Conference achievements:
Big Ten Tournament Winner -2015, 17, 24, 35, 37, 42, 43, 49, 51, 52, 63, 02, 03, 05, 21, 24Big Ten Tournament Finalist -2004, 08 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -2007, 09, 10 Big Ten Regular Season Champion -2004, 05 Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champion -2022 Big Ten Regular Season Runner-Up -2006, 09, 21, 24, 26 WAC Regular Season Champion -1915, 42, 43, 49, 51, 52 WAC Regular Season Co-Champion -2017, 24, 35, 37, 63 WAC Regular Season Runner-Up -2016, 53, 56 WAC Regular Season Co-Runner-Up -25, 47, 55, 69
National achievements:
NCAA Finalist -2005NCAA Final Four -2026 NCAA Elite Eight -2001, 04 NCAA Sweet 16 -2002, 04 NIT Elite Eight -2010, 17 NIT Sweet 16 -2014 2004-05: NCAA Final: 70-75 vs North Carolina 2025-26: NCAA Semifinals: 62-71 vs Uconn |
Conference positions:
 NCAA1 ( Big Ten Conference) | |
| 1930-31 | 5th |
| 1931-32 | 5th |
| 1932-33 | 5th |
| 1933-34 | 4th |
| 1934-35 | 1st |
| 1935-36 | 3rd |
| 1936-37 | 1st |
| 1937-38 | 8th |
| 1938-39 | 3rd |
| 1939-40 | 4th |
| 1940-41 | 3rd |
| 1941-42 | 1st |
| 1942-43 | 1st |
| 1943-44 | 6th |
| 1944-45 | 3rd |
| 1945-46 | 5th |
| 1946-47 | 2nd |
| 1947-48 | 3rd |
| 1948-49 | 1st |
| 1949-50 | 3rd |
| 1950-51 | 1st |
| 1951-52 | 1st |
| 1952-53 | 2nd |
| 1953-54 | 3rd |
| 1954-55 | 2nd |
| 1955-56 | 2nd |
| 1956-57 | 7th |
| 1957-58 | 8th |
| 1958-59 | 5th |
| 1959-60 | 3rd |
| 1960-61 | 7th |
| 1961-62 | 4th |
| 1962-63 | 1st |
| 1963-64 | 6th |
| 1964-65 | 3rd |
| 1965-66 | 3rd |
| 1966-67 | 7th |
| 1967-68 | 6th |
| 1968-69 | 2nd |
| 1969-70 | 3rd |
| 1970-71 | 5th |
| 1971-72 | 8th |
| 1972-73 | 3rd |
| 1973-74 | 10th |
| 1974-75 | 9th |
| 1975-76 | 7th |
| 1976-77 | 6th |
| 1977-78 | 7th |
| 1978-79 | 7th |
| 1979-83 | 6th |
| 1983-99 | 1st |
| 1999-00 | 4th |
| 2000-01 | 1st |
| 2001-02 | 1st |
| 2002-03 | 1st |
| 2003-04 | 1st |
| 2004-05 | 1st |
| 2005-06 | 2nd |
| 2006-07 | 5th |
| 2007-08 | 3rd |
| 2008-09 | 4th |
| 2009-10 | 4th |
| 2010-11 | 4th |
| 2011-12 | 5th |
| 2012-13 | 5th |
| 2013-14 | 4th |
| 2014-15 | 1st |
| 2015-16 | 2nd |
| 2016-17 | 1st |
| 2017-18 | 4th |
| 2018-19 | 5th |
| 2019-20 | 3rd |
| 2020-21 | 4th |
| 2021-22 | 4th |
| 2022-23 | 6th (11-9) |
| 2023-24 | 2nd (14-6)  beat Wisconsin 93-87 in the Finals |
| 2024-25 | 7th (12-8), lost in Quarterfinals 65-88 to Maryland |
| 2025-26 | 3rd (B10) (15-5) |
| 2026-27 | 4th |
| 2027-28 | 9th |
| 2028-29 | 5th |
| 2029-30 | 3rd |
