Belt game 1,489 · February 8, 2006
Northwestern take the belt
Northwestern beat Iowa 51–48 at home to start reign 419 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Iowa had held it since February 4, 2006, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Northwestern held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Illinois on February 15, 2006.
419Reign number
2Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held