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Social media was excited by Nebraska basketball's participation in the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska menโs basketball will be headed to Oklahoma City as the No. 4 seed to take on No. 13 Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The two teams will meet on Thursday at 11:40 a. m. CT on truTV.
Nebraska (26-6, 15-5 Big Ten) lost to Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Troy (22-11, 12-6 Sun Belt) defeated Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game. Nebraska menโs basketball has a complicated history with the NCAA Tournament.
It has made eight appearances in school history and are 0-8. Nebraska is the only power conference school that has never won a March Madness game. Fans across social media were excited by Selection Sunday and Nebraskaโs participation in it.