The College Basketball Belt · season
The 1971–72 season
20 belt games · 9 title changesAustin Peay carried the belt into the 1971–72 season. It changed hands 9 times among 8 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and UCLA finished the season with it. Most defenses: Houston, 5.
Who held it, in order
Texas Pan AmericanFlorida StateHoustonJacksonvilleProvidencePennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaFlorida StateUCLA
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 455 | Dec 19, 1971 | Texas Pan American beat Austin Peay 92–76 | Title change |
| 456 | Dec 26, 1971 | Texas Pan American beat Cal State LA 96–95 | Defense |
| 457 | Jan 7, 1972 | Texas Pan American beat Tennessee Tech 92–85 | Defense |
| 458 | Jan 9, 1972 | Texas Pan American beat Middle Tennessee 72–64 | Defense |
| 459 | Jan 28, 1972 | Texas Pan American beat Arkansas State 82–80 | Defense |
| 460 | Jan 30, 1972 | Florida State beat Texas Pan American 109–83 | Title change |
| 461 | Feb 3, 1972 | Houston beat Florida State 94–86 | Title change |
| 462 | Feb 6, 1972 | Houston beat Denver 98–69 | Defense |
| 463 | Feb 9, 1972 | Houston beat Centenary (LA) 100–83 | Defense |
| 464 | Feb 13, 1972 | Houston beat Loyola New Orleans 104–86 | Defense |
| 465 | Feb 16, 1972 | Houston beat Centenary (LA) 93–82 | Defense |
| 466 | Feb 18, 1972 | Houston beat South Carolina 95–85 | Defense |
| 467 | Feb 27, 1972 | Jacksonville beat Houston 110–108 | Title change |
| 468 | Mar 5, 1972 | Providence beat Jacksonville 90–76 | Title change |
| 469 | Mar 8, 1972 | Providence beat Brown 72–61 | Defense |
| 470 | Mar 10, 1972 | Pennsylvania beat Providence 76–60 Postseason | Title change |
| 471 | Mar 15, 1972 | Pennsylvania beat Villanova 78–67 Postseason | Defense |
| 472 | Mar 17, 1972 | North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 73–59 Postseason | Title change |
| 473 | Mar 22, 1972 | Florida State beat North Carolina 79–75 Postseason | Title change |
| 474 | Mar 24, 1972 | UCLA beat Florida State 81–76 Postseason | Title change |