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NEBRASKA’S NATIONAL POWER
One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful
in all 24 of its varsity sports. Nebraska has won a total of 25 team national championships
since 1970, including five football titles, eight men’s gymnastics championships, six bowling
crowns, three volleyball titles and three women’s track and field championships. In 201213, 12 Husker teams finished among the top 25 in their respective sports, including the
Nebraska football team which posted its fifth straight nine-win season.
The Husker football team also led a list of 11 Husker squads that advanced to NCAA
postseason competition in 2012-13, as Bo Pelini’s team made a New Year’s Day appearance
in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. The national power Husker bowling team won its sixth
national championship with a victory over top-ranked Vanderbilt. The NU softball team
made its seventh trip to the Women’s College World Series with a Super Regional win
over No. 3 Oregon and finished the season ranked eighth in the final polls. The women’s
basketball team made its second NCAA Sweet 16 trip in four years, while the women’s
tennis made its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. Nebraska’s volleyball team was one
win away from reaching the Final Four, reaching the Sweet 16 for the 29th time in 31
seasons. During their first season of sand volleyball in the spring, the Huskers finished the
year ranked seventh. Nebraska’s wrestling team was one of six Big Ten teams to finish in
the top 15 at the NCAA Championships, with the Huskers finishing 13th. The NU men’s
track and field team won its first Big Ten title in 2013 at the conference outdoor meet a