Never. Its basketball program is not very renowned, and as a result it has never made it to the NCAA Tourney. But......... they have made it to the NIT several times, including 1984, 1983, 1999, and 2009.
Just as a sidenote, I have been following the Big Ten closely and Northwestern has a fantastic team this year, they are now even ranked in the Top 25. And I believe that they will not only make the tourney this year, but also make a strong run! Here is my source.
They have never appeared in an NCAA tournament, even though they hosted the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939.
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