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The 1974–75 season

32 belt games · 11 title changes

NC State carried the belt into the 1974–75 season. It changed hands 11 times among 8 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and UCLA finished the season with it. Most defenses: NC State, 11.

Who held it, in order

NC StateWake ForestMarylandClemsonNC StateClemsonMarylandNC StateNorth CarolinaSyracuseKentuckyUCLA

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
641Nov 29, 1974NC State beat East Carolina 98–81Defense
642Dec 6, 1974NC State beat Virginia 101–72Defense
643Dec 14, 1974NC State beat Oregon State 86–73Defense
644Dec 21, 1974NC State beat Davidson 95–79Defense
645Dec 26, 1974NC State beat Kent State 99–61Defense
646Dec 27, 1974NC State beat Pittsburgh 86–70Defense
647Jan 2, 1975Wake Forest beat NC State 83–78Title change
648Jan 4, 1975Wake Forest beat Duke 75–71Defense
649Jan 7, 1975Wake Forest beat Virginia 83–66Defense
650Jan 10, 1975Maryland beat Wake Forest 89–73Title change
651Jan 15, 1975Maryland beat NC State 103–85Defense
652Jan 17, 1975Maryland beat Navy 87–73Defense
653Jan 21, 1975Clemson beat Maryland 83–82Title change
654Jan 24, 1975Clemson beat Virginia 74–64Defense
655Jan 28, 1975Clemson beat The Citadel 106–75Defense
656Jan 31, 1975Clemson beat North Carolina 80–72Defense
657Feb 3, 1975NC State beat Clemson 92–89Title change
658Feb 7, 1975NC State beat Georgia Tech 101–66Defense
659Feb 8, 1975NC State beat Furman 102–87Defense
660Feb 11, 1975NC State beat Virginia 59–46Defense
661Feb 14, 1975NC State beat Wake Forest 89–87Defense
662Feb 18, 1975NC State beat Duke 92–78Defense
663Feb 21, 1975Clemson beat NC State 92–70Title change
664Feb 25, 1975Maryland beat Clemson 70–64Title change
665Feb 28, 1975Maryland beat East Tennessee State 104–87Defense
666Mar 7, 1975NC State beat Maryland 87–85Title change
667Mar 8, 1975North Carolina beat NC State 70–66Title change
668Mar 14, 1975North Carolina beat New Mexico State 93–69 PostseasonDefense
669Mar 19, 1975Syracuse beat North Carolina 78–76 PostseasonTitle change
670Mar 21, 1975Syracuse beat Kansas State 95–87 PostseasonDefense
671Mar 28, 1975Kentucky beat Syracuse 95–79 PostseasonTitle change
672Mar 30, 1975UCLA beat Kentucky 92–85 PostseasonTitle change

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