The 2026–27 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers will be led by head coach Amy Williams in her eleventh season, and will play their home games at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, and compete as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the 2025–26 season 19–13 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play, to finish twelfth in the conference. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost a twenty-point lead to ultimately be eliminated in the first round to No. 13 Indiana 69–72.
Following the loss, the team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, seeded No. 11 in the Sacramento #2 Regional and placing them in the First Four, where they defeated the other No. 11 seed in Richmond to place them into the round of 64. They then lost in the first round 62–67 to No. 6 Baylor to end their season.
Offseason Departures Nebraska departures Alanna Neale 00 Guard 5'10" Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Seattle Hailey Weaver 1 Guard 6'0" Graduate student Solon, OH Entered transfer portal Petra Bozan 4 Forward-Center 6'3" Sophomore Split, Croatia Transferred to Penn State Claire Johnson 5 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Paducah, KY Transferred to Murray State Jess Petrie 12 Forward 6'2" Junior Gold Coast, Australia Transferred to Indiana Callin Hake 14 Guard 5'8" Senior Victoria, MN Transferred to Oklahoma State Eliza Maupin 21 Forward 6'3" Senior Webster Groves, MO Graduated
Incoming transfers Nebraska incoming transfers Arek Angui 00 Center 6'9" RS sophomore Juba, South Sudan Auburn Edessa Noyan 8 Forward 6'3" Senior Botkyrka, Sweden Indiana
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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