-93) won the 1993 Wade Trophy, was a first-team All-American and the 1993 Big Eight Player of the Year.
• Kelsey Griffin (2,033 points/1,019 rebounds, 2006-10) won the 2010 Senior CLASS Award, was a first-round WNBA Draft pick, a first-team All-American and the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year.
• Jordan Hooper (2,357 points/1,110 rebounds, 2011-14) was a first-team All-American, the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year and the first pick of the second round in the 2014 WNBA Draft.
Markowski Joins Elite Rebounders in NU History
• Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski joined one of the most elite groups in Husker history by pulling down her 1,000th career rebound in the fourth quarter at Creighton (Nov. 22).
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln became just the sixth Husker women’s basketball player and just the eighth Nebraska men’s or women’s player to reach the 1,000 milestone on the boards.
• Markowski finished the game with 1,001 career boards to push past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings into the No. 5 spot on the Husker women’s basketball career chart.
• Markowski has added 65 points and 44 rebounds over the past five games to push her career rebound total to 1,045, passing first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin at No. 4 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski enters the Georgia Tech game 65 rebounds behind first-team All-American and 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year Jordan Hooper (1,110) at No. 3 on the Nebraska all-time rebound list. Hooper grabbed her rebounds in 4,030 career minutes (11.0 rp40), while Markowski’s boards have come in just 2,877 minutes (14.5 rp40).
• On the men’s side of Nebraska basketball, Venson Hamilton (1996-99) owns the all-time record with 1,080 rebounds while Aleks Maric (1,015, 2005-08) is the only other player with 1,000 boards.
Prince Battling for Big Ten All-Freshman Honors
• Britt Prince is off to one of the best starts by a freshman in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha ranks second among the Huskers with 13.3 points, while adding 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals over her first 10 games.
• The two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year has produced double-figure points seven times, including a career-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
• She added the second 20-point effort of her career with 20 points and six rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes in the loss at Creighton (Nov. 22).
• Prince produced a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds in a low-scoring win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit a career-high three threes against the Texans while also going a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line.
• Prince contributed 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26), before notching her fifth straight double-digit performance with a game-high 14 points in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3). She also had 13 points and a career-high six assists against North Alabama (Nov. 19) during the five-game stretch. Prince added a career-high two blocks against the Lions.
• She became the first Husker freshman point guard in history to reach 100 points through her first eight games, when she put up seven points and a career-high seven rebounds in a win over Minnesota (Dec. 8). The only other Husker point guard to score 100 points in 10 or fewer games was Nicole Kubik (10 games, 1996-97).
• One of Nebraska’s most efficient players, Prince is shooting 53.9 percent from the field, including 45.2 percent (14-31) from three-point range, and 88.5 percent (23-26) at the free throw line.
• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.
• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.
• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.
• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.
• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.
• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).
Husker Freshmen Featuring Efficiency
• Britt Prince is the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska. While Prince has earned headlines by starting at point guard and putting up some of the best numbers in history by a Big Red rookie, fellow freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan have been dynamic inside.
• Hargrove erupted for a career-high 13-point effort in a career-high 21 minutes in the win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). Hargrove hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor, including a three-pointer, while adding three rebounds and a steal. It was Hargrove’s third double-digit scoring effort in four games, including a 10-point performance that included a career-high eight rebounds in a Big Ten-opening win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8). The 6-1 forward from Christopher, Ill., added 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26).
• Over the past five games, Hargrove has produced per 40 minute averages of 16.8 points and 13.8 rebounds while hitting 48 percent of her shots from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-7) of her three-pointers. She has committed just three turnovers during the five-game stretch.
• Bozan, a 6-5 center from Croatia, also owns three-double digit scoring efforts early this season, including 12 in an opening-day win over Omaha and 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). She went a combined 9-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range in those two games. Bozan added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3), before getting nine points and five rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Minnesota (Dec. 8).
• On the season, Bozan has produced per 40 minute averages of 18.3 points and 11.4 rebounds while hitting 56.5 percent of her shots from the field, including 45.5 percent (5-11) of her threes.
• Prince, Hargrove and Bozan have combined for per 40 minute averages of 53.9 points, 24.3 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 5.0 steals while shooting 53.8 percent from the field, including 48.1 percent from three-point range and 78.3 percent from the free throw line.
Big Red Spread Scoring
• Nebraska has shown a consistent, efficient and explosive offense through 11 games, averaging 80.7 points per game on 47.9 percent shooting, including 39.8 percent from long range.
• The Huskers have put at least five players in double figures in four of the first 11 contests. In three other games, Nebraska has put four players in double figures with the fifth-highest scorer adding nine points.
• Perhaps the most amazing part of the double-figure scoring performances for the Big Red through 11 games, is that all four games have featured a different group of scorers that have ultimately included all 12 players on the active roster at the start of the season.
• In the opener with Omaha (Nov. 4), six Huskers produced double-digit points, including Alexis Markowski-14, Natalie Potts-14, Petra Bozan-12, Logan Nissley-12, Allison Weidner-11 and Britt Prince-10.
• In a win over South Dakota in Sioux Falls (Nov. 16), five Huskers finished in double figures, including Britt Prince-23, Natalie Potts-22, Alexis Markowski-14, Kendall Moriarty-13 and Kendall Coley-12.
• In a victory over North Alabama (Nov. 19), five Huskers scored in double figures, including Callin Hake-17, Jessica Petrie-14, Britt Prince-13, Alberte Rimdal-13 and Alexis Markowski-10.
• Nebraska put five players in double figures in its second straight home game in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 22), including Callin Hake-16, Alberte Rimdal-15, Britt Prince-13, Alexis Markowski-10 and Amiah Hargrove-10.
• The only Huskers to score in double figures in each of the four games with at least five players in double figures were Alexis Markowski and Britt Prince.
Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).
• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.
• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.
• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.
• Markowski enters the Georgia Tech game with 1,045 career rebounds. She is 235 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.
• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,523 career points to rank 14th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.
• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.
• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.
Huskers Remain in Top 25 in National Rankings
• Nebraska remained among the top 25 in the Associated Press rankings (Dec. 16), moving up one spot following double-digit wins over Tarleton State (Dec. 11) and Chattanooga (Dec. 15).
• The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25 (No. 23). In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.
• The Huskers are one of eight Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Top 25, led by No. 1 UCLA, No. 7 USC and No. 8 Maryland among the AP Top 10. No. 11 Ohio State, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 20 Michigan, No. 22 Iowa and No. 23 Nebraska round out the Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25 (Dec. 16), while previously ranked Illinois is one of the top teams receiving votes (28th).
• Nebraska non-conference opponent Georgia Tech climbed to No. 17 (Dec. 16). The Huskers travel to Atlanta (Dec. 21). Creighton (33rd) also continues to receive votes from the AP.
• Last season, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.