Iowa (23-12, 10-10 Big Ten) is gearing up for the biggest meeting in the rivalry’s history as it squares off against Nebraska (28-6, 15-5 Big Ten) in the Sweet 16 from the Toyota Center in Houston.
The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes upset top-seeded and defending national champion Florida, 73-72, to stamp its first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1999 last Sunday. Junior forward Alvaro Folgueiras authored up the heroics with a game-winning, corner 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining.
Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Nebraska ousted fifth-seeded Vanderbilt in Oklahoma City, 74-72, after Tyler Tanner’s half-court heave dropped in and then back out at the buzzer. Braden Frager had the game-winning layup for Nebraska with 2.2 seconds remaining.
As the rivals get set for a historic meeting with an Elite Eight ticket on the line, let’s take a look at the all-time series history:
All-time Iowa vs. Nebraska basketball history
- All-time series: Iowa leads, 28-16
- 2025-26 regular-season meetings: 1-1
Iowa leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 28-16. It’s a series that dates all the way back to 1907. A relatively sparsely-played series until Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the two teams have now met 24 times dating back to their Jan. 26, 2012 meeting.
Iowa is 15-9 against Nebraska since the Huskers joined the Big Ten. Iowa and Nebraska split their two regular-season meetings this year, with the Hawkeyes winning 57-52 in Iowa City on Feb. 17 and with the Cornhuskers winning 84-75 in overtime on March 8 in Lincoln, Neb.
Here’s the full series history:
- Jan. 21, 1907: Nebraska 27, Iowa 17 (Lincoln)
- Feb. 22, 1907: Iowa 32, Nebraska 29 (Iowa City)
- March 7, 1908: Iowa 39, Nebraska 26 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 25, 1930: Nebraska 41, Iowa 26 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 19, 1931: Iowa 34, Nebraska 29 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 20, 1934: Iowa 31, Nebraska 24 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 30, 1941: Nebraska 41, Iowa 34 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 19, 1942: Nebraska 52, Iowa 43 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 10, 1943: Iowa 50, Nebraska 33 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 16, 1944: Iowa 61, Nebraska 45 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 17, 1945: Iowa 61, Nebraska 35 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 12, 1953: Nebraska 81, Iowa 70 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 6, 1954: Iowa 84, Nebraska 61 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 3, 1955: Iowa 60, Nebraska 51 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 3, 1956: Nebraska 67, Iowa 43 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 5, 1970: Nebraska 82, Iowa 56 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 21, 1971: Iowa 86, Nebraska 77 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 2, 1975: Iowa 72, Nebraska 65 (Iowa City)
- Nov. 27, 1976: Iowa 71, Nebraska 57 (Lincoln)
- Jan. 26, 2012: Nebraska 79, Iowa 73 (Iowa City)
- Feb. 29, 2012: Iowa 62, Nebraska 53 (Lincoln)
- Feb. 23, 2013: Nebraska 64, Iowa 60 (Lincoln)
- March 9, 2013: Iowa 74, Nebraska 60 (Iowa City)
- Dec. 31, 2013: Iowa 67, Nebraska 57 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 5, 2015: Iowa 70, Nebraska 59 (Iowa City)
- Feb. 22, 2015: Iowa 74, Nebraska 46 (Lincoln)
- Jan. 5, 2016: Iowa 77, Nebraska 66 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 5, 2017: Nebraska 93, Iowa 90 (Lincoln) 2OT
- Feb. 5, 2017: Iowa 81, Nebraska 70 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 27, 2018: Nebraska 98, Iowa 84 (Lincoln)
- Jan. 6, 2019: Iowa 93, Nebraska 84 (Iowa City)
- March 10, 2019: Nebraska 93, Iowa 91 (Lincoln) OT
- Jan. 7, 2020: Nebraska 76, Iowa 70 (Lincoln)
- Feb. 8, 2020: Iowa 96, Nebraska 72 (Iowa City)
- March 4, 2021: Iowa 102, Nebraska 64 (Iowa City)
- Feb. 25, 2022: Iowa 88, Nebraska 78 (Lincoln)
- Dec. 29, 2023: Nebraska 66, Iowa 50 (Lincoln)
- March 5, 2023: Nebraska 81, Iowa 77 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 12, 2024: Iowa 94, Nebraska 76 (Iowa City)
- Jan. 7, 2025: Iowa 97, Nebraska 87 (Iowa City) OT
- March 9, 2025: Iowa 83, Nebraska 68 (Lincoln)
- Feb. 17, 2026: Iowa 57, Nebraska 52 (Iowa City)
- March 8, 2026: Nebraska 84, Iowa 75 (Lincoln) OT
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