It was another disappointing year for the Big Ten in the Big Dance.
For the second year in a row, nine Big Ten teams made it to the NCAA Tournament. Once again, the Big Ten didn’t make much noise once the actual tournament began.
Two Big Ten teams made it to the Sweet 16, slightly better than last year, when only one team from the conference made it to the second weekend. But while Michigan was able to make it to the Elite Eight last year, not one Big Ten team made it to the Elite Eight this year, as Michigan lost to Villanova – the same team that knocked out Ohio State one round earlier – and Purdue was upset by Saint Peter’s, who became the first 15 seed to ever make the Elite Eight.