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Big Ten Conference

Known as: Big Ten Conference, Western Conference

Record: 115 Years, 15415-11123, .581 W-L%
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

NCAA Tournament: 229 Teams (364-223), 47 Final Fours, 10 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 152 (Preseason), 168 (Final), 3088 (Total)

115 Seasons

SRS back to 1979-80
Rk Season Schls W L W-L% SRS SOS AP NCAA Regular Season Champ Tournament Champ
1 2012-13 Big Ten 12 262 159 .622 14.14 9.21 5 7 Indiana Ohio State
2 2011-12 Big Ten 12 260 157 .624 12.77 8.18 5 6 Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State		 Michigan State
3 2010-11 Big Ten 11 224 146 .605 14.63 9.56 3 7 Ohio State Ohio State
4 2009-10 Big Ten 11 218 155 .584 11.38 7.92 4 5 Michigan State
Ohio State
Purdue		 Ohio State
5 2008-09 Big Ten 11 232 143 .619 10.85 7.76 2 7 Michigan State Purdue
6 2007-08 Big Ten 11 214 156 .578 9.90 6.80 3 4 Wisconsin Wisconsin
7 2006-07 Big Ten 11 226 143 .612 11.95 7.59 2 6 Ohio State Ohio State
8 2005-06 Big Ten 11 213 133 .616 10.32 6.66 3 6 Ohio State Iowa
9 2004-05 Big Ten 11 207 145 .588 11.35 8.26 3 5 Illinois Illinois
10 2003-04 Big Ten 11 188 147 .561 8.21 6.42 2 3 Illinois Wisconsin
11 2002-03 Big Ten 11 200 146 .578 10.68 7.66 2 5 Wisconsin Illinois
12 2001-02 Big Ten 11 197 153 .563 10.93 8.37 2 5 Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Wisconsin		 Ohio State
13 2000-01 Big Ten 11 214 138 .608 14.00 10.13 5 7 Illinois
Michigan State		 Iowa
14 1999-00 Big Ten 11 208 144 .591 12.86 9.64 5 6 Michigan State
Ohio State		 Michigan State
15 1998-99 Big Ten 11 217 134 .618 14.48 10.47 5 7 Michigan State Michigan State
16 1997-98 Big Ten 11 207 144 .590 12.59 8.37 4 5 Illinois
Michigan State		 Michigan
17 1996-97 Big Ten 11 205 137 .599 12.42 9.08 2 6 Minnesota
18 1995-96 Big Ten 11 197 139 .586 11.13 7.82 3 5 Purdue
19 1994-95 Big Ten 11 187 145 .563 9.39 6.99 2 6 Purdue
20 1993-94 Big Ten 11 203 129 .611 14.95 10.24 4 7 Purdue
21 1992-93 Big Ten 11 203 130 .610 13.28 9.39 4 5 Indiana
22 1991-92 Big Ten 10 188 124 .603 15.86 10.92 4 5 Ohio State
23 1990-91 Big Ten 10 180 122 .596 10.99 7.87 2 5 Indiana
Ohio State
24 1989-90 Big Ten 10 187 115 .619 14.23 10.47 5 7 Michigan State
25 1988-89 Big Ten 10 209 119 .637 16.86 11.71 4 5 Indiana
26 1987-88 Big Ten 10 180 128 .584 12.80 9.21 4 5 Purdue
27 1986-87 Big Ten 10 189 121 .610 11.38 8.55 4 6 Indiana
Purdue
28 1985-86 Big Ten 10 189 119 .614 13.32 9.99 4 6 Michigan
29 1984-85 Big Ten 10 184 118 .609 11.86 8.66 2 6 Michigan
30 1983-84 Big Ten 10 174 119 .594 9.86 7.71 2 3 Illinois
Purdue
31 1982-83 Big Ten 10 182 116 .611 10.08 7.14 1 5 Indiana
32 1981-82 Big Ten 10 152 136 .528 6.45 5.14 2 4 Minnesota
33 1980-81 Big Ten 10 174 118 .596 11.75 8.87 3 3 Indiana
34 1979-80 Big Ten 10 185 119 .609 14.43 10.74 3 4 Indiana
35 1978-79 Big Ten 10 177 121 .594 3 2 Iowa
Michigan State
Purdue
36 1977-78 Big Ten 10 152 123 .553 2 2 Michigan State
37 1976-77 Big Ten 10 150 127 .542 2 2 Michigan
38 1975-76 Big Ten 10 164 115 .588 2 2 Indiana
39 1974-75 Big Ten 10 148 123 .546 2 2 Indiana
40 1973-74 Big Ten 10 138 114 .548 3 1 Indiana
Michigan
41 1972-73 Big Ten 10 141 105 .573 2 1 Indiana
42 1971-72 Big Ten 10 135 106 .560 3 1 Minnesota
43 1970-71 Big Ten 10 131 113 .537 1 1 Ohio State
44 1969-70 Big Ten 10 128 113 .531 1 1 Iowa
