Conference achievements:
Big Ten Tournament Winner -2007, 10, 11, 13Big Ten Tournament Finalist -2003, 06, 09, 12, 21 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2014, 23 Big Ten Regular Season Champion -2006, 07, 11 WAC Regular Season Champion -25, 31, 44, 46, 50, 60, 61, 62, 71 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champion -2010, 12 WAC Regular Season Co-Champion -1933, 63, 64, 68 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -2013, 18 WAC Regular Season Runner-Up -2014, 45, 72, 80 WAC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -69
National achievements:
NCAA Champion -1960NCAA Finalist -1939, 61, 62, 07 NCAA Final Four -2012 NCAA Elite Eight -2013 NCAA Sweet 16 -2010, 11 NIT Champion -1986, 08 NIT Finalist -1988 NIT Elite Eight -2024 NIT Sweet 16 -2016 1938-39: NCAA Final: 33-46 vs Oregon 1959-60: NCAA Final: 75-55 vs California 1960-61: NCAA Final: 5*-70 vs Cincinnati 1961-62: NCAA Final: 59-71 vs Cincinnati 1985-86: NIT Final: beat Wyoming 1987-88: NIT Final: lost to Connecticut 2006-07: NCAA Final: 75-84 vs Florida 2007-08: NIT Final: beat Massachusetts |
Conference positions:
 NCAA1 ( Big Ten Conference) | |
| 1911-30 | 9th |
| 1930-31 | 9th |
| 1931-32 | 6th |
| 1932-33 | 1st |
| 1933-34 | 8th |
| 1934-35 | 4th |
| 1935-36 | 10th |
| 1936-37 | 5th |
| 1937-38 | 3rd |
| 1938-39 | 1st |
| 1939-40 | 3rd |
| 1940-41 | 3rd |
| 1941-42 | 9th |
| 1942-43 | 6th |
| 1943-44 | 1st |
| 1944-45 | 2nd |
| 1945-46 | 1st |
| 1946-47 | 6th |
| 1947-48 | 6th |
| 1948-49 | 4th |
| 1949-50 | 1st |
| 1950-51 | 9th |
| 1951-52 | 5th |
| 1952-53 | 7th |
| 1953-54 | 7th |
| 1954-55 | 10th |
| 1955-56 | 3rd |
| 1956-57 | 3rd |
| 1957-58 | 4th |
| 1958-59 | 5th |
| 1959-60 | 1st |
| 1960-61 | 1st |
| 1961-62 | 1st |
| 1962-63 | 1st |
| 1963-64 | 1st |
| 1964-65 | 6th |
| 1965-66 | 8th |
| 1966-67 | 7th |
| 1967-68 | 1st |
| 1968-69 | 2nd |
| 1969-70 | 3rd |
| 1970-71 | 1st |
| 1971-72 | 2nd |
| 1972-73 | 3rd |
| 1973-74 | 8th |
| 1974-75 | 6th |
| 1975-76 | 10th |
| 1976-77 | 9th |
| 1977-78 | 6th |
| 1978-79 | 4th |
| 1979-12 | 2nd |
| 2012-13 | 6th |
| 2013-14 | 2nd |
| 2014-15 | 7th |
| 2015-16 | 8th |
| 2016-17 | 7th |
| 2017-18 | 6th |
| 2018-19 | 10th |
| 2019-20 | 7th |
| 2020-21 | 9th |
| 2021-22 | 6th |
| 2022-23 | 13th (5-15), lost in Semis 66-80 to Purdue |
| 2023-24 | 9th (9-11), lost in Quarterfinals 74-77 to Illinois |
| 2024-25 | 10th (9-11) |
| 2025-26 | 8th (B10) (12-8) |
| 2026-27 | 7th |
| 2027-28 | 7th |
| 2028-29 | 5th |
| 2029-30 | 9th |
