The College Basketball Belt · season
The 1976–77 season
22 belt games · 10 title changesIndiana 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 game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 589 | Nov 30, 1976 | Toledo beat Indiana 59–57 | Title change |
| 590 | Dec 2, 1976 | Toledo beat Cornell 58–35 | Defense |
| 591 | Dec 6, 1976 | Toledo beat Missouri 63–59 | Defense |
| 592 | Dec 13, 1976 | Western Michigan beat Toledo 65–56 | Title change |
| 593 | Dec 15, 1976 | Western Michigan beat Valparaiso 65–56 | Defense |
| 594 | Dec 27, 1976 | Alabama beat Western Michigan 83–74 | Title change |
| 595 | Jan 2, 1977 | Alabama beat Auburn 74–71 | Defense |
| 596 | Jan 4, 1977 | Alabama beat Florida 83–77 | Defense |
| 597 | Jan 7, 1977 | Alabama beat LSU 80–77 | Defense |
| 598 | Jan 9, 1977 | Alabama beat Ole Miss 101–88 | Defense |
| 599 | Jan 14, 1977 | Alabama beat Mississippi State 65–63 | Defense |
| 600 | Jan 21, 1977 | Tennessee beat Alabama 102–93 | Title change |
| 601 | Jan 23, 1977 | Tennessee beat Mississippi State 68–59 | Defense |
| 602 | Jan 31, 1977 | Tennessee beat Georgia 106–82 | Defense |
| 603 | Feb 4, 1977 | Tennessee beat Auburn 93–83 | Defense |
| 604 | Feb 6, 1977 | Florida beat Tennessee 80–76 | Title change |
| 605 | Feb 11, 1977 | Vanderbilt beat Florida 85–72 | Title change |
| 606 | Feb 13, 1977 | Auburn beat Vanderbilt 76–71 | Title change |
| 607 | Feb 18, 1977 | Florida beat Auburn 79–68 | Title change |
| 608 | Feb 25, 1977 | Florida beat Ole Miss 84–78 | Defense |
| 609 | Feb 27, 1977 | LSU beat Florida 79–74 | Title change |
| 610 | Mar 4, 1977 | Ole Miss beat LSU 90–68 | Title change |