beat W 10 Davidson 74-73
lost to W 2 Duke 76-85
| 2021 | Big Ten | East | 22 |
lost to E 11 UCLA 80-86, OT
| 2019 | Big Ten | East | 2 |
beat E 15 Bradley 76-65
beat E 10 Minnesota 70-50
beat E 3 LSU 80-63
+beat E 1 Duke 68-67
-lost to W 3 Texas Tech 51-61
| 2018 | Big Ten | Midwest | 3 |
beat M 14 Bucknell 82-78
-lost to M 11 Syracuse 53-55
| 2017 | Big Ten | Midwest | 9 |
+beat M 8 Miami-Florida 78-58
lost to M 1 Kansas 70-90
| 2016 | Big Ten | Midwest | 2 |
-lost to M 15 Middle Tenn St 81-90
| 2015 | Big Ten | East | 7 |
beat E 10 Georgia 70-63
+beat E 2 Virginia 60-54
+beat E 3 Oklahoma 62-58
+beat E 4 Louisville 76-70, OT
lost to S 1 Duke 61-81
| 2014 | Big Ten | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Delaware 93-78
beat E 12 Harvard 80-73
+beat E 1 Virginia 61-59
-lost to E 7 Connecticut 54-60
| 2013 | Big Ten | Midwest | 3 |
beat M 14 Valparaiso 65-54
beat M 6 Memphis 70-48
lost to M 2 Duke 61-71
| 2012 | Big Ten | West | 1 |
beat W 16 Long Island 89-67
beat W 9 Saint Louis 65-61
-lost to W 4 Louisville 44-57
| 2011 | Big Ten | Southeast | 10 |
lost to SE 7 UCLA 76-78
| 2010 | Big Ten | Midwest | 5 |
beat M 12 New Mexico St 70-67
+beat M 4 Maryland 85-83
beat M 9 Northern Iowa 59-52
beat M 6 Tennessee 70-69
lost to W 5 Butler 50-52
| 2009 | Big Ten | Midwest | 2 |
beat M 15 Robert Morris 77-62
beat M 10 Southern Cal 74-69
beat M 3 Kansas 67-62
+beat M 1 Louisville 64-52
+beat W 1 Connecticut 82-73
lost to S 1 North Carolina 72-89
| 2008 | Big Ten | South | 5 |
beat S 12 Temple 72-61
+beat S 4 Pittsburgh 65-54
lost to S 1 Memphis 74-92
| 2007 | Big Ten | East | 9 |
+beat E 8 Marquette 61-49
lost to E 1 North Carolina 67-81
| 2006 | Big Ten | East | 6 |
-lost to E 11 George Mason 65-75
| 2005 | Big Ten | South | 5 |
beat S 12 Old Dominion 89-81
beat S 13 Vermont 72-61
+beat S 1 Duke 78-68
+beat S 2 Kentucky 94-88, 2 OT
lost to E 1 North Carolina 71-87
| 2004 | Big Ten | Midwest | 7 |
-lost to M 10 Nevada 66-72
| 2003 | Big Ten | South | 7 |
beat S 10 Colorado 79-64
+beat S 2 Florida 68-46
+beat S 6 Maryland 60-58
lost to S 1 Texas 76-85
| 2002 | Big Ten | East | 10 |
lost to E 7 North Carolina St 58-69
| 2001 | Big Ten | South | 1 |
beat S 16 Alabama St 69-35
beat S 9 Fresno St 81-65
beat S 12 Gonzaga 77-62
beat S 11 Temple 69-62
-lost to M 2 Arizona 61-80
| 2000 | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 Valparaiso 65-38
beat M 8 Utah 73-61
beat M 4 Syracuse 75-58
beat M 2 Iowa State 75-64
beat W 8 Wisconsin 53-41
beat E 5 Florida 89-76
| 1999 | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 Mt St. Mary's 76-53
beat M 9 Mississippi 74-66
beat M 13 Oklahoma 54-46
beat M 3 Kentucky 73-66
lost to E 1 Duke 62-68
| 1998 | Big Ten | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Eastern Mich 83-71
beat E 5 Princeton 63-56
lost to E 1 North Carolina 58-73
| 1995 | Big Ten | Southeast | 3 |
-lost to SE 14 Weber St 72-79
| 1994 | Big Ten | Southeast | 7 |
beat SE 10 Seton Hall 84-73
lost to SE 2 Duke 74-85
| 1992 | Big Ten | Midwest | 5 |
beat M 12 Missouri St 61-54
lost to M 4 Cincinnati 65-77
| 1991 | Big Ten | West | 5 |
beat W 12 Wis-Green Bay 60-58
lost to W 4 Utah 84-85, 2 OT
| 1990 | Big Ten | Southeast | 1 |
beat SE 16 Murray St 75-71, OT
beat SE 9 UC Santa Barbara 62-58
-lost to SE 4 Georgia Tech 80-81, OT
| 1986 | Big Ten | Midwest | 5 |
beat M 12 Washington 72-70
+beat M 4 Georgetown 80-68
lost to M 1 Kansas 86-96, OT
| 1985 | Big Ten | Midwest | 10 |
lost to M 7 UAB 68-70
| 1979 | Big Ten | Mideast | 2 |
beat ME 10 Lamar 95-64
beat ME 3 LSU 87-71
+beat ME 1 Notre Dame 80-68
beat E 9 Pennsylvania 101-67
+beat M 1 Indiana St 75-64
| 1978 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Providence 77-63
beat Western Ky 90-69
lost to Kentucky 49-52
| 1959 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Marquette 74-69
lost to Louisville 81-88
| 1957 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
|
beat Notre Dame 85-83
beat Kentucky 80-68
lost to North Carolina 70-74, 3 OT
lost to San Francisco 60-67
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