beat W 15 Grand Canyon 86-74
-lost to W 7 Oregon 80-95
| 2019 | Big Ten | South | 10 |
+beat S 7 Cincinnati 79-72
lost to S 2 Tennessee 77-83, OT
| 2016 | Big Ten | South | 7 |
beat S 10 Temple 72-70, OT
lost to S 2 Villanova 68-87
| 2015 | Big Ten | South | 7 |
beat S 10 Davidson 83-52
lost to S 2 Gonzaga 68-87
| 2014 | Big Ten | Midwest | 22 |
lost to M 11 Tennessee 65-78, OT
| 2006 | Big Ten | South | 3 |
-lost to S 14 Northwestern St 63-64
| 2005 | Big Ten | South | 10 |
lost to S 7 Cincinnati 64-76
| 2001 | Big Ten | East | 7 |
beat E 10 Creighton 69-59
lost to E 2 Kentucky 79-92
| 1999 | Big Ten | West | 5 |
beat W 12 UAB 77-64
+beat W 4 Arkansas 82-72
lost to W 1 Connecticut 68-78
| 1997 | Big Ten | West | 8 |
beat W 9 Virginia 73-60
lost to W 1 Kentucky 69-75
| 1996 | Big Ten | West | 6 |
beat W 11 George Wash 81-79
lost to W 3 Arizona 73-87
| 1993 | Big Ten | Southeast | 4 |
beat SE 13 UL-Monroe 82-69
-lost to SE 5 Wake Forest 78-84
| 1992 | Big Ten | East | 9 |
+beat E 8 Texas 98-92
lost to E 1 Duke 62-75
| 1991 | Big Ten | Midwest | 7 |
beat M 10 East Tenn St 76-73
lost to M 2 Duke 70-85
| 1989 | Big Ten | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Rutgers 87-73
-lost to E 5 North Carolina St 96-102, 2 OT
| 1988 | Big Ten | West | 5 |
beat W 12 Florida St 102-98
+beat W 4 UNLV 104-86
lost to W 1 Arizona 79-99
| 1987 | Big Ten | West | 2 |
beat W 15 Santa Clara 99-76
beat W 7 UTEP 84-82
beat W 6 Oklahoma 93-91, OT
lost to W 1 UNLV 81-84
| 1986 | Big Ten | Midwest | 11 |
lost to M 6 North Carolina St 64-66
| 1985 | Big Ten | West | 8 |
-lost to W 9 Arkansas 54-63
| 1983 | Big Ten | Midwest | 7 |
beat M 10 Utah St 64-59
+beat M 2 Missouri 77-63
lost to M 3 Villanova 54-55
| 1982 | Big Ten | West | 6 |
beat W 11 UL-Monroe 70-63
lost to W 3 Idaho 67-69, OT
| 1981 | Big Ten | Midwest | 3 |
-lost to M 6 Wichita St 56-60
| 1980 | Big Ten | East | 5 |
beat E 12 VCU 86-72
+beat E 4 North Carolina St 77-64
+beat E 1 Syracuse 88-77
+beat E 3 Georgetown 81-80
lost to M 2 Louisville 72-80
-lost to ME 6 Purdue 58-75
| 1979 | Big Ten | Mideast | 4 |
-lost to ME 5 Toledo 72-74
| 1970 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
lost to Jacksonville 103-104
beat Notre Dame 121-106
| 1956 | Big Ten | Mideast | |
beat Morehead St 97-83
beat Kentucky 89-77
beat Temple 83-76
lost to San Francisco 71-83
| 1955 | Big Ten | East | |
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beat Penn State 82-53
beat Marquette 86-81
lost to La Salle 73-76
lost to Colorado 54-75
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