Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball Schedule 2027 (Dates, TV, March Madness)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, coached by Fred Hoiberg, had the best season in program history in 2025-26. The Huskers went 28-7, finished 15-5 in the Big Ten, won their first NCAA Tournament game and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time. Nebraska brings back first-team All-Big Ten selection Pryce Sandfort and Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Braden Frager, and adds an eight-player newcomer class led by four transfers. The March Madness section fills in after Selection Sunday on March 14, 2027.

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Husker Basketball Tonight and Next Game

Next game · Countdown to tip-off

Providence (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off)

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (neutral site)

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OpponentProvidence (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off)

DateSat, Nov. 7, 2026

Tip-off7:00 PM ET

ArenaMohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (neutral site)

TVFS1

Non-ConferenceNov. 2 – Dec. 30 · 12 games

Big TenDec. 2 – Mar. 7 · 20 games

Big Ten TournamentMar. 9-14 · Indianapolis

March MadnessFrom Mar. 14 · Selection Sunday

National ChampionshipApr. 5, 2027 · Detroit

Games to circle

Key games from the schedule

These are picked only from the schedule below — no extra games added.

Neutral Spotlight · Nov. 7vs. ProvidenceHall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun Arena on FS1

Big Ten Opener · Dec. 2Ohio StateConference home opener at Pinnacle Bank Arena on BTN

In-State Rivalry · Dec. 5at CreightonHeated Nebraska clash in Omaha, broadcast on TNT

Defending Champ Visit · Jan. 5MichiganReigning champions visit Lincoln on Peacock & NBCSN

Full schedule

Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball Schedule 2026-27

This is the full Husker men's basketball schedule for 2026-27: 32 regular-season games. All times are Eastern Time (ET), converted from the Central Time listings on huskers.com, and games from Jan. 2 on are played in 2027. "TBA" means the tip time or channel had not been announced yet.

NEB

Nebraska

LEM

Le Moyne

Mon, Nov. 2 7:30 PM ET

B1G+ Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln HOME OPENER · LINCOLN —

NEB

Nebraska

PROV

Providence

Sat, Nov. 7 7:00 PM ET

FS1 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (neutral) HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF —

NEB

Nebraska

LWU

Lindenwood

Wed, Nov. 11 9:00 PM ET

FS1 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

BSU

Boise State

Sun, Nov. 15 1:00 PM ET

BTN Sioux Falls, S.D. (neutral) NEUTRAL · SIOUX FALLS —

NEB

Nebraska

SDAK

South Dakota

Wed, Nov. 18 8:30 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

BUT

Butler

Sun, Nov. 22 1:00 PM ET

FS1 Chicago (neutral) NEUTRAL · CHICAGO —

NEB

Nebraska

SOU

Southern

Wed, Nov. 25 5:00 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

OSU

Ohio State

Wed, Dec. 2 8:30 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BIG TEN HOME OPENER —

NEB

Nebraska

CREI

Creighton

Sat, Dec. 5 1:00 PM ET

TNT Omaha, Neb. IN-STATE RIVALRY · OMAHA —

NEB

Nebraska

PSU

Penn State

Tue, Dec. 8 8:00 PM ET

BTN Away BIG TEN · AWAY —

NEB

Nebraska

MIZ

Missouri

Sat, Dec. 12 TBA ET

TBA Kansas City, Mo. (neutral) NEUTRAL · KANSAS CITY —

NEB

Nebraska

MSM

Mount St. Mary's

Thu, Dec. 17 7:00 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

FDU

FDU

Sun, Dec. 20 4:00 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

NHAV

New Haven

Wed, Dec. 30 2:00 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln NON-CONFERENCE FINALE —

NEB

Nebraska

MSU

Michigan State

Sat, Jan. 2 3:45 PM ET

CBS Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BIG TEN SHOWDOWN · CBS —

NEB

Nebraska

MICH

Michigan

Tue, Jan. 5 7:00 PM ET

Peacock and NBCSN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION —

NEB

Nebraska

ORE

Oregon

Sun, Jan. 10 6:30 PM ET

BTN Away PAC-12 EXPANSION TRIP —

NEB

Nebraska

WASH

Washington

Wed, Jan. 13 11:00 PM ET

BTN Away BIG TEN LATE NIGHT —

NEB

Nebraska

IOWA

Iowa

Sat, Jan. 16 8:00 PM ET

FOX or FS1 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BORDER RIVALRY · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

