Michigan State was the last Big Ten team to win a national title, and that was 26 years ago in 2000. League teams have had their chances. Fourteen teams have reached a Final Four since then — and none of them won it all.

Here's the story by Tom Brew from our national page, with great thoughts from Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Illinois' Brad Underwood, Purdue's Matt Painter, Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg and Northwestern's Chris Collins.