The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
North Carolina vs. Syracuse
5Belt meetings
2North Carolina wins
3Syracuse wins
3Title changes
North Carolina and Syracuse have met 5 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from March 19, 1975 to April 2, 2016. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Syracuse leads the belt series 3–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | Mar 19, 1975 | Syracuse beat North Carolina 78–76 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,066 | Mar 20, 1987 | Syracuse beat North Carolina 79–75 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,876 | Nov 20, 2009 | Syracuse beat North Carolina 87–71 | Title change |
| 2,132 | Jan 9, 2016 | North Carolina beat Syracuse 84–73 | Defense |
| 2,155 | Apr 2, 2016 | North Carolina beat Syracuse 83–66 Postseason | Defense |