the University of Nebraska–Lincoln: School & Program History

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

Program	Current Affiliation	Sources & References
Football · FBS	Big Ten Conference	Sources & References 2026 FBS membership ↗
Men’s Basketball · Division I	Big Ten Conference	Sources & References University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Sponsored Sports for the 2026–27 Academic Year ↗
Women’s Basketball · Division I	Big Ten Conference	Sources & References University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Sponsored Sports for the 2026–27 Academic Year ↗

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Nebraska Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

2 Big 12 Championships

1997
1999

Explore Big 12 Conference →

Sources & References

Nebraska · Big 12 championship history ↗

Football · Conference Titles

20 Big Eight Championships

1963
1964
1965
1966
1969*
1970
1971
1972
1975*
1978*
1981
1982
1983
1984*
1988
1991*
1992
1993
1994
1995

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Nebraska · Big Eight championship history ↗

Football · Conference Titles

9 Big Six Championships

1928
1929
1931
1932
1933
1935
1936
1937
1940

Sources & References

Nebraska · Big Six championship history ↗

Football · Conference Titles

12 Missouri Valley Championships

1907*
1910
1911*
1912*
1913*
1914
1915
1916
1917
1921
1922
1923

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Nebraska · Missouri Valley championship history ↗

Football · Conference Titles

3 Western Interstate Championships

1894*
1895*
1897

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Nebraska · Western Interstate championship history ↗

Top 25 Finishes: 19 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes: 8 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking: #1
Last Ranked Finish: #25 in 2012

Summary covers 1989 through 2025. Finished AP No. 1 in 1994, 1995.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)

Nebraska · Final AP Football Rankings
Year	Final AP Result	Source
2025	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2024	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2023	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2022	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2021	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2020	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2019	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2018	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2017	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2016	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2015	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2014	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2013	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2012	#25	Source ↗
2011	#24	Source ↗
2010	#20	Source ↗
2009	#14	Source ↗
2008	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2007	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2006	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2005	#24	Source ↗
2004	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2003	#19	Source ↗
2002	Not Ranked (NR)	Source ↗
2001	#8	Source ↗
2000	#8	Source ↗
1999	#3	Source ↗
1998	#19	Source ↗
1997	#2National Champion	Source ↗
1996	#6	Source ↗
1995	#1National Champion	Source ↗
1994	#1National Champion	Source ↗
1993	#3	Source ↗
1992	#14	Source ↗
1991	#15	Source ↗
1990	#24	Source ↗
1989	#11	Source ↗

Sources & References

The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball

Where Nebraska Finished

Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.

Meet the School ↓

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

1 Big Ten Conference tournament championship

2013–14

Sources & References

NCAA · Complete Big Ten regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

1 Big 12 Conference regular-season championship

2009–10

Sources & References

NCAA · Complete big-12 women’s regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

1 Big Eight Conference regular-season championship

1987–88

Sources & References

NCAA · Complete big-eight women’s regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗

Nebraska won regular-season championships in the Big Eight in 1987–88 and the Big 12 in 2009–10, then the Big Ten tournament in 2013–14. Its 1901 and 1976 state tournament recognitions are separate from those three conference titles.

Top 25 Finishes: 5 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes: 1 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking: #4
Last Ranked Finish: #13 in 2013–14

Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26.

Season by Season

Showing 2016–17 to 2025–26 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)

Nebraska · Final AP Women’s basketball Rankings
Year	Final AP Result	Source
2025–26	Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2024–25	Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2023–24	Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2022–23	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2021–22	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2020–21	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2019–20	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2018–19	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2017–18	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2016–17	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2015–16	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2014–15	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2013–14	#13Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2012–13	#24Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2011–12	#17Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2010–11	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2009–10	#4Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2008–09	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2007–08	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2006–07	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2005–06	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2004–05	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2003–04	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2002–03	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2001–02	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
2000–01	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1999–00	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1998–99	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1997–98	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1996–97	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1995–96	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1994–95	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1993–94	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1992–93	#22Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1991–92	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1990–91	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗
1989–90	Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament	Source ↗

Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was chartered in 1869 as a land-grant university. Located in Nebraska's capital, it is home to the Cornhuskers.

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
University Type: Public · Land-grant
Founded: 1869
Total Enrollment: 23,954Fall 2025 · Lincoln campus
Nickname: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Football Conference: Big Ten ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
FBS / Major College Football National Championships: 5School-Recognized Titles1970 · 1971 · 1994 · 1995 · 1997
Football Western Interstate Championships: 31894 · 1895 · 1897
Football Missouri Valley Championships: 121907 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923
Football Big Six Championships: 91928 · 1929 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1940
Football Big Eight Championships: 201963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1975 · 1978 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1988 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995
Football Big 12 Championships: 21997 · 1999
Women’s basketball Big Eight Conference regular-season championship: 11987–88
Women’s basketball Big 12 Conference regular-season championship: 12009–10
Women’s basketball Big Ten Conference tournament championship: 12013–14

Sources & References

Architecture Hall · 2012Photo: Ammodramus / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Men’s Basketball Titles

Championship history has not been added for this program. No title total is inferred from the current membership record.

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football · 2026 Ranking History
Men’s Basketball · 2025–26 Final Poll Analysis
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Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Nebraska · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll: October 4, 2026

Coverage: 2026-08-17 – 2026-10-04

AP Result

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 15 ranked Nebraska and 55 left the team unranked.

Ranked Nebraska: 15
Left unranked: 55

15 of 70 voters · 21%55 of 70 voters · 79%

Highest Vote: #17
Lowest Ranked Vote: #25

2026 Games & Scores

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Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

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2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · Preseason	NR	0	0%0/69 Voters	—
2026 · Week 1	NR	0	0%0/69 Voters	—
2026 · Week 2	NR	0	0%0/68 Voters	—
2026 · Week 3	NR	2	1%1/69 Voters	0.00
2026 · Week 4	NR	36	20%14/70 Voters	1.50
2026 · Week 5	NR	48	21%15/70 Voters	2.37

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

Voter	Vote
Greg Luca	#17	Voter Only
Dylan Sinn	#19	Voter Only
Stephen Means	#20	Voter Only
Tom Murphy	#22	Voter Only
Bob Ballou	#22	Voter Only
Creg Stephenson	#23	Voter Only
Kirk Kenney	#23	Voter Only
Lia Assimakopoulos	#23	Voter Only
Eric Hansen	#24	Voter Only
Brian Fonseca	#24	Voter Only

View All 70 Voters for Week 5 →

Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Nebraska.

Nebraska2.4

21% · 15 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: #22.80 · 55 Unranked

Ranked High #17 · Low #2555 / 70 Ballots

View Exact Distribution

Nebraska votes by rank, including zero counts
Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	0
22	2
23	3
24	2
25	5
NR	55

Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	0
22	2
23	3
24	2
25	5
NR	55

Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	0
22	2
23	3
24	2
25	5
NR	55

Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
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12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	0
22	2
23	3
24	2
25	5
NR	55