- team ▁Mau i ▁Inv it ational ▁Tournament ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 ▁at ▁L ah ain a ▁C iv ic ▁Center . ▁Michigan ▁won ▁the ▁six teen - team ▁N IT ▁Season ▁T ip - off ▁tournament ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁North western ▁won ▁the ▁four - team ▁South ▁P adre ▁Island ▁Inv it ational . ▁ ▁Early - season ▁tournament ▁vict ories * Al though ▁these ▁tournament s ▁include ▁more ▁teams , ▁only ▁the ▁number ▁listed ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁championship . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁A CC – Big ▁Ten ▁Challenge ▁A CC – Big ▁Ten ▁Challenge ▁results : ▁ ▁* All ▁Times ▁Eastern ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁By ▁ach ieving ▁high ▁rank ings ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁pol ls ▁during ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁conference ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁set ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁match ups ▁between ▁two ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 ▁such ▁games . ▁Michigan ▁played ▁in ▁six ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁record ▁and ▁Indiana ▁played ▁in ▁five , ▁winning ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁Michigan ▁State , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Ohio ▁State ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁games . ▁ ▁Conference ▁Sch ed ules ▁Before ▁the