Belt game 1,636 · January 2, 2010
Pittsburgh take the belt
Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 82–72 on the road to start reign 478 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Syracuse had held it since November 20, 2009, with 9 defenses over 43 days.
Pittsburgh held it for 18 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Georgetown on January 20, 2010.
478Reign number
2Team's reign
3Defenses
18Days held