Conference achievements:
Big Ten Tournament Winner -1987, 87, 89, 91, 93Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2006, 13, 23 Big Ten Regular Season Champion -2013, 16 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -2023 WAC Regular Season Champion -1953, 54, 58, 73, 75, 76, 80 WAC Regular Season Co-Champion -1926, 28, 36, 57, 67, 74 WAC Regular Season Runner-Up -1939, 40, 41, 43, 46, 51, 60 WAC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -1925, 27, 42, 47, 78
National Achievements:
NCAA Champion -1940, 53, 76, 81, 87NCAA Finalist -2002 NCAA Sweet 16 -2012, 13, 16 NIT Elite Eight -2019 1939-40: NCAA Final: 60-42 vs Kansas 1952-53: NCAA Final: 69-68 vs Kansas 1975-76: NCAA Final: 86-68 vs Michigan 1980-81: NCAA Final: 63-50 vs N.Carolina 1986-87: NCAA Final: 74-73 vs Syracuse 2001-02: NCAA Final: 52-64 vs Maryland |
Conference positions:
 NCAA1 ( Big Ten Conference) | |
| 1930-31 | 6th |
| 1931-32 | 7th |
| 1932-33 | 5th |
| 1933-34 | 5th |
| 1934-35 | 4th |
| 1935-36 | 1st |
| 1936-37 | 6th |
| 1937-38 | 8th |
| 1938-39 | 2nd |
| 1939-40 | 2nd |
| 1940-41 | 2nd |
| 1941-42 | 2nd |
| 1942-43 | 2nd |
| 1943-44 | 8th |
| 1944-45 | 9th |
| 1945-46 | 2nd |
| 1946-47 | 2nd |
| 1947-48 | 2nd |
| 1948-49 | 4th |
| 1949-50 | 3rd |
| 1950-51 | 2nd |
| 1951-52 | 4th |
| 1952-53 | 1st |
| 1953-54 | 1st |
| 1954-55 | 6th |
| 1955-56 | 6th |
| 1956-57 | 1st |
| 1957-58 | 1st |
| 1958-59 | 5th |
| 1959-60 | 2nd |
| 1960-61 | 4th |
| 1961-62 | 4th |
| 1962-63 | 3rd |
| 1963-64 | 8th |
| 1964-65 | 4th |
| 1965-66 | 9th |
| 1966-67 | 1st |
| 1967-68 | 9th |
| 1968-69 | 10th |
| 1969-70 | 10th |
| 1970-71 | 4th |
| 1971-72 | 3rd |
| 1972-73 | 1st |
| 1973-74 | 1st |
| 1974-75 | 1st |
| 1975-76 | 1st |
| 1976-77 | 4th |
| 1977-78 | 2nd |
| 1978-79 | 5th |
| 1979-81 | 1st |
| 1981-82 | 4th |
| 1982-83 | 1st |
| 1983-84 | 3rd |
| 1984-85 | 2nd |
| 1985-87 | 2nd |
| 1987-88 | 5th |
| 1988-89 | 1st |
| 1989-90 | 7th |
| 1990-91 | 1st |
| 1991-92 | 2nd |
| 1992-99 | 1st |
| 1999-00 | 5th |
| 2000-01 | 4th |
| 2001-02 | 5th |
| 2002-03 | 4th |
| 2003-04 | 6th |
| 2004-05 | 7th |
| 2005-06 | 3rd |
| 2006-07 | 6th |
| 2007-08 | 6th |
| 2008-09 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | 7th |
| 2010-11 | 6th |
| 2011-12 | 6th |
| 2012-13 | 9th |
| 2013-14 | 9th |
| 2014-15 | 9th |
| 2015-16 | 5th |
| 2016-17 | 5th |
| 2017-18 | 3rd |
| 2018-19 | 6th |
| 2019-20 | 4th |
| 2020-21 | 6th |
| 2021-22 | 9th |
| 2022-23 | 2nd (12-8), lost in Semis 73-77 to Penn State |
| 2023-24 | 6th (10-10), lost in Quarterfinals 66-93 to Nebraska |
| 2024-25 | 9th (10-10), lost in 1/8 Finals 59-72 to Oregon |
| 2025-26 | 10th (B10) (9-11) |
| 2026-27 | 2nd |
| 2027-28 | 1st |
| 2028-29 | 8th |
| 2029-30 | 3rd |
