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The 1976–77 season

23 belt games · 9 title changes

Indiana carried the belt into the 1976–77 season. It changed hands 9 times among 8 programs, and Washington finished the season with it. Most defenses: Alabama, 5.

Who held it, in order

ToledoWestern MichiganAlabamaTennesseeUCLAWashingtonStanfordWashington StateWashington

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
705Nov 30, 1976Toledo beat Indiana 59–57Title change
706Dec 2, 1976Toledo beat Cornell 58–35Defense
707Dec 6, 1976Toledo beat Missouri 63–59Defense
708Dec 13, 1976Western Michigan beat Toledo 65–56Title change
709Dec 15, 1976Western Michigan beat Valparaiso 65–56Defense
710Dec 27, 1976Alabama beat Western Michigan 83–74Title change
711Jan 2, 1977Alabama beat Auburn 74–71Defense
712Jan 4, 1977Alabama beat Florida 83–77Defense
713Jan 7, 1977Alabama beat LSU 80–77Defense
714Jan 9, 1977Alabama beat Ole Miss 101–88Defense
715Jan 14, 1977Alabama beat Mississippi State 65–63Defense
716Jan 21, 1977Tennessee beat Alabama 102–93Title change
717Jan 23, 1977Tennessee beat Mississippi State 68–59Defense
718Jan 30, 1977UCLA beat Tennessee 103–89Title change
719Feb 2, 1977UCLA beat Washington 75–65Defense
720Feb 4, 1977UCLA beat Washington State 72–59Defense
721Feb 9, 1977UCLA beat Washington State 65–62Defense
722Feb 11, 1977Washington beat UCLA 78–73Title change
723Feb 17, 1977Stanford beat Washington 74–69Title change
724Feb 18, 1977Washington State beat Stanford 69–52Title change
725Feb 23, 1977Washington State beat Oregon 55–53Defense
726Feb 25, 1977Washington State beat Oregon State 74–62Defense
727Mar 2, 1977Washington beat Washington State 66–52Title change

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