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The 1954–55 season

24 belt games · 11 title changes

La Salle carried the belt into the 1954–55 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and San Francisco finished the season with it. Most defenses: Tulane, 4.

Who held it, in order

La SalleKentuckyGeorgia TechVanderbiltOle MissTulaneAlabamaKentuckyMarquetteIowaLa SalleSan Francisco

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
105Dec 4, 1954La Salle beat Loyola New Orleans 85–71Defense
106Dec 10, 1954La Salle beat Niagara 76–75Defense
107Dec 14, 1954La Salle beat Lafayette 76–60Defense
108Dec 21, 1954Kentucky beat La Salle 63–54Title change
109Dec 29, 1954Kentucky beat Saint Louis 82–65Defense
110Dec 31, 1954Kentucky beat Temple 101–69Defense
111Jan 7, 1955Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 59–58Title change
112Jan 9, 1955Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 71–69Title change
113Jan 14, 1955Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 72–52Defense
114Jan 16, 1955Ole Miss beat Vanderbilt 77–63Title change
115Jan 28, 1955Tulane beat Ole Miss 83–82Title change
116Jan 30, 1955Tulane beat Mississippi State 69–60Defense
117Feb 1, 1955Tulane beat LSU 81–57Defense
118Feb 11, 1955Tulane beat Vanderbilt 62–58Defense
119Feb 13, 1955Tulane beat Georgia Tech 64–48Defense
120Feb 18, 1955Alabama beat Tulane 90–59Title change
121Feb 20, 1955Alabama beat LSU 71–51Defense
122Feb 25, 1955Alabama beat Tennessee 88–81Defense
123Feb 27, 1955Kentucky beat Alabama 66–52Title change
124Mar 4, 1955Kentucky beat Tennessee 104–61Defense
125Mar 10, 1955Marquette beat Kentucky 79–71 PostseasonTitle change
126Mar 11, 1955Iowa beat Marquette 86–81 PostseasonTitle change
127Mar 17, 1955La Salle beat Iowa 76–73 PostseasonTitle change
128Mar 18, 1955San Francisco beat La Salle 77–63 PostseasonTitle change

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