The College Basketball Belt · reign 265
Iowa
Took the belt from Northeastern, 103–80, on November 30, 1986. Lost it to Ohio State, 80–76, on January 23, 1987.
14Defenses
54Days
2ndReign for the program
+2Closest call · Dec 29, 1986
18.5Average winning margin
88thLongest of 744 reigns, by days
16thMost defenses of 744 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Ohio State, 80–76, on January 23, 1987.
Defended against
DelawareLoyola MarymountBYUDrakeIowa StateRiderPortlandUC IrvineNorthwesternWisconsinMinnesotaIllinoisPurdueIndiana
The season
- 1986–87: UNLV had the best record (33–1–0); Indiana won the national title; 16 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Iowa’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,035 | Nov 30, 1986 | Iowa beat Northeastern 103–80 Game → | +23 | Title change |
| 1,036 | Dec 4, 1986 | Iowa beat Delaware 95–47 | +48 | Defense |
| 1,037 | Dec 5, 1986 | Iowa beat Loyola Marymount 103–80 | +23 | Defense |
| 1,038 | Dec 8, 1986 | Iowa beat BYU 86–75 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,039 | Dec 12, 1986 | Iowa beat Drake 69–62 | +7 | Defense |
| 1,040 | Dec 19, 1986 | Iowa beat Iowa State 89–64 | +25 | Defense |
| 1,041 | Dec 21, 1986 | Iowa beat Rider 104–71 | +33 | Defense |
| 1,042 | Dec 28, 1986 | Iowa beat Portland 84–65 | +19 | Defense |
| 1,043 | Dec 29, 1986 | Iowa beat UC Irvine 105–103 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,044 | Jan 2, 1987 | Iowa beat Northwestern 80–44 | +36 | Defense |
| 1,045 | Jan 4, 1987 | Iowa beat Wisconsin 78–63 | +15 | Defense |
| 1,046 | Jan 9, 1987 | Iowa beat Minnesota 78–57 | +21 | Defense |
| 1,047 | Jan 13, 1987 | Iowa beat Illinois 91–88 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,048 | Jan 18, 1987 | Iowa beat Purdue 70–67 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,049 | Jan 21, 1987 | Iowa beat Indiana 101–88 | +13 | Defense |
| 1,050 | Jan 23, 1987 | Ohio State beat Iowa 80–76 | −4 | Title change |