ILL

Illinois

Tue, Jan. 19 9:00 PM ET

Peacock and NBCSN Away BIG TEN ROAD CLASH —

NEB

Nebraska

UCLA

UCLA

Fri, Jan. 22 9:00 PM ET

FS1 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BRUINS AT PBA —

NEB

Nebraska

PUR

Purdue

Tue, Jan. 26 6:00 PM ET

Peacock and NBCSN Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. MACKEY ARENA CLASH —

NEB

Nebraska

IOWA

Iowa

Sat, Jan. 30 5:00 PM ET

Peacock and NBCSN Away BORDER RIVALRY · IOWA CITY —

NEB

Nebraska

IND

Indiana

Sat, Feb. 6 TBA ET

FOX Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BIG TEN · FOX —

NEB

Nebraska

Maryland

Tue, Feb. 9 6:30 PM ET

FS1 Away BIG TEN · AWAY —

NEB

Nebraska

PSU

Penn State

Fri, Feb. 12 9:30 PM ET

FS1 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BIG TEN HOME GAME —

NEB

Nebraska

RUT

Rutgers

Tue, Feb. 16 7:00 PM ET

BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln BIG TEN · HOME —

NEB

Nebraska

MSU

Michigan State

Sat, Feb. 20 8:00 PM ET

FOX Away BRESLIN CENTER · FOX —

NEB

Nebraska

USC

USC

Tue, Feb. 23 9:00 PM ET

Peacock and NBCSN Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln TROJANS AT PBA —

NEB

Nebraska

Northwestern

Sat, Feb. 27 3:00 PM ET

FOX Away BIG TEN · CHICAGO AREA —

NEB

Nebraska

WIS

Wisconsin

Wed, Mar. 3 8:30 PM ET

BTN Away KOHL CENTER · BTN —

NEB

Nebraska

MINN

Minnesota

Sun, Mar. 7 7:00 PM ET

FS1 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln REGULAR SEASON FINALE · HOME —

Tip times and TV channels can change, so check the official Nebraska schedule before game day.

Conference play

Nebraska Basketball Big Ten Schedule

The Big Ten schedule has 20 games, 10 at home and 10 on the road. Nebraska opens league play at home against Ohio State on Dec. 2 and closes with a trip to Wisconsin on March 3 and a home game against Minnesota on March 7. The biggest home games are Michigan State on Jan. 2 and defending national champion Michigan on Jan. 5, the first visit by a reigning national champion to Lincoln since 2009. Nebraska also plays Iowa twice in 15 days (Jan. 16 at home and Jan. 30 on the road) and travels to West Lafayette on Jan. 26 to battle the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Looking for the Husker women's basketball schedule? It is on the official Nebraska women's basketball page.

Watch

Husker Basketball TV Schedule and How to Watch

The Husker basketball TV schedule is a school record for national exposure: 30 of Nebraska's 32 regular-season games are on national TV, across CBS, FOX, FS1, TNT, BTN and NBC Sports Network (Peacock and NBCSN). The season opener against Le Moyne is on B1G+, and games on FOX, FS1 and BTN also stream on the Fox Sports and Fox One apps. Every game is carried on the Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com and the official Huskers app. For complete tournament broadcast information across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, check our March Madness 2027 TV Schedule & Streaming Guide.

Printable Nebraska Men's Basketball Schedule

For a printable Nebraska men's basketball schedule 2026-27, use the official schedule PDF on huskers.com, or save this page as a PDF from your browser.

Tickets

Nebraska Basketball Tickets

Nebraska basketball tickets are sold through the official Nebraska athletics ticket office. To compare with other Big Ten and tournament tickets, see our Host Cities & Venues guide.

Postseason

Nebraska March Madness Schedule 2027

Nebraska is not yet in the 2027 NCAA Tournament field, because the bracket is announced on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027. The Huskers' March Madness schedule fills in with their seed, region, opponents, venues, tip times and TV channels as soon as the bracket is out, so this is where to find the Huskers March Madness schedule for 2027. The dates below are the 2027 tournament calendar.

Mar. 9-14Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis)TBD

Sun, Mar. 14Selection SundayField announced

Mar. 16-17Opening Round (First Four)Only for teams in the opening games

Mar. 18-19First RoundTBD after Mar. 14

Mar. 20-21Second RoundTBD

Mar. 25-26Sweet 16TBD

Mar. 27-28Elite EightTBD

Sat, Apr. 3Final Four (Detroit, Ford Field)TBD

Mon, Apr. 5National Championship (Detroit, Ford Field)TBD

For the full tournament calendar, see the March Madness 2027 schedule.

