Record: 174-119, .594 W-L% (4th of 31) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 9.86 (2nd of 31) ▪ SOS: 7.71 (3rd of 31)
Regular Season Champion: Illinois and Purdue
NCAA Tournament: 3 (Illinois, Indiana and Purdue)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Illinois and Purdue)
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Illinois* R | 15 | 3 | .833 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 67.6 | 56.0 | 19.6 | 8.0 | |
| 1 | Purdue* R | 15 | 3 | .833 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 66.0 | 62.7 | 12.3 | 8.9 | |
| 3 | Indiana* | 13 | 5 | .722 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 65.1 | 59.1 | 14.6 | 8.6 | |
| 4 | Michigan | 10 | 8 | .556 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 67.7 | 61.8 | 13.2 | 7.3 | *Conference W-L adjusted to 11-7 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | .444 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 67.0 | 65.8 | 7.8 | 6.6 | *Conference W-L adjusted to 9-11 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 8 | 10 | .444 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 67.3 | 66.4 | 8.8 | 7.9 | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 13 | .278 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 54.2 | 58.3 | 4.0 | 8.1 | *Conference W-L adjusted to 7-11 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 6 | 12 | .333 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 62.3 | 62.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 | |
| 8 | Iowa | 6 | 12 | .333 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 57.9 | 57.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 67.8 | 71.4 | 2.7 | 6.3 | *Conference W-L adjusted to 0-18 |
Second Round
Illinois won (64-56) versus Villanova (Mideast Regional)
Indiana won (75-67) versus Richmond (East Regional)
Purdue lost (66-48) versus Memphis (Midwest Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Illinois won (72-70) versus Maryland (Mideast Regional)
Indiana won (72-68) versus North Carolina (East Regional)
Regional Final
Illinois lost (54-51) versus Kentucky (Mideast Regional)
Indiana lost (50-48) versus Virginia (East Regional)