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The 1985–86 season

39 belt games · 11 title changes

Villanova carried the belt into the 1985–86 season. It changed hands 11 times among 12 programs, 1 of those in the playoffs, and Louisville finished the season with it. Most defenses: Duke, 8.

Who held it, in order

VillanovaLamarLSUAlabamaKentuckyNC StateMarylandClemsonVirginiaNorth CarolinaDukeLouisville

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
994Nov 21, 1985Villanova beat Drexel 66–51Defense
995Nov 23, 1985Villanova beat Vermont 101–61Defense
996Nov 25, 1985Lamar beat Villanova 78–59Title change
997Dec 5, 1985Lamar beat Texas A&M 68–59Defense
998Dec 8, 1985Lamar beat Samford 60–56Defense
999Dec 15, 1985LSU beat Lamar 74–57Title change
1,000Dec 16, 1985LSU beat Texas 72–65Defense
1,001Dec 19, 1985LSU beat SE Louisiana 82–61Defense
1,002Dec 20, 1985LSU beat Southern 91–83Defense
1,003Dec 29, 1985LSU beat Oral Roberts 82–64Defense
1,004Jan 1, 1986LSU beat Georgia 85–73Defense
