For the third straight year, four Nebraska players earned All-American honors from the AVCA. Middle blocker Andi Jackson, outside hitter Harper Murray and setter Bergen Reilly, all juniors, were named to the first team on Wednesday, while senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick earned second-team honors.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Illinois Fighting Illini tangle in a top-25 showdown Saturday in Champaign, Illinois (4 p.m. ET).

Fred Hoiberg has his Nebraska team off to its best start in program history, owning the nation's longest winning streak and armed with its best AP Top 25 ranking in more than three decades.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as College Basketball AP Top 25: Nebraska Cornhuskers Soar in Rankings Amid 11–0 Start.

Matt Norlander's college hoops insider notebook also has scoop on Mick Cronin's new contract and good news for the lone remaining undefeated mid-major.

The Wisconsin Badgers and No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Wednesday. Tip-off from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, is at 9 p.m. ET.

No. 23 Nebraska men’s basketball (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) has surged into Week 7 with an unblemished 11–0 record, cementing itself as one of the nation’s few undefea