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The 1976–77 season

22 belt games · 10 title changes

Indiana carried the belt into the 1976–77 season. It changed hands 10 times among 9 programs, and Ole Miss finished the season with it. Most defenses: Alabama, 5.

Who held it, in order

ToledoWestern MichiganAlabamaTennesseeFloridaVanderbiltAuburnFloridaLSUOle Miss

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
589Nov 30, 1976Toledo beat Indiana 59–57Title change
590Dec 2, 1976Toledo beat Cornell 58–35Defense
591Dec 6, 1976Toledo beat Missouri 63–59Defense
592Dec 13, 1976Western Michigan beat Toledo 65–56Title change
593Dec 15, 1976Western Michigan beat Valparaiso 65–56Defense
594Dec 27, 1976Alabama beat Western Michigan 83–74Title change
595Jan 2, 1977Alabama beat Auburn 74–71Defense
596Jan 4, 1977Alabama beat Florida 83–77Defense
597Jan 7, 1977Alabama beat LSU 80–77Defense
598Jan 9, 1977Alabama beat Ole Miss 101–88Defense
599Jan 14, 1977Alabama beat Mississippi State 65–63Defense
600Jan 21, 1977Tennessee beat Alabama 102–93Title change
601Jan 23, 1977Tennessee beat Mississippi State 68–59Defense
602Jan 31, 1977Tennessee beat Georgia 106–82Defense
603Feb 4, 1977Tennessee beat Auburn 93–83Defense
604Feb 6, 1977Florida beat Tennessee 80–76Title change
605Feb 11, 1977Vanderbilt beat Florida 85–72Title change
606Feb 13, 1977Auburn beat Vanderbilt 76–71Title change
607Feb 18, 1977Florida beat Auburn 79–68Title change
608Feb 25, 1977Florida beat Ole Miss 84–78Defense
609Feb 27, 1977LSU beat Florida 79–74Title change
610Mar 4, 1977Ole Miss beat LSU 90–68Title change

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