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The 1950–51 season

20 belt games · 11 title changes

Villanova carried the belt into the 1950–51 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 programs, and Pennsylvania finished the season with it. Most defenses: Villanova, 5.

Who held it, in order

VillanovaFordhamSt. Francis BrooklynNiagaraCanisiusGeorgetownPenn StatePittsburghWest VirginiaPittsburghPenn StatePennsylvania

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
18	Dec 15, 1950	Villanova beat Louisville 79–69	Defense
19	Dec 19, 1950	Villanova beat NC State 68–61	Defense
20	Dec 26, 1950	Villanova beat Detroit Mercy 67–58	Defense
21	Dec 28, 1950	Villanova beat Tennessee 91–72	Defense
22	Jan 2, 1951	Villanova beat Creighton 61–42	Defense
23	Jan 5, 1951	Fordham beat Villanova 52–44	Title change
24	Jan 9, 1951	St. Francis Brooklyn beat Fordham 65–63	Title change
25	Jan 13, 1951	St. Francis Brooklyn beat Muhlenberg 88–74	Defense
26	Jan 19, 1951	Niagara beat St. Francis Brooklyn 64–59	Title change
27	Jan 24, 1951	Canisius beat Niagara 71–61	Title change
28	Jan 26, 1951	Georgetown beat Canisius 87–73	Title change
29	Feb 5, 1951	Penn State beat Georgetown 76–70	Title change
30	Feb 6, 1951	Penn State beat Navy 44–41	Defense
31	Feb 9, 1951	Penn State beat West Virginia 76–60	Defense
32	Feb 13, 1951	Pittsburgh beat Penn State 61–51	Title change
33	Feb 16, 1951	West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 56–52	Title change
34	Feb 25, 1951	Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 74–72	Title change
35	Mar 2, 1951	Penn State beat Pittsburgh 64–44	Title change
36	Mar 6, 1951	Pennsylvania beat Penn State 61–58	Title change
37	Mar 9, 1951	Pennsylvania beat Princeton 74–63	Defense

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