The College Basketball Belt · reign 78
Cincinnati
Took the belt from Bradley, 72–57, on February 18, 1962. Lost it to Wichita State, 65–64, on February 15, 1963.
25Defenses
362Days
2ndReign for the program
+2Closest call · Mar 22, 1962
16.7Average winning margin
5thLongest of 744 reigns, by days
7thMost defenses of 744 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Wichita State, 65–64, on February 15, 1963.
Defended against
Bradley ×3Wichita State ×2Drake ×2XavierCreightonColoradoUCLAOhio StateVirginiaMiami (OH)George WashingtonKansas StateKansasDaytonDavidsonOhioHoustonNorth TexasTulsaIllinoisSaint Louis
The seasons
- 1961–62: Cincinnati finished 24–2–0, 3rd of 173 by record; Wake Forest won the national title; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 6 times that season.
- 1962–63: they had the best record (22–1–0); Duke won the national title; 19 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 3 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Cincinnati’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Feb 18, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Bradley 72–57 Game → | +15 | Title change |
| 305 | Feb 23, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Wichita State 84–63 | +21 | Defense |
| 306 | Feb 28, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Xavier 61–58 | +3 | Defense |
| 307 | Mar 12, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Bradley 61–46 | +15 | Defense |
| 308 | Mar 15, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Creighton 66–46 Postseason | +20 | Defense |
| 309 | Mar 16, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Colorado 73–46 Postseason | +27 | Defense |
| 310 | Mar 22, 1962 | Cincinnati beat UCLA 72–70 Postseason | +2 | Defense |
| 311 | Mar 23, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Ohio State 71–59 Postseason | +12 | Defense |
| 312 | Dec 2, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Virginia 91–42 | +49 | Defense |
| 313 | Dec 4, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Miami (OH) 58–36 | +22 | Defense |
| 314 | Dec 7, 1962 | Cincinnati beat George Washington 86–59 | +27 | Defense |
| 315 | Dec 13, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Kansas State 75–61 | +14 | Defense |
| 316 | Dec 14, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Kansas 64–49 | +15 | Defense |
| 317 | Dec 19, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Dayton 44–37 | +7 | Defense |
| 318 | Dec 21, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Davidson 72–46 | +26 | Defense |
| 319 | Dec 28, 1962 | Cincinnati beat Ohio 73–43 | +30 | Defense |
| 320 | Jan 1, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Houston 79–56 | +23 | Defense |
| 321 | Jan 4, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Wichita State 63–50 | +13 | Defense |
| 322 | Jan 9, 1963 | Cincinnati beat North Texas 75–58 | +17 | Defense |
| 323 | Jan 11, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Tulsa 67–57 | +10 | Defense |
| 324 | Jan 16, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Bradley 52–46 | +6 | Defense |
| 325 | Jan 25, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Illinois 62–53 | +9 | Defense |
| 326 | Jan 30, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Drake 65–60 | +5 | Defense |
| 327 | Feb 1, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Saint Louis 70–40 | +30 | Defense |
| 328 | Feb 3, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Drake 71–60 | +11 | Defense |
| 329 | Feb 8, 1963 | Cincinnati beat Bradley 65–61 | +4 | Defense |
| 330 | Feb 15, 1963 | Wichita State beat Cincinnati 65–64 | −1 | Title change |