College basketball rankings: Why Nebraska may have more believers after Cornhuskers' close loss at Michigan

The only matchup between top-five teams on this week's schedule originated at Crisler Arena on Tuesday. It was undefeated Nebraska at one-loss Michigan. And it was a thriller. Final score: Michigan 75, Nebraska 72. Despite being down two of their top three scorers -- Rienk Mast and Braden Frager -- and closing as double-digit underdogs, the Cornhuskers actually led by as many as 11 points and for more than 90% of the 40 minutes. They were in it. But Michigan erased that deficit completely in the second half and took the lead when Trey McKenney converted a tie-breaking layup with 67 seconds remaining. And though Nebraska did have one last opportunity to force overtime in the closing seconds,...