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The 1981–82 season

28 belt games · 8 title changes

Indiana carried the belt into the 1981–82 season. It changed hands 8 times among 8 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Bradley finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kentucky, 9.

Who held it, in order

IndianaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOle MissKentuckyLSUTulaneBradley

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
732Nov 27, 1981Indiana beat Miami (OH) 71–64Defense
733Nov 30, 1981Indiana beat Notre Dame 69–55Defense
734Dec 7, 1981Kentucky beat Indiana 85–69Title change
735Dec 11, 1981Kentucky beat Kansas 77–74Defense
736Dec 17, 1981Kentucky beat Jacksonville 107–91Defense
737Dec 18, 1981Kentucky beat Seton Hall 94–78Defense
738Jan 1, 1982Kentucky beat Georgia 68–66Defense
739Jan 5, 1982Kentucky beat Auburn 83–71Defense
740Jan 8, 1982Tennessee beat Kentucky 70–66Title change
741Jan 12, 1982Tennessee beat Florida 69–66Defense
742Jan 15, 1982Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 71–69Defense
743Jan 19, 1982Tennessee beat Mississippi State 54–44Defense
744Jan 22, 1982Tennessee beat LSU 77–67Defense
745Jan 26, 1982Tennessee beat Georgia 66–64Defense
746Jan 29, 1982Alabama beat Tennessee 77–72Title change
747Feb 2, 1982Alabama beat Mississippi State 66–63Defense
748Feb 5, 1982Ole Miss beat Alabama 79–69Title change
749Feb 9, 1982Kentucky beat Ole Miss 56–49Title change
750Feb 12, 1982Kentucky beat Alabama 72–62Defense
751Feb 16, 1982Kentucky beat Florida 84–78Defense
752Feb 19, 1982Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 73–69Defense
753Feb 23, 1982Kentucky beat Mississippi State 71–54Defense
754Feb 26, 1982LSU beat Kentucky 94–78Title change
755Mar 11, 1982Tulane beat LSU 83–72 PostseasonTitle change
756Mar 14, 1982Tulane beat UNLV 56–51 PostseasonDefense
757Mar 17, 1982Bradley beat Tulane 77–61 PostseasonTitle change
758Mar 21, 1982Bradley beat Oklahoma 84–68 PostseasonDefense
759Mar 23, 1982Bradley beat Purdue 67–58 PostseasonDefense

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