-lost to M 9 Siena 72-74, 2 OT
| 2007 | Big Ten | South | 1 |
beat S 16 Central Conn 78-57
beat S 9 Xavier 78-71, OT
beat S 5 Tennessee 85-84
beat S 2 Memphis 92-76
beat E 2 Georgetown 67-60
lost to M 1 Florida 75-84
| 2006 | Big Ten | Midwest | 2 |
beat M 15 Davidson 70-62
-lost to M 7 Georgetown 52-70
| 2002 | Big Ten | West | 4 |
beat W 13 Davidson 69-64
-lost to W 12 Missouri 67-83
| 2001 | Big Ten | East | 5 |
-lost to E 12 Utah St 68-77, OT
| 2000 | Big Ten | South | 3 |
beat S 14 Appalachian St 87-61
-lost to S 6 Miami-Florida 62-75
| 1999 | Big Ten | South | 4 |
beat S 13 Murray St 72-58
beat S 12 Detroit 75-44
+beat S 1 Auburn 72-64
+beat S 3 St. John's 77-74
lost to W 1 Connecticut 58-64
| 1992 | Big Ten | Southeast | 1 |
beat SE 16 Miss Valley St 83-56
beat SE 9 Connecticut 78-55
beat SE 4 North Carolina 80-73
-lost to SE 6 Michigan 71-75, OT
| 1991 | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 Towson 97-86
beat M 8 Georgia Tech 65-61
-lost to M 4 St. John's 74-91
| 1990 | Big Ten | West | 8 |
beat W 9 Providence 84-83, OT
lost to W 1 UNLV 65-76
| 1987 | Big Ten | Southeast | 9 |
+beat SE 8 Kentucky 91-77
lost to SE 1 Georgetown 79-82
| 1985 | Big Ten | Midwest | 4 |
beat M 13 Iowa State 75-64
-lost to M 5 La Tech 67-79
| 1983 | Big Ten | East | 3 |
beat E 6 Syracuse 79-74
lost to E 2 North Carolina 51-64
| 1982 | Big Ten | East | 8 |
-lost to E 9 James Madison 48-55
| 1980 | Big Ten | West | 4 |
beat W 5 Arizona St 89-75
-lost to W 8 UCLA 68-72
| 1971 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Marquette 60-59
lost to Western Ky 78-81, OT
| 1968 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat East Tenn St 79-72
beat Kentucky 82-81
lost to North Carolina 66-80
beat Houston 89-85
| 1962 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Western Ky 93-73
beat Kentucky 74-64
beat Wake Forest 84-68
lost to Cincinnati 59-71
| 1961 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Louisville 56-55
beat Kentucky 87-74
beat St. Joseph's 95-69
lost to Cincinnati 65-70, OT
| 1960 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Western Ky 98-79
beat Georgia Tech 86-69
beat New York 76-54
beat California 75-55
| 1950 | Big Ten | East | |
lost to CCNY 55-56
beat Holy Cross 72-52
| 1946 | Big Ten | East | |
beat Harvard 46-38
lost to North Carolina 57-60, OT
beat California 63-45
| 1945 | Big Ten | East | |
beat Kentucky 45-37
lost to New York 65-70, OT
| 1944 | Big Ten | East | |
beat Temple 57-47
lost to Dartmouth 53-60
| 1939 | Big Ten | East | |
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beat Wake Forest 64-52
beat Villanova 53-36
lost to Oregon 33-46
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