Record: 214-138, .608 W-L% (3rd of 32) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 14.00 (3rd of 32) ▪ SOS: 10.13 (2nd of 32)
Regular Season Champion: Illinois and Michigan State
Tournament Champion: Iowa
NCAA Tournament: 7 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Illinois, Michigan State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin)
| Conference | Overall | PTS/G | SRS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| 1 | Illinois* R | 13 | 3 | .813 | 27 | 8 | .771 | 77.9 | 65.9 | 23.3 | 11.4 | |
| 2 | Michigan State* RF | 13 | 3 | .813 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 77.4 | 61.8 | 25.1 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | Indiana* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 70.8 | 64.3 | 17.6 | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Wisconsin* | 9 | 7 | .563 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 59.4 | 56.6 | 14.9 | 12.1 | |
| 5 | Iowa* T | 7 | 9 | .438 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 74.1 | 70.5 | 14.2 | 10.7 | |
| 6 | Penn State* | 7 | 9 | .438 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 76.8 | 74.9 | 12.4 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | Purdue | 6 | 10 | .375 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 74.7 | 69.3 | 14.7 | 9.2 | |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | .313 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 72.7 | 72.7 | 9.4 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 69.9 | 78.1 | 3.2 | 11.4 | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 3 | 13 | .188 | 11 | 19 | .367 | 60.0 | 64.5 | 3.4 | 7.9 | |
| 11 | Ohio State* | 11 | 5 | .688 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 71.2 | 63.6 | 15.7 | 8.2 | *Overall W-L adjusted to 0-0 |
| School | Pre | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Indiana | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 22 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Ohio State | 24 |
First Round
Illinois won (96-54) versus Northwestern State (Midwest Regional)
Indiana lost (77-73) versus Kent State (West Regional)
Iowa won (69-56) versus Creighton (East Regional)
Michigan State won (69-35) versus Alabama State (South Regional)
Ohio State lost (77-68) versus Utah State (East Regional)
Penn State won (69-59) versus Providence (South Regional)
Wisconsin lost (50-49) versus Georgia State (West Regional)
Second Round
Illinois won (79-61) versus Charlotte (Midwest Regional)
Iowa lost (92-79) versus Kentucky (East Regional)
Michigan State won (81-65) versus Fresno State (South Regional)
Penn State won (82-74) versus North Carolina (South Regional)
Regional Semifinal
Illinois won (80-64) versus Kansas (Midwest Regional)
Michigan State won (77-62) versus Gonzaga (South Regional)
Penn State lost (84-72) versus Temple (South Regional)
Regional Final
Illinois lost (87-81) versus Arizona (Midwest Regional)
Michigan State won (69-62) versus Temple (South Regional)
National Semifinal
Michigan State lost (80-61) versus Arizona