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The 1949–50 season

24 belt games · 9 title changes

Kentucky carried the belt into the 1949–50 season. It changed hands 9 times among 9 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and City College of New York finished the season with it. Most defenses: St. John's, 5.

Who held it, in order

St. John'sDePaulKentuckyNotre DameButlerCincinnatiLa SalleDuquesneCity College of New York

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1	Dec 14, 1949	St. John's beat Kentucky 69–58	Title change
2	Dec 18, 1949	St. John's beat Washington State 67–44	Defense
3	Dec 21, 1949	St. John's beat San Francisco 60–44	Defense
4	Dec 26, 1949	St. John's beat Utah 51–50	Defense
5	Jan 6, 1950	St. John's beat Saint Joseph's 76–58	Defense
6	Jan 12, 1950	St. John's beat Georgetown 67–66	Defense
7	Jan 16, 1950	DePaul beat St. John's 74–68	Title change
8	Jan 20, 1950	Kentucky beat DePaul 86–53	Title change
9	Jan 22, 1950	Notre Dame beat Kentucky 64–51	Title change
10	Jan 30, 1950	Butler beat Notre Dame 63–57	Title change
11	Feb 3, 1950	Butler beat Ohio 70–49	Defense
12	Feb 5, 1950	Butler beat Case Western Reserve 76–46	Defense
13	Feb 10, 1950	Butler beat Western Michigan 68–49	Defense
14	Feb 13, 1950	Cincinnati beat Butler 55–53	Title change
15	Feb 22, 1950	Cincinnati beat Long Island University 83–65	Defense
16	Feb 24, 1950	La Salle beat Cincinnati 76–65	Title change
17	Feb 28, 1950	La Salle beat Gettysburg 61–50	Defense
18	Mar 5, 1950	La Salle beat Boston College 83–61	Defense
19	Mar 13, 1950	Duquesne beat La Salle 49–47 Postseason	Title change
20	Mar 15, 1950	City College of New York beat Duquesne 62–52 Postseason	Title change
21	Mar 17, 1950	City College of New York beat Bradley 69–61 Postseason	Defense
22	Mar 22, 1950	City College of New York beat Ohio State 56–55 Postseason	Defense
23	Mar 24, 1950	City College of New York beat NC State 78–73 Postseason	Defense
24	Mar 27, 1950	City College of New York beat Bradley 71–68 Postseason	Defense

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