
The hopes of the Big Ten once again rest on the shoulders of Michigan State as the Spartans are the final team left in the NCAA tournament from the conference.
Eight Big Ten squads made the postseason, with three losing in the first round and four following suit in the second. No. 1 Purdue highlighted the first round failures and lost in historic fashion to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson. Hot-handed Penn State fell in a valiant effort to Texas in the Round of 32.