The College Basketball belt in the 1950s
All decades →212Belt games
65Title changes
46Programs that held it
San FranciscoHeld it longest
The reign of the decade: San Francisco, from March 18, 1955, with 26 defenses.
Days with the belt, 1950s
| San Francisco | 639 | 17% |
| Mississippi State | 329 | 9% |
| Missouri | 322 | 9% |
| La Salle | 296 | 8% |
| Vanderbilt | 294 | 8% |
| California | 287 | 8% |
| Boston College | 276 | 8% |
| Valparaiso | 270 | 7% |
| City College of New York | 268 | 7% |
| Kentucky | 110 | 3% |
Best reigns that began this decade
| Mar 18, 1955 | San Francisco | 26 def. |
| Dec 30, 1953 | Notre Dame | 14 def. |
| Jan 2, 1959 | Auburn | 10 def. |
| Jan 5, 1951 | Kansas State | 7 def. |
| Dec 14, 1951 | Iowa | 7 def. |
| Dec 20, 1957 | Kentucky | 7 def. |
| Mar 20, 1959 | California | 7 def. |
| Mar 15, 1950 | City College of New York | 6 def. |
| Dec 8, 1950 | Missouri | 4 def. |
| Feb 23, 1951 | Missouri | 4 def. |