For the better part of 35 years, at least one of Michigan's two Big Ten teams have made the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Illinois and Indiana, which each have two B1G programs, enjoyed long stretches of success from the Purdue Boilermakers, Illinois Fighting Illini and Indiana Hoosiers in the past three decades (sorry, Northwestern Wildcats) but can't quite match the consistency of the Great Lake State.
The state's streak is assured to continue Sunday when teams around the country learn their postseason fates during the NCAA's selection show. Michigan State basketball is likely to extend its lengthy streak of NCAA appearances thanks to a late-season surge.