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The College Basketball Losers Belt · current holder

Lafayette

Lafayette picked it up on March 3, 2026, losing to Holy Cross 82–77. To get rid of it, they have to win a game.

Same schedule, same rules, flipped: the Losers Belt passes to whoever loses to its holder. It's the crown nobody wants, and some programs have worn it for years. It started on November 25, 1949, when Saint Joseph's lost to Rhode Island.

567Losers Belt reigns
1,783Losers Belt games
0Losses in a row with it
209Days held

Most days with it

Siena1,032
Morgan State879
New Hampshire866
St. Francis Brooklyn772
Iona711
Northern Arizona706
Maryland Eastern Shore687
Bethune-Cookman658
Massachusetts657
Vermont657

Most times stuck with it

Morgan State9
St. Francis Brooklyn7
Vermont7
Bethune-Cookman7
Maryland Eastern Shore7
IU Indianapolis7
Hofstra6
Eastern Michigan6
Campbell6
Youngstown State6

Longest Losers Belt reigns (losses in a row as holder)

1542Nov 26, 2001 – Dec 7, 200144
1542Nov 17, 2000 – Nov 20, 200039
MassachusettsFeb 5, 1979 – Feb 17, 198025
Maryland Eastern ShoreJan 10, 1989 – Dec 6, 198917
Northern ArizonaFeb 16, 1973 – Feb 15, 197416
SienaJan 31, 1959 – Feb 19, 196015
HowardFeb 21, 1995 – Jan 26, 199615
IU IndianapolisDec 10, 2021 – Feb 17, 202214
CharlotteJan 6, 2018 – Mar 3, 201814
Bethune-CookmanFeb 5, 1984 – Jan 11, 198513

Latest handoffs

Mar 3, 2026Lafayette lost to Holy Cross 82–77
Feb 28, 2026Holy Cross lost to Loyola Maryland 76–62
Feb 18, 2026Loyola Maryland lost to Army 87–77
Feb 14, 2026Army lost to American University 75–63
Feb 11, 2026American University lost to Lehigh 90–82
Feb 7, 2026Lehigh lost to Holy Cross 76–67
Feb 2, 2026Holy Cross lost to Boston University 72–64
Jan 31, 2026Boston University lost to Bucknell 103–97
Jan 24, 2026Bucknell lost to Loyola Maryland 67–62
Jan 19, 2026Loyola Maryland lost to Lehigh 88–81
Jan 17, 2026Lehigh lost to Navy 82–79
Jan 12, 2026Navy lost to American University 65–51
Jan 10, 2026American University lost to Holy Cross 84–73
Jan 7, 2026Holy Cross lost to Lehigh 66–58
Dec 2, 2025Lehigh lost to Binghamton 80–71

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