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The 1954–55 season

25 belt games · 12 title changes

St. John's carried the belt into the 1954–55 season. It changed hands 12 times among 12 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and San Francisco finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kentucky, 5.

Who held it, in order

St. John'sTempleKentuckyGeorgia TechVanderbiltOle MissTulaneAlabamaKentuckyMarquetteIowaLa SalleSan Francisco

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
114Dec 10, 1954St. John's beat Holy Cross 93–73Defense
115Dec 15, 1954Temple beat St. John's 77–69Title change
116Dec 17, 1954Kentucky beat Temple 79–61Title change
117Dec 20, 1954Kentucky beat Utah 70–65Defense
118Dec 21, 1954Kentucky beat La Salle 63–54Defense
119Dec 29, 1954Kentucky beat Saint Louis 82–65Defense
120Dec 31, 1954Kentucky beat Temple 101–69Defense
121Jan 7, 1955Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 59–58Title change
122Jan 9, 1955Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 71–69Title change
123Jan 14, 1955Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 72–52Defense
124Jan 16, 1955Ole Miss beat Vanderbilt 77–63Title change
125Jan 28, 1955Tulane beat Ole Miss 83–82Title change
126Jan 30, 1955Tulane beat Mississippi State 69–60Defense
127Feb 1, 1955Tulane beat LSU 81–57Defense
128Feb 11, 1955Tulane beat Vanderbilt 62–58Defense
129Feb 13, 1955Tulane beat Georgia Tech 64–48Defense
130Feb 18, 1955Alabama beat Tulane 90–59Title change
131Feb 20, 1955Alabama beat LSU 71–51Defense
132Feb 25, 1955Alabama beat Tennessee 88–81Defense
133Feb 27, 1955Kentucky beat Alabama 66–52Title change
134Mar 4, 1955Kentucky beat Tennessee 104–61Defense
135Mar 10, 1955Marquette beat Kentucky 79–71 PostseasonTitle change
136Mar 11, 1955Iowa beat Marquette 86–81 PostseasonTitle change
137Mar 17, 1955La Salle beat Iowa 76–73 PostseasonTitle change
138Mar 18, 1955San Francisco beat La Salle 77–63 PostseasonTitle change

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