Conference Achievements:
Big Ten Tournament Winner -2001, 06, 22Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2021 WAC Regular Season Champion -1945, 55, 56, 70 WAC Regular Season Co-Champion -1923, 26, 68, 79 WAC Regular Season Runner-Up -201902, 48, 52, 54 WAC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -1942, 44, 61
National achievements:
NCAA Finalist -1956NCAA Elite Eight -2026 NIT Finalist -2013 NIT Sweet 16 -2012, 17, 24 1955-56: NCAA Final: 71-83 vs San Francisco 2012-13: NIT Final: lost to Baylor |
Conference positions:
 NCAA1 ( Big Ten Conference) | |
| 1930-31 | 10th |
| 1931-32 | 8th |
| 1932-33 | 3rd |
| 1933-34 | 5th |
| 1934-35 | 6th |
| 1935-36 | 6th |
| 1936-37 | 8th |
| 1937-38 | 5th |
| 1938-39 | 10th |
| 1939-40 | 8th |
| 1940-41 | 8th |
| 1941-42 | 2nd |
| 1942-43 | 9th |
| 1943-44 | 2nd |
| 1944-45 | 1st |
| 1945-46 | 3rd |
| 1946-47 | 6th |
| 1947-48 | 2nd |
| 1948-49 | 8th |
| 1949-50 | 5th |
| 1950-51 | 3rd |
| 1951-52 | 2nd |
| 1952-53 | 6th |
| 1953-54 | 2nd |
| 1954-55 | 1st |
| 1955-56 | 1st |
| 1956-57 | 8th |
| 1957-58 | 6th |
| 1958-59 | 4th |
| 1959-60 | 6th |
| 1960-61 | 2nd |
| 1961-62 | 4th |
| 1962-63 | 8th |
| 1963-64 | 9th |
| 1964-65 | 5th |
| 1965-66 | 3rd |
| 1966-67 | 3rd |
| 1967-68 | 1st |
| 1968-69 | 8th |
| 1969-70 | 1st |
| 1970-71 | 7th |
| 1971-72 | 8th |
| 1972-73 | 6th |
| 1973-74 | 7th |
| 1974-75 | 7th |
| 1975-76 | 5th |
| 1976-77 | 3rd |
| 1977-78 | 8th |
| 1978-79 | 1st |
| 1979-92 | 4th |
| 1992-93 | 3rd |
| 1993-94 | 10th |
| 1994-99 | 7th |
| 1999-00 | 7th |
| 2000-02 | 5th |
| 2002-03 | 5th |
| 2003-04 | 4th |
| 2004-05 | 5th |
| 2005-06 | 7th |
| 2006-07 | 6th |
| 2007-08 | 6th |
| 2008-09 | 8th |
| 2009-10 | 6th |
| 2010-11 | 7th |
| 2011-12 | 7th |
| 2012-13 | 8th |
| 2013-14 | 8th |
| 2014-15 | 8th |
| 2015-16 | 7th |
| 2016-17 | 9th |
| 2017-18 | 9th |
| 2018-19 | 7th |
| 2019-20 | 6th |
| 2020-21 | 6th |
| 2021-22 | 5th |
| 2022-23 | 7th (11-9) |
| 2023-24 | 6th (10-10) |
| 2024-25 | 12th (7-13), lost in 1/8 Finals 94-106 to Illinois |
| 2025-26 | 9th (B10) (10-10) |
| 2026-27 | 4th |
| 2027-28 | 7th |
| 2028-29 | 7th |
| 2029-30 | 10th |
