3 teams with the most Big Ten basketball titles

#1 Michigan State - 5 Titles: 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016

Michigan State is the most successful team in Big Ten history

Michigan State enters the 2019 Big Ten tournament as the heavy favorites, and the team will be looking to further cement their status as the best team in the history of the competition. Michigan State's success dates back to two decades ago when the team won the second ever Big Ten tournament. The team entered the 1999 tournament as the No. 1 seed thanks to a 15–1 conference record, and the Spartans won every game by double digits as they raced to their first title.

They then followed their debut championship with another win a year later, although the Spartans then endured a decade of decline. Nevertheless, the team reclaimed glory in 2012, before further successes in both 2014 and 2016. Ultimately, the Spartans have a long legacy of dominating the tournament, and with their current crop of talent, Michigan State looks likely to add at least one or two more titles in the next few years.