45 1968-69 Big Ten 10 141 102 .580 2 1 Purdue
46 1967-68 Big Ten 10 129 116 .527 0 1 Iowa
Ohio State
47 1966-67 Big Ten 10 131 108 .548 0 1 Indiana
Michigan State
48 1965-66 Big Ten 10 126 114 .525 1 1 Michigan
49 1964-65 Big Ten 10 139 102 .577 2 1 Michigan
50 1963-64 Big Ten 10 128 112 .533 1 1 Michigan
Ohio State
51 1962-63 Big Ten 10 124 114 .521 2 1 Illinois
Ohio State
52 1961-62 Big Ten 10 134 106 .558 1 1 Ohio State
53 1960-61 Big Ten 10 125 115 .521 2 1 Ohio State
54 1959-60 Big Ten 10 131 107 .550 2 1 Ohio State
55 1958-59 Big Ten 10 119 102 .538 1 1 Michigan State
56 1957-58 Big Ten 10 117 104 .529 2 1 Indiana
57 1956-57 Big Ten 10 119 105 .531 1 1 Indiana
Michigan State
58 1955-56 Big Ten 10 124 100 .554 2 1 Iowa
59 1954-55 Big Ten 10 127 97 .567 3 1 Iowa
60 1953-54 Big Ten 10 130 92 .586 3 1 Indiana
61 1952-53 Big Ten 10 119 105 .531 2 1 Indiana
62 1951-52 Big Ten 10 125 99 .558 2 1 Illinois
63 1950-51 Big Ten 10 122 102 .545 2 1 Illinois
64 1949-50 Big Ten 10 132 92 .589 3 1 Ohio State
65 1948-49 Big Ten 10 131 85 .606 3 1 Illinois
66 1947-48 Big Ten 9 103 78 .569 1 Michigan
67 1946-47 Big Ten 9 103 79 .566 1 Wisconsin
68 1945-46 Big Ten 10 123 80 .606 1 Ohio State
69 1944-45 Big Ten 10 108 86 .557 1 Iowa
70 1943-44 Big Ten 10 97 104 .483 1 Ohio State
71 1942-43 Big Ten 10 99 89 .527 0 Illinois
72 1941-42 Big Ten 10 109 100 .522 1 Illinois
73 1940-41 Big Ten 10 116 84 .580 1 Wisconsin
74 1939-40 Big Ten 10 120 84 .588 1 Purdue
75 1938-39 Big Ten 10 118 82 .590 1 Ohio State
76 1937-38 Big Ten 10 114 82 .582 Purdue
77 1936-37 Big Ten 10 119 79 .601 Illinois
Minnesota
78 1935-36 Big Ten 10 120 81 .597 Indiana
Purdue
79 1934-35 Big Ten 10 115 83 .581 Illinois
Purdue
Wisconsin
80 1933-34 Big Ten 10 109 88 .553 Purdue
81 1932-33 Big Ten 10 103 86 .545 Northwestern
Ohio State
82 1931-32 Big Ten 10 99 77 .563 Purdue
83 1930-31 Big Ten 10 100 70 .588 Northwestern
84 1929-30 Big Ten 10 82 79 .509 Purdue
85 1928-29 Big Ten 10 97 71 .577 Michigan
Wisconsin
86 1927-28 Big Ten 10 93 76 .550 Indiana
Purdue
87 1926-27 Big Ten 10 91 78 .538 Michigan
88 1925-26 Big Ten 10 93 76 .550 Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Purdue
89 1924-25 Big Ten 10 84 76 .525 Ohio State
90 1923-24 Big Ten 10 94 74 .560 Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
91 1922-23 Big Ten 10 79 71 .527 Iowa
Wisconsin
92 1921-22 Big Ten 10 114 78 .594 Purdue
93 1920-21 Big Ten 10 109 73 .599 Michigan
Purdue
Wisconsin
94 1919-20 Big Ten 10 126 78 .618 Chicago
95 1918-19 Big Ten 10 100 71 .585 Minnesota
96 1917-18 Big Ten 10 102 62 .622 Wisconsin
97 1916-17 Western 9 107 63 .629 Illinois
Minnesota
98 1915-16 Western 9 103 60 .632 Wisconsin
99 1914-15 Western 9 96 58 .623 Illinois
100 1913-14 Western 9 85 62 .578 Wisconsin
101 1912-13 Western 9 95 61 .609 Wisconsin
102 1911-12 Western 9 77 53 .592 Purdue
Wisconsin
103 1910-11 Western 8 74 49 .602 Minnesota
Purdue
104 1909-10 Western 8 58 40 .592 Chicago
105 1908-09 Western 8 57 43 .570 Chicago
106 1907-08 Western 8 92 45 .672 Chicago
Wisconsin
107 1906-07 Western 8 65 40 .619 Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
108 1905-06 Western 7 58 38 .604 Minnesota
109 1904-05 Western 7 42 46 .477
110 1903-04 Western 6 50 14 .781
111 1902-03 Western 5 38 9 .809
112 1901-02 Western 5 46 12 .793
113 1900-01 Western 4 25 8 .758
114 1899-00 Western 3 11 4 .733
115 1898-99 Western 2 5 7 .417