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The 1965–66 season

26 belt games · 9 title changes

Ohio State carried the belt into the 1965–66 season. It changed hands 9 times among 9 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and UTEP finished the season with it. Most defenses: Duke, 11.

Who held it, in order

Ohio StateUCLADukeWest VirginiaRichmondDavidsonSyracuseDukeKentuckyUTEP

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
387Nov 30, 1965Ohio State beat Missouri 76–74Defense
388Dec 2, 1965UCLA beat Ohio State 92–66Title change
389Dec 3, 1965UCLA beat Illinois 97–79Defense
390Dec 9, 1965Duke beat UCLA 82–66Title change
391Dec 13, 1965Duke beat Furman 102–67Defense
392Dec 17, 1965Duke beat Virginia 75–72Defense
393Dec 21, 1965Duke beat Michigan 100–93Defense
394Dec 31, 1965Duke beat Notre Dame 95–73Defense
395Jan 1, 1966Duke beat Wake Forest 92–76Defense
396Jan 2, 1966Duke beat Penn State 83–58Defense
397Jan 7, 1966Duke beat North Carolina 88–77Defense
398Jan 10, 1966Duke beat Clemson 87–85Defense
399Jan 12, 1966Duke beat Maryland 76–61Defense
400Jan 14, 1966Duke beat Wake Forest 101–81Defense
401Jan 28, 1966Duke beat NC State 84–77Defense
402Feb 6, 1966West Virginia beat Duke 94–90Title change
403Feb 10, 1966Richmond beat West Virginia 84–82Title change
404Feb 16, 1966Richmond beat East Carolina 100–88Defense
405Feb 18, 1966Richmond beat William & Mary 76–63Defense
406Feb 24, 1966Richmond beat East Carolina 76–74Defense
407Feb 25, 1966Davidson beat Richmond 84–65Title change
408Mar 6, 1966Davidson beat Rhode Island 95–65 PostseasonDefense
409Mar 10, 1966Syracuse beat Davidson 94–78 PostseasonTitle change
410Mar 11, 1966Duke beat Syracuse 91–81 PostseasonTitle change
411Mar 17, 1966Kentucky beat Duke 83–79 PostseasonTitle change
412Mar 18, 1966UTEP beat Kentucky 72–65 PostseasonTitle change

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