The College Basketball Belt · season
The 1958–59 season
20 belt games · 5 title changesMississippi 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 game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Dec 12, 1958 | Mississippi State beat Murray State 63–62 | Defense |
| 191 | Dec 18, 1958 | Mississippi State beat Morehead State 87–63 | Defense |
| 192 | Jan 2, 1959 | Auburn beat Mississippi State 97–66 | Title change |
| 193 | Jan 4, 1959 | Auburn beat Ole Miss 60–47 | Defense |
| 194 | Jan 9, 1959 | Auburn beat Florida 63–54 | Defense |
| 195 | Jan 20, 1959 | Auburn beat Georgia Tech 66–55 | Defense |
| 196 | Jan 23, 1959 | Auburn beat Georgia 81–61 | Defense |
| 197 | Jan 30, 1959 | Auburn beat Vanderbilt 64–61 | Defense |
| 198 | Feb 2, 1959 | Auburn beat Georgia Tech 51–40 | Defense |
| 199 | Feb 6, 1959 | Auburn beat Georgia 95–69 | Defense |
| 200 | Feb 8, 1959 | Auburn beat Florida 93–71 | Defense |
| 201 | Feb 13, 1959 | Auburn beat LSU 115–67 | Defense |
| 202 | Feb 15, 1959 | Auburn beat Tulane 79–56 | Defense |
| 203 | Feb 20, 1959 | Kentucky beat Auburn 75–56 | Title change |
| 204 | Feb 22, 1959 | Kentucky beat Alabama 39–32 | Defense |
| 205 | Feb 27, 1959 | Kentucky beat Tennessee 69–56 | Defense |
| 206 | Mar 12, 1959 | Louisville beat Kentucky 76–61 Postseason | Title change |
| 207 | Mar 13, 1959 | Louisville beat Michigan State 88–81 Postseason | Defense |
| 208 | Mar 19, 1959 | West Virginia beat Louisville 94–79 Postseason | Title change |
| 209 | Mar 20, 1959 | California beat West Virginia 71–70 Postseason | Title change |