The College Basketball belt in the 2000s
All decades →371Belt games
129Title changes
74Programs that held it
North CarolinaHeld it longest
The reign of the decade: Duke, from March 23, 2001, with 14 defenses.
Days with the belt, 2000s
| North Carolina | 490 | 13% |
| Florida | 473 | 13% |
| Duke | 356 | 10% |
| Syracuse | 325 | 9% |
| Michigan State | 295 | 8% |
| Maryland | 273 | 7% |
| UConn | 267 | 7% |
| Kansas | 239 | 7% |
| Illinois | 68 | 2% |
| Butler | 63 | 2% |
Best reigns that began this decade
| Mar 23, 2001 | Duke | 14 def. |
| Mar 31, 2000 | Michigan State | 13 def. |
| Dec 28, 2002 | Louisville | 11 def. |
| Jan 12, 2002 | Duke | 9 def. |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Illinois | 9 def. |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Syracuse | 9 def. |
| Feb 12, 2003 | Saint Louis | 7 def. |
| Dec 15, 2007 | Butler | 7 def. |
| Jan 31, 2008 | Wright State | 7 def. |
| Feb 11, 2004 | Saint Joseph's | 6 def. |