If you want to be an optimist, the Big Ten had twice as many teams advance to the Sweet 16 as last year.
You might not find too many people celebrating the Big Ten going from one to two after getting the most bids, again, to March Madness.
Last year the Big Ten got nine NCAA tournament bids and had one team get to the second weekend. This year, the Big Ten got nine bids again. No other conference had more than six. And only Michigan, of all teams after a disappointing regular season, and Purdue are still alive.