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The 1982–83 season

38 belt games · 12 title changes

North Carolina carried the belt into the 1982–83 season. It changed hands 12 times among 8 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and NC State finished the season with it. Most defenses: St. John's, 17.

Who held it, in order

St. John'sBoston CollegeSyracuseSt. John'sPittsburghVillanovaSyracuseUConnVillanovaSt. John'sGeorgiaNC State

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
883	Nov 20, 1982	St. John's beat North Carolina 78–74	Title change
884	Nov 25, 1982	St. John's beat Army 81–38	Defense
885	Nov 26, 1982	St. John's beat Ohio 62–52	Defense
886	Nov 30, 1982	St. John's beat Columbia 72–45	Defense
887	Dec 3, 1982	St. John's beat Providence 61–60	Defense
888	Dec 7, 1982	St. John's beat Fairleigh Dickinson 87–65	Defense
889	Dec 10, 1982	St. John's beat Niagara 88–53	Defense
890	Dec 14, 1982	St. John's beat Fordham 74–66	Defense
891	Dec 17, 1982	St. John's beat Princeton 58–46	Defense
892	Dec 27, 1982	St. John's beat BYU 75–64	Defense
893	Dec 28, 1982	St. John's beat Wake Forest 72–65	Defense
894	Jan 2, 1983	St. John's beat Seton Hall 79–62	Defense
895	Jan 8, 1983	St. John's beat Georgetown 76–67	Defense
896	Jan 11, 1983	St. John's beat UConn 85–73	Defense
897	Jan 14, 1983	Boston College beat St. John's 68–64	Title change
898	Jan 16, 1983	Syracuse beat Boston College 102–85	Title change
899	Jan 21, 1983	St. John's beat Syracuse 68–57	Title change
900	Jan 23, 1983	St. John's beat Villanova 80–71	Defense
901	Jan 28, 1983	St. John's beat Manhattan 65–58	Defense
902	Jan 31, 1983	Pittsburgh beat St. John's 72–71	Title change
903	Feb 4, 1983	Pittsburgh beat UConn 72–71	Defense
904	Feb 6, 1983	Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 85–74	Defense
905	Feb 10, 1983	Villanova beat Pittsburgh 78–65	Title change
906	Feb 12, 1983	Villanova beat North Carolina 56–53	Defense
907	Feb 15, 1983	Villanova beat Providence 64–58	Defense
908	Feb 18, 1983	Villanova beat UConn 75–68	Defense
909	Feb 22, 1983	Villanova beat Saint Joseph's 70–62	Defense
910	Feb 26, 1983	Villanova beat St. John's 71–70	Defense
911	Feb 28, 1983	Syracuse beat Villanova 79–70	Title change
912	Mar 4, 1983	UConn beat Syracuse 55–54	Title change
913	Mar 10, 1983	Villanova beat UConn 69–68	Title change
914	Mar 11, 1983	St. John's beat Villanova 91–80	Title change
915	Mar 12, 1983	St. John's beat Boston College 85–77	Defense
916	Mar 19, 1983	St. John's beat Rutgers 66–55 Postseason	Defense
917	Mar 24, 1983	Georgia beat St. John's 70–67 Postseason	Title change
918	Mar 26, 1983	Georgia beat North Carolina 82–77 Postseason	Defense
919	Apr 1, 1983	NC State beat Georgia 67–60 Postseason	Title change
920	Apr 3, 1983	NC State beat Houston 54–52 Postseason	Defense

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