-lost to S 12 Oregon 54-72
| 2017 | Big Ten | East | 8 |
beat E 9 Virginia Tech 84-74
+beat E 1 Villanova 65-62
lost to E 4 Florida 83-84, OT
| 2016 | Big Ten | East | 7 |
beat E 10 Pittsburgh 47-43
+beat E 2 Xavier 66-63
lost to E 6 Notre Dame 56-61
| 2015 | Big Ten | West | 1 |
beat W 16 Coastal Carolina 86-72
beat W 8 Oregon 72-65
beat W 4 North Carolina 79-72
beat W 2 Arizona 85-78
beat M 1 Kentucky 71-64
lost to S 1 Duke 63-68
| 2014 | Big Ten | West | 2 |
beat W 15 American 75-35
beat W 7 Oregon 85-77
beat W 6 Baylor 69-52
+beat W 1 Arizona 64-63, OT
-lost to M 8 Kentucky 73-74
| 2013 | Big Ten | West | 5 |
-lost to W 12 Mississippi 46-57
| 2012 | Big Ten | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Montana 73-49
beat E 5 Vanderbilt 60-57
lost to E 1 Syracuse 63-64
| 2011 | Big Ten | Southeast | 4 |
beat SE 13 Belmont 72-58
beat SE 5 Kansas St 70-65
-lost to SE 8 Butler 54-61
| 2010 | Big Ten | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Wofford 53-49
-lost to E 12 Cornell 69-87
| 2009 | Big Ten | East | 12 |
+beat E 5 Florida St 61-59, OT
lost to E 4 Xavier 49-60
| 2008 | Big Ten | Midwest | 3 |
beat M 14 CS Fullerton 71-56
beat M 11 Kansas St 72-55
-lost to M 10 Davidson 56-73
| 2007 | Big Ten | Midwest | 2 |
beat M 15 TAMU-CC 76-63
-lost to M 7 UNLV 68-74
| 2006 | Big Ten | Midwest | 9 |
lost to M 8 Arizona 75-94
| 2005 | Big Ten | East | 6 |
beat E 11 Northern Iowa 57-52
beat E 14 Bucknell 71-62
beat E 10 North Carolina St 65-56
lost to E 1 North Carolina 82-88
| 2004 | Big Ten | East | 6 |
beat E 11 Richmond 76-64
lost to E 3 Pittsburgh 55-59
| 2003 | Big Ten | Midwest | 5 |
beat M 12 Weber St 81-74
beat M 13 Tulsa 61-60
lost to M 1 Kentucky 57-63
| 2002 | Big Ten | East | 8 |
beat E 9 St. John's 80-70
lost to E 1 Maryland 57-87
| 2001 | Big Ten | West | 6 |
-lost to W 11 Georgia St 49-50
| 2000 | Big Ten | West | 8 |
beat W 9 Fresno St 66-56
+beat W 1 Arizona 66-59
+beat W 4 LSU 61-48
+beat W 6 Purdue 64-60
lost to M 1 Michigan St 41-53
| 1999 | Big Ten | East | 5 |
-lost to E 12 Missouri St 32-43
| 1997 | Big Ten | East | 7 |
-lost to E 10 Texas 58-71
| 1994 | Big Ten | West | 9 |
+beat W 8 Cincinnati 80-72
lost to W 1 Missouri 96-109
| 1947 | Big Ten | East | |
lost to CCNY 56-70
beat Navy 50-49
| 1941 | Big Ten | East | |
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beat Dartmouth 51-50
beat Pittsburgh 36-30
beat Washington St 39-34
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