The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
NC State vs. North Carolina
9Belt meetings
2NC State wins
7North Carolina wins
5Title changes
NC State and North Carolina have met 9 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 9, 1968 to January 16, 2016. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. North Carolina leads the belt series 7–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 379 | Jan 9, 1968 | North Carolina beat NC State 68–66 | Defense |
| 386 | Feb 11, 1968 | North Carolina beat NC State 96–84 | Defense |
| 928 | Feb 10, 1988 | North Carolina beat NC State 75–73 | Title change |
| 1,100 | Jan 4, 1994 | North Carolina beat NC State 88–58 | Defense |
| 1,221 | Feb 20, 1998 | NC State beat North Carolina 86–72 | Title change |
| 1,455 | Feb 22, 2005 | North Carolina beat NC State 81–71 | Title change |
| 1,767 | Jan 26, 2013 | NC State beat North Carolina 91–83 | Title change |
| 1,775 | Feb 23, 2013 | North Carolina beat NC State 76–65 | Title change |
| 1,883 | Jan 16, 2016 | North Carolina beat NC State 67–55 | Defense |