Nebraska's 2026 NCAA Tournament Run

Nebraska entered last year's March Madness as the No. 4 seed in the South Region, won its first NCAA Tournament game ever and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result
First Round	Thu, Mar. 19, 2026	No. 13 Troy	W 76-47
Second Round	Sat, Mar. 21, 2026	No. 5 Vanderbilt	W 74-72
Sweet 16	Thu, Mar. 26, 2026	No. 9 Iowa	L 71-77

The first two rounds were played in Oklahoma City, and the Sweet 16 was played at the Toyota Center in Houston. See our Host Cities & Venues guide for 2027 tournament host sites.

Records

Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Records and History

Nebraska set a school record with 28 wins in 2025-26, after starting the season 20-0 and rising to No. 5 in the AP poll. The 2026 NCAA Tournament was the program's ninth, following appearances in 1998, 2014 and 2024, and it produced the Huskers' first NCAA Tournament win and first Sweet 16.

Last Season at a Glance (2025-26)

Item	Result
Overall record	28-7 (school record for wins)
Big Ten record	15-5 (tied for second)
NCAA Tournament seed	No. 4, South Region
NCAA Tournament finish	Sweet 16, lost to No. 9 Iowa 77-71

NCAA Tournament History

Milestone	Detail
First NCAA Tournament win	2026, beat Troy 76-47
First Sweet 16	2026, beat Vanderbilt 74-72 in the second round
NCAA Tournament appearances	9, including 1998, 2014, 2024 and 2026
All-time NCAA Tournament record	2-9 after the 2026 run

Head coach Fred Hoiberg, in his eighth season, leads the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, which plays its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. For the Husker men's basketball roster, see the official roster page.

Answers

Nebraska Basketball Schedule FAQs

Where can I find the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball schedule?

The full 2026-27 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball schedule is on this page, with dates, tip times and TV for all 32 regular-season games. The official version is on huskers.com. You can also explore our Purdue Boilermakers schedule and UConn Huskies schedule for more college basketball action.

What time does Nebraska play tonight?

Find the date in the schedule table above for the tip time and channel. All times are Eastern Time, so subtract one hour for Central Time. Nebraska's non-conference games begin Nov. 2, and Big Ten play opens Dec. 2 at home against Ohio State.

What channel is the Nebraska game on?

Nebraska games air on BTN, FS1, FOX, CBS and TNT, and some air on Peacock and NBCSN or stream on B1G+. For example, the Jan. 2 game against Michigan State is on CBS, the Jan. 5 game against Michigan is on Peacock and NBCSN, and the Dec. 5 game at Creighton is on TNT. For postseason TV broadcast info, see our March Madness TV guide.

Is there a printable Nebraska basketball schedule for 2026-27?

Yes. Use the official schedule PDF on huskers.com, or save this page as a PDF from your browser to get a printable Nebraska men's basketball schedule for 2026-27.

When is Nebraska's first March Madness game?

Nebraska's first NCAA Tournament game depends on the bracket, which is announced on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027. First Round games are March 18-19 and Second Round games are March 20-21. Track all 67 games on our March Madness 2027 schedule.

Where does Nebraska play its home games?

Nebraska plays its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Four non-conference games are at neutral sites: Providence in Uncasville, Conn., Boise State in Sioux Falls, S.D., Butler in Chicago and Missouri in Kansas City. For tournament host sites, check the Host Cities & Venues guide.

Conclusion

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball schedule for 2026-27 runs from the Nov. 2 opener against Le Moyne to the Big Ten home finale against Minnesota on March 7, with the Big Ten Tournament and March Madness to follow. Bookmark this page and check back after Selection Sunday on March 14, 2027 for Nebraska's NCAA Tournament path.

March Madness 2027 schedule

Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball Schedule 2027 (Dates, TV, March Madness)

Purdue Boilermakers Schedule

Iowa State Cyclones Schedule

Husker Basketball Tonight and Next Game

Providence (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off)

Key games from the schedule

Nebraska Cornhuskers Men's Basketball Schedule 2026-27

Full Regular-Season Schedule

Nebraska Basketball Big Ten Schedule

Husker Basketball TV Schedule and How to Watch

Printable Nebraska Men's Basketball Schedule

Nebraska Basketball Tickets

Nebraska March Madness Schedule 2027

March Madness Dates 2027 | Tournament Calendar

Nebraska's 2026 NCAA Tournament Run

Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Records and History

Last Season at a Glance (2025-26)

NCAA Tournament History

Nebraska Basketball Schedule FAQs

Conclusion