A couple hours later, the Michigan Wolverines also punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 90-79 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies, overcoming a 10-point second-half deficit to do so. But perhaps what's even more impressive is that with Purdue and Michigan's victories,

It has been 25 years since a Big Ten team won a men's college basketball national championship, but the conference is in prime position to change that after the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Ten Conference has been representing itself well at March Madness. The conference's eight teams all emerged victorious in their first-round games and Purdue's victory over McNeese State in Saturday's second-round matchup gave the conference a perfect 9-0 start.