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The 1958–59 season

20 belt games · 5 title changes

Mississippi State carried the belt into the 1958–59 season. It changed hands 5 times among 6 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and California finished the season with it. Most defenses: Auburn, 10.

Who held it, in order

Mississippi StateAuburnKentuckyLouisvilleWest VirginiaCalifornia

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
190Dec 12, 1958Mississippi State beat Murray State 63–62Defense
191Dec 18, 1958Mississippi State beat Morehead State 87–63Defense
192Jan 2, 1959Auburn beat Mississippi State 97–66Title change
193Jan 4, 1959Auburn beat Ole Miss 60–47Defense
194Jan 9, 1959Auburn beat Florida 63–54Defense
195Jan 20, 1959Auburn beat Georgia Tech 66–55Defense
196Jan 23, 1959Auburn beat Georgia 81–61Defense
197Jan 30, 1959Auburn beat Vanderbilt 64–61Defense
198Feb 2, 1959Auburn beat Georgia Tech 51–40Defense
199Feb 6, 1959Auburn beat Georgia 95–69Defense
200Feb 8, 1959Auburn beat Florida 93–71Defense
201Feb 13, 1959Auburn beat LSU 115–67Defense
202Feb 15, 1959Auburn beat Tulane 79–56Defense
203Feb 20, 1959Kentucky beat Auburn 75–56Title change
204Feb 22, 1959Kentucky beat Alabama 39–32Defense
205Feb 27, 1959Kentucky beat Tennessee 69–56Defense
206Mar 12, 1959Louisville beat Kentucky 76–61 PostseasonTitle change
207Mar 13, 1959Louisville beat Michigan State 88–81 PostseasonDefense
208Mar 19, 1959West Virginia beat Louisville 94–79 PostseasonTitle change
209Mar 20, 1959California beat West Virginia 71–70 PostseasonTitle change

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