Here are the four Big Ten teams that won their first NCAA Tournament game but lost in the round of 32.
No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini
Season Record: 22-13 Conference Record: 12-8
Rankings from five sites: Net: #17, KenPom: #17, Barttorvik: #20, BPI: #22. Evan Miya: #24
Best wins this season: Arkansas (80-72) in the Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase, Wisconsin (86-80), Missouri (80-77), @ Oregon (109-77), @ Indiana (94-69), Ohio State (87-79), UCLA (83-78), Iowa (106-94) in the Big Ten Tournament, @ Michigan (93-73), and Purdue (88-80),
Significant Quad One and Two losses this season: Alabama (87-100), @ Northwestern (66-70), Tennessee (64-66), USC (72-82), @ Michigan State (78-80), Maryland (70-91), Michigan State (65-79), @ Wisconsin (74-95), and Duke (67-110).
NCAA Tournament: Defeated Xavier (86-73) and lost to Kentucky (75-84)
No. 7 Oregon Ducks
Season Record: 25-10 Conference Record: 12-8
Rankings from five sites: Net: #29, KenPom: #28, Barttorvik: #29, BPI: #30, Evan Miya: #34
Best wins this season: @ Oregon State (78-75), Texas A&M (80-70), Alabama (83-81), @ USC (68-60), San Diego State (78-68) in the Players Era Festival-Power Tournament, Stanford (76-61), Maryland (83-79), @ Ohio State (73-71), @ Iowa (80-78), @ Wisconsin (77-73), USC (82-61), Indiana (73-64), and Indiana (72-59) in the Big Ten Tournament.
Significant Quad One and Two losses this season: UCLA (71-73), Illinois (77-109), Purdue (58-65), @ UCLA (52-78), @ Michigan (76-80), @ Michigan State (74-86), and Michigan State (64-74) in the Big Ten Tournament.
NCAA Tournament: Defeated Liberty (81-52) and lost to Arizona (83-87)
No. 6 UCLA Bruins
Season Record: 23-11 Conference Record: 13-7
Rankings from five sites: NET: #27, KenPom: #22, Barttorvik: #18, BPI: #26, Evan Miya: #20
Best wins this season: Arizona (57-54) in the Hall of Fame Rivalry, @ Oregon (73-71), Gonzaga (65-62) in the West Coast Hoops Showdown, Iowa (94-70), Wisconsin (85-83), Oregon (78-52), Michigan State (63-61), Ohio State (69-61), @ Indiana (72-68), and @ USC (82-76).
Significant Quad One and Two losses this season: New Mexico (64-72) on a neutral court, North Carolina (74-74) in the CBS Sports Classic, @ Nebraska (58-66), Michigan (75-94), @ Rutgers (68-75), @ Illinois (78-83), Minnesota (61-64), at Purdue (66-76), @ Maryland (61-79), and Wisconsin (70-86) in the Big Ten Tournament.
NCAA Tournament: Defeated Utah State (72-47) and lost to Tennessee (58-67)
No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers
Season Record: 27-10 Big Ten Conference Record: 13-7
Rankings from five sites: NET: #15, KenPom: #12, Barttorvik: #14, BPI: #19, Evan Miya: #14
Best wins this season: UCF (86-70) and Pittsburgh (81-75) in the Greenbrier Tip-off—Mountain Division, Butler (83-74), Arizona (103-88), Iowa (116-85), @ Rutgers (75-63), Ohio State (70-68), @ USC (84-69), Indiana (76-64), @ Iowa (74-63), @ Purdue (94-84), Illinois (95-74), UCLA (86-70), and Michigan State (77-74) in the Big Ten Tournament.
Significant Quad One and Two losses this season: Michigan (64-67), @ Marquette (74-88), @ Illinois (80-86), @ UCLA (83-85), Oregon (73-77), @ Maryland (68-76), @ Michigan State (62-71), Penn State (75-86), and Michigan (53-59) in the Big Ten Tournament.
NCAA Tournament: Defeated Montana (85-66) and lost to BYU (89-91)