The College Basketball Belt · season
The 1957–58 season
19 belt games · 6 title changesVanderbilt carried the belt into the 1957–58 season. It changed hands 6 times among 6 programs, and Mississippi State finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kentucky, 7.
Who held it, in order
MinnesotaKentuckyGeorgia TechAlabamaLSUMississippi State
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Dec 6, 1957 | Minnesota beat Vanderbilt 89–85 | Title change |
| 188 | Dec 20, 1957 | Kentucky beat Minnesota 78–58 | Title change |
| 189 | Dec 22, 1957 | Kentucky beat Utah State 92–64 | Defense |
| 190 | Dec 29, 1957 | Kentucky beat Loyola Chicago 75–42 | Defense |
| 191 | Jan 3, 1958 | Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 76–60 | Defense |
| 192 | Jan 5, 1958 | Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 86–81 | Defense |
| 193 | Jan 10, 1958 | Kentucky beat LSU 97–52 | Defense |
| 194 | Jan 12, 1958 | Kentucky beat Tulane 86–50 | Defense |
| 195 | Jan 17, 1958 | Kentucky beat Tennessee 77–68 | Defense |
| 196 | Jan 26, 1958 | Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 71–52 | Title change |
| 197 | Jan 31, 1958 | Alabama beat Georgia Tech 74–72 | Title change |
| 198 | Feb 2, 1958 | Alabama beat Vanderbilt 65–60 | Defense |
| 199 | Feb 7, 1958 | Alabama beat Florida 62–55 | Defense |
| 200 | Feb 9, 1958 | Alabama beat Georgia 68–64 | Defense |
| 201 | Feb 14, 1958 | Alabama beat Tulane 73–64 | Defense |
| 202 | Feb 16, 1958 | LSU beat Alabama 58–49 | Title change |
| 203 | Feb 21, 1958 | Mississippi State beat LSU 95–72 | Title change |
| 204 | Feb 23, 1958 | Mississippi State beat Tulane 74–62 | Defense |
| 205 | Feb 26, 1958 | Mississippi State beat Ole Miss 91–60 | Defense |