The Wildcats (13-6, 11-6) are in fifth place entering Saturday’s regular-season finale at Michigan — with the top four seeds earning double byes into the quarterfinals. They’re a half-game behind third-place Rutgers (13-3, 9-3) and trail fourth-place Michigan (13-3, 8-3) by percentage points. Northwestern was a No. 7 seed in ESPN’s latest NCAA Tournament projection.
College basketball conference tournaments: Schedules and matchups for Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Loyola and more state and area Division I teams
