The College Basketball Belt · reign 482
Illinois
Took the belt from North Carolina, 68–64, on November 29, 2005. Lost it to Iowa, 63–48, on January 7, 2006.
9Defenses
39Days
10thReign for the program
+3Closest call · Dec 3, 2005
21.4Average winning margin
100thLongest of 744 reigns, by days
36thMost defenses of 744 reigns
Defended against
XavierLittle RockGeorgetownOregonCoppin StateMissouriSoutheast Missouri StateUT MartinMichigan State
The season
- 2005–06: George Washington had the best record (26–2–0); Florida won the national title; 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 16 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Illinois across the 10 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dee Brown | 154 | 10 |
| 2 | James Augustine | 132 | 10 |
| 3 | Jamar Smith | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Rich McBride | 78 | 10 |
| 5 | Brian Randle | 67 | 9 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Illinois’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,721 | Nov 29, 2005 | Illinois beat North Carolina 68–64 Game → | +4 | Title change |
| 1,722 | Dec 3, 2005 | Illinois beat Xavier 65–62 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,723 | Dec 5, 2005 | Illinois beat Little Rock 75–49 | +26 | Defense |
| 1,724 | Dec 8, 2005 | Illinois beat Georgetown 58–48 | +10 | Defense |
| 1,725 | Dec 10, 2005 | Illinois beat Oregon 89–59 | +30 | Defense |
| 1,726 | Dec 18, 2005 | Illinois beat Coppin State 61–42 | +19 | Defense |
| 1,727 | Dec 21, 2005 | Illinois beat Missouri 82–50 | +32 | Defense |
| 1,728 | Dec 28, 2005 | Illinois beat Southeast Missouri State 89–64 | +25 | Defense |
| 1,729 | Dec 30, 2005 | Illinois beat UT Martin 84–46 | +38 | Defense |
| 1,730 | Jan 5, 2006 | Illinois beat Michigan State 60–50 | +10 | Defense |
| 1,731 | Jan 7, 2006 | Iowa beat Illinois 63–48 Game → | −15 | Title change |