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Another measuring stick at Michigan

No. 5 Nebraska against No. 3 Michigan. Let's talk about it.

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Erin Sorensen
Jan 27, 2026
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When the Nebraska men’s basketball team takes the floor tonight in Ann Arbor, it won’t just be another ranked-on-ranked game or another road test in a long season. It will be the first top-five matchup in program history: No. 5 Nebraska against No. 3 Michigan.

The Huskers are 20-0 heading into the matchup, having climbed to the highest AP ranking the program has ever held. It’s a team that doesn’t necessarily surprise people at this point, but there are still those that question if it could all fall apart. Consider every matchup a measuring stick of sorts.

And the matchup with Michigan is another one of those measuring sticks for the Huskers.

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