Conference achievements:
Big Ten Tournament Winner -1998, 99, 00, 01, 12, 14, 16, 19Big Ten Tournament Finalist -2015 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2004, 05, 06, 08, 09, 11, 13, 18, 22, 25 Big Ten Regular Season Champion -2009, 18, 25 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champion -2010, 12, 19, 20 Big Ten Regular Season Runner-Up -2005, 16 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -2013, 14, 23, 26 WAC Regular Season Champion -1959, 78 WAC Regular Season Co-Champion -1957, 67, 79 WAC Regular Season Runner-Up -66 WAC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -58
National achievements:
NCAA Champion -1979, 00NCAA Finalist -2009 NCAA Final Four -1999, 00, 01, 05, 10, 15 NCAA Elite Eight -2003, 14, 25 NCAA Sweet 16 -2008, 12, 13, 23, 26 1978-79: NCAA Final: 75-64 vs Indiana State 1999-00: NCAA Final: 89-76 vs Florida 2008-09: NCAA Final: 72-89 vs North Carolina 2014-15: NCAA Final Four: 61-81 vs Duke |
| Since 2010 |
 Until 2010 |
Conference positions:
 NCAA ( ) | |
| 1898-48 | |
NCAA ( ) | |
| 1948-49 | 10th |
| 1949-50 | 10th |
| 1950-51 | 7th |
| 1951-52 | 5th |
| 1952-53 | 3rd |
| 1953-54 | 8th |
| 1954-55 | 4th |
| 1955-56 | 5th |
| 1956-57 | 1st |
| 1957-58 | 2nd |
| 1958-59 | 1st |
| 1959-60 | 8th |
| 1960-61 | 9th |
| 1961-62 | 9th |
| 1962-63 | 9th |
| 1963-64 | 4th |
| 1964-65 | 10th |
| 1965-66 | 2nd |
| 1966-67 | 1st |
| 1967-68 | 6th |
| 1968-69 | 5th |
| 1969-70 | 6th |
| 1970-71 | 7th |
| 1971-72 | 5th |
| 1972-73 | 6th |
| 1973-74 | 4th |
| 1974-75 | 5th |
| 1975-76 | 4th |
| 1976-77 | 5th |
| 1977-78 | 1st |
| 1978-79 | 1st |
| 1979-99 | 9th |
| 1999-00 | 2nd |
| 2000-02 | 2nd |
| 2002-03 | 4th |
| 2003-04 | 3rd |
| 2004-05 | 2nd |
| 2005-06 | 6th |
| 2006-07 | 7th |
| 2007-08 | 4th |
| 2008-09 | 1st |
| 2009-10 | 1st |
| 2010-11 | 4th |
| 2011-12 | 1st |
| 2012-13 | 2nd |
| 2013-14 | 2nd |
| 2014-15 | 4th |
| 2015-16 | 2nd |
| 2016-17 | 5th |
| 2017-18 | 1st |
| 2018-19 | 1st |
| 2019-20 | 1st |
| 2020-21 | 8th |
| 2021-22 | 7th |
| 2022-23 | 4th (12-8), lost in Quarterfinals 58-68 to Ohio St. |
| 2023-24 | 6th (10-10), lost in Quarterfinals 62-67 to Purdue |
| 2024-25 | 1st (17-3), lost in Semis 74-77 to Wisconsin |
| 2025-26 | 2nd (B10) (15-5) |
| 2026-27 |
