# 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by head coach Amy Williams in her ninth year, and play their home games at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2023–24 season with a 23–12 record, including 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Nebraska departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Darian White | 0 | G | 5'6" | Graduate student | Boise, Idaho | Graduated |
| Jaz Shelley | 1 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | Moe, VIC, Australia | Graduated |
| Annika Stewart | 21 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Plymouth, Minnesota | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Maddie Krull | 42 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Nebraska incoming transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alberte Rimdal | G | 5'9" | Senior | Køge, Denmark | Florida |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Doane | W 89–52 | – | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,772) Lincoln, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Omaha | W 88–58 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,106) Lincoln, NE |
| November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 78–68 | 2–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,006) Lincoln, NE |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 21 | Southern | W 84–58 | 3–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,326) Lincoln, NE |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 21 | vs. South Dakota | W 113–70 | 4–0 | Sanford Pentagon (3,297) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 21 | North Alabama | W 85–48 | 5–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,414) Lincoln, NE |
| November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 21 | at Creighton Rivalry | L 74–80 | 5–1 | D. J. Sokol Arena (2,374) Omaha, NE |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 25 | Kansas City | W 84–38 | 6–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,753) Lincoln, NE |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 25 | Lindenwood | W 69–48 | 7–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,252) Lincoln, NE |
| December 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | No. 25 | Minnesota | W 84–65 | 8–1 (1–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,009) Lincoln, NE |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | Tarleton | W 63–50 | 9–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,259) Lincoln, NE |
| December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 24 | Chattanooga | W 66–42 | 10–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,637) Lincoln, NE |
| December 21, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | No. 23 | at No. 17 Georgia Tech | L 61–72 | 10–2 | McCamish Pavilion (1,971) Atlanta, GA |
| December 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 1 UCLA | L 54–91 | 10–3 (1–1) | Pauley Pavilion (5,339) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 4 USC | L 55–75 | 10–4 (1–2) | Galen Center (5,662) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Penn State | W 72–61 | 11–4 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,945) Lincoln, NE |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 20 Michigan State | W 85–80 | 12–4 (3–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,903) Lincoln, NE |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Rutgers | W 69–62 | 13–4 (4–2) | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,016) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | W 87-84 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (5–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 91–60 | 15–4 (6–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,571) Lincoln, NE |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | No. 12 Ohio State | L 66–72 | 15–5 (6–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,772) Lincoln, NE |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Purdue | W 74–68 | 16–5 (7–3) | Mackey Arena (6,315) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 2, 2025 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | at Indiana | L 60–76 | 16–6 (7–4) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,476) Bloomington, IN |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | Michigan | L 60–78 | 16–7 (7–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,617) Lincoln, NE |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Iowa | L 66–81 | 16–8 (7–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,535) Lincoln, NE |
| February 13, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 17 Maryland | W 91–71 | 17–8 (8–6) | Xfinity Center (7,029) College Park, MD |
| February 16, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | L 68–77 | 17–9 (8–7) | State Farm Center (5,881) Champaign, IL |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Oregon | W 94–90 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (9–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,257) Lincoln, NE |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Washington | L 62–83 | 18–10 (9–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,476) Lincoln, NE |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Northwestern | W 98–77 | 19–10 (10–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,408) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock | (10) | vs. (15) Rutgers First round | W 84–60 | 20–10 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN | (10) | vs. (7) Illinois Second round | W 74–70 | 21–10 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN | (10) | vs. (2) No. 4 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 74–85 | 21–11 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN | (10 B3) | vs. (7 B3) Louisville First round | | | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B3=Birmingham 3. All times are in Central. Source: ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | 23 | 20 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |