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Nebraska Women's Basketball Moves into AP Top 25

After a 2-0 start, the Huskers are ranked.
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Nebraska women's basketball moves up to No. 25 after starting the season 2-0.
Nebraska women's basketball moves up to No. 25 after starting the season 2-0. | Kenny Larabee, KLIN

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Nebraska women's basketball is red hot to start the 2026-2027 season, and their efforts have earned them a No. 25 ranking in Monday's AP poll.

The Huskers are 2-0 to start the year with dominant wins over San Jose State (81-54) and Western Illinois (98-35). The Huskers are shooting 47% from the field while adding a 31% clip from beyond the arc and nearly 78% from behind the free throw line.

Nebraska is poised for a strong 2026-27 campaign after returning a core group of starters from last year's squad that finished 19-13 overall. That group made it to the first round of the NCAA tournament, picking up a win in the First Four.

Top returners include juniors Britt Prince, Amaiah Hargrove, and Kennadi Williams, and senior Logan Nissley. The Huskers also bring back seniors Allison Weidner and Natalie Potts - both sat out last season due to injuries.

Prince leads the Huskers this year, averaging 21 points and five rebounds per game. Hargrove is also off to a strong start averaging 16 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

The Huskers hold plenty of depth on its 12 player roster. Potts adds 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and freshman Ashlyn Koupal also averages 11.5 points as well as 3.5 rebounds per contest, giving the Huskers four players averaging double figures.

Weidner (7.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg) and Emily Fisher (8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) also provide plenty of weapons for the Huskers.

Nebraska is one of 10 Big Ten teams in the top 25, joining No.2 Michigan, No.3 USC, No.10 UCLA, No. 11 Iowa, No. 16 Washington, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 20 Maryland, and No. 22 Illinois,

Nebraska will kick off its Big Ten slate facing the Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Dec. 5 and round out the year with three non-conference games ( North Dakota, Texas A&M, California). Conference play gets back in full swing on Dec. 29 when Nebraska hosts Washington.

The Huskers' next matchup is against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. CT at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game can be streamed on B1G+.

AP Top 25

  1. South Carolina
  2. Michigan
  3. USC
  4. UConn
  5. Duke
  6. Texas
  7. Louisville
  8. Vanderbilt
  9. LSU
  10. UCLA
  11. Iowa
  12. Kentucky
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Oklahoma
  15. TCU
  16. Washington
  17. Ohio State
  18. Minnesota
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. Maryland
  21. Ole Miss
  22. Illinois
  23. North Carolina
  24. West Virginia
  25. Nebraska

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SARAH PERSON

Sarah graduated from the University of Nebraska majoring in sports media and broadcasting. She spent her four years at UNL covering the Huskers in many different forms, including play-by-play, writing, anchoring, reporting, photography, and videography. Born and raised in Nebraska, Her most recent media experience was as an MMJ/Streaming Anchor for KNOP in North Platte, where she covered news and sports. Sarah is very excited to be back covering the Huskers.

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