▁The ▁Big ▁Ten ▁entered ▁seven ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament , ▁r anging ▁from ▁Indiana ▁making ▁its ▁ 3 7 th ▁trip ▁and ▁ear ning ▁a ▁number ▁one ▁seed ▁to ▁Minnesota ▁making ▁its ▁ 8 th ▁appearance ▁and ▁ear ning n ▁an ▁eleven ▁seed . ▁The ▁Big ▁Ten ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁conference ▁to ▁send ▁four ▁teams ▁to ▁the ▁S weet ▁Six teen ▁in ▁back - to - back ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁tournament s . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ' s ▁fifth ▁time ▁adv ancing ▁four ▁teams , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁consecutive ▁occurr ences . ▁Enter ing ▁S weet ▁Six teen ▁round ▁with ▁four ▁strong ▁cont enders ▁spread ▁across ▁four ▁regions , ▁there ▁was ▁talk ▁of ▁the ▁conference ▁matching ▁or ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference ▁performance ▁with ▁three ▁final ▁four ▁entr ants . ▁Only ▁Michigan ▁advanced . ▁Bur ke ▁was ▁named ▁South ▁Regional ▁Tournament ▁Most ▁Out standing ▁Player . ▁Michigan ▁made ▁its ▁fourth ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁four , ▁giving ▁the ▁conference ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁such ▁appearances . ▁Michigan ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁attend ance ▁National ▁Championship ▁game ▁to ▁date ▁with ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 7 4 , 3 2 6 . ▁▁ ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁▁ ▁Iowa ▁made ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁N IT ▁semif inals ▁at ▁Mad ison