1940-1980
- 1940-1941 (20-3)
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- NCAA Men's Division 1 Tournament Champions
- Gene Englund named All-American
- 1941-1942 (14-7)
- John Kotz named All-American
- 1942-1943 (12-9)
- John Kotz named All-American
- 1943-1944 (12-9)
- Tied for second in the Big Ten Conference
- 1944-1945 (10-11)
- Tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1945-1946 (4-17)
- Most losses in a season to date
- 1946-1947 (16-6)
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament East Regional Third Place
- 1947-1948 (12-8)
- Tied for third in the Big Ten Conference
- 1948-1949 (12-10)
- Finished seventh in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #6 ranked Minnesota
- 1949-1950 (17-5)
- Finished second in the Big Ten Conference
- Finished season ranked #16
- Don Rehfedlt named All-American
- 1950-1951 (10-12)
- Tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1951-1952 (10-12)
- Beat #7 ranked Iowa
- Beat #2 ranked Illinois
- 1952-1953 (13-9)
- Finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1953-1954 (12-10)
- Tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference
- Were ranked as high as #18
- 1954-1955 (10-12)
- Tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #11 ranked Minnesota
- Beat #18 ranked Illinois
- 1955-1956 (6-16)
- Tied for eighth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1956-1957 (5-17)
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1957-1958 (8-14)
- Finished Last in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #17 ranked Michigan State
- 1958-1959 (3-19)
- Finished Last in the Big Ten Conference
- Most losses in a season to date
- Harold Foster's last season as head coach
- 1959-1960 (8-16)
- John Ericksons' first season as head coach
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1960-1961 (7-17)
- Finished eighth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1961-1962 (17-7)
- Finished second in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #1 ranked Ohio State
- 1962-1963 (14-10)
- Finished sixth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #4 ranked Illinois
- Were ranked as high as #6
- 1963-1964 (8-16)
- Finished last in the Big Ten Conference
- 1964-1965 (9-13)
- Finished last in the Big Ten Conference
- 1965-1966 (11-13)
- Finished seventh in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #7 ranked Iowa
- 1966-1967 (13-11)
- Finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1967-1968 (13-11)
- Finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1968-1969 (11-13)
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #4 ranked Kansas
- Beat #3 ranked Kentucky
- Beat #16 ranked Marquette
- Beat #12 ranked Ohio State
- John Powless' first year as head coach
- 1969-1970 (10-14)
- Tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #13 ranked Ohio
- Beat #14 ranked Illinois
- 1970-1971 (9-15)
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #18 ranked Indiana
- 1971-1972 (13-11)
- Tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #17 ranked Indiana
- 1972-1973 (11-13)
- Finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1973-1974 (16-8)
- Tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference
- Were ranked as high as #13
- 1974-1975 (8-18)
- Finished eighth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1975-1976 (10-6)
- Finished ninth the in the Big Ten Conference
- Had a 14 game losing streak, longest to date
- 1976-1977 (11-6)
- Tied for seventh int the Big Ten Conference
- Beat #9 ranked Minnesota twice
- Bill Cofield's first year as head coach
- 1977-1978 (8-19)
- Tied for ninth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1978-1979 (12-15)
- Tied for eigth in the Big Ten Conference
- 1979-1980 (15-14)
- Finished eigth in the Big Ten Conference
- Finished eigth in the Big Ten Conference