The College Basketball Belt · season
The 1956–57 season
21 belt games · 6 title changesSan Francisco carried the belt into the 1956–57 season. It changed hands 6 times among 7 programs, and Vanderbilt finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kentucky, 5.
Who held it, in order
San FranciscoIllinoisKentuckyTulaneMississippi StateFloridaVanderbilt
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Nov 30, 1956 | San Francisco beat California 70–56 | Defense |
| 167 | Dec 7, 1956 | San Francisco beat Seattle U 57–52 | Defense |
| 168 | Dec 13, 1956 | San Francisco beat Loyola Chicago 67–48 | Defense |
| 169 | Dec 16, 1956 | Illinois beat San Francisco 62–33 | Title change |
| 170 | Dec 20, 1956 | Illinois beat Dayton 82–65 | Defense |
| 171 | Dec 21, 1956 | Kentucky beat Illinois 91–70 | Title change |
| 172 | Dec 28, 1956 | Kentucky beat Virginia Tech 56–55 | Defense |
| 173 | Dec 29, 1956 | Kentucky beat Houston 111–76 | Defense |
| 174 | Jan 4, 1957 | Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 95–72 | Defense |
| 175 | Jan 6, 1957 | Kentucky beat Loyola Chicago 81–62 | Defense |
| 176 | Jan 11, 1957 | Kentucky beat LSU 51–46 | Defense |
| 177 | Jan 13, 1957 | Tulane beat Kentucky 68–60 | Title change |
| 178 | Jan 17, 1957 | Tulane beat LSU 66–64 | Defense |
| 179 | Jan 31, 1957 | Tulane beat Ole Miss 66–65 | Defense |
| 180 | Feb 1, 1957 | Mississippi State beat Tulane 85–72 | Title change |
| 181 | Feb 8, 1957 | Mississippi State beat Tennessee 97–90 | Defense |
| 182 | Feb 10, 1957 | Mississippi State beat Kentucky 89–81 | Defense |
| 183 | Feb 15, 1957 | Florida beat Mississippi State 89–80 | Title change |
| 184 | Feb 17, 1957 | Florida beat Ole Miss 92–81 | Defense |
| 185 | Feb 22, 1957 | Vanderbilt beat Florida 75–59 | Title change |
| 186 | Feb 24, 1957 | Vanderbilt beat Georgia 75–51 | Defense |