I feel sick!
Nebraska is in the toughest bracket in the NIT if you use the Pomeroy Ratings as a guideline. Only Georgetown, Washington St, and San Diego St. are rated ahead of Notre Dame and New Mexico of the teams that didn't make it into the NCAA tournament. NU plays New Mexico in the first round and then would probably play Notre Dame in the second round with a win.
NU play at New Mexico on Tuesday night at 9:00 pm. New Mexico only lost two home games this year. New Mexico is rated 38th and Nebraska is 73rd. New Mexico has a26 point win over San Diego St which is a #1 seat in the NIT. They beat Utah by six points.
But a victory is possible for Nebraska. New Mexico is not a great defensive team. They give up a lot of offensive rebounds which NU has not been good at this season. Their defensive efficiency has weaknesses. NU will need to hit baskets, which they have been struggling with lately. But if they can hit some shots and get a few offensive rebounds, well they can win. New Mexico just came off a loss to Wyoming at the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming is not that good. They may be a lot like Nebraska but not as good.
A real positive is that New Mexico is not that good of an offensive rebounding team and if we can keep them at one shot on possessions that will change NU's game plan and they can be more aggressive on offense.
It should be an interesting game and watch for the game to be decided in the final seconds. NU plays New Mexico(21-11) on ESPNU Tuesday night.
Right now it looks like Missouri has the best chance to go the farthest in the NCAA tournament from the Big 12. Hopefully Kansas and Oklahoma can play better than they did in the tournament. They are pretty good teams but they better show up for every game or they won't last long.
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