The team was in the national rankings all season and ended as the 2011 – 12 Big Ten co-champion with Michigan State and Ohio State . It had three victories over teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the meeting ( eighth-ranked Memphis , ninth-ranked Michigan State and sixth-ranked Ohio State ) . The team was undefeated at home until its last home game of the season . Michigan lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Tournament and bowed out in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament to end the season with a 24 – 10 record . The team won the school 's first Big Ten Conference Championship since the 1985 – 86 season and had the school 's best Big Ten record ( 13 – 5 ) since the 1993 – 94 season
2012 Big Ten Conference Tournament
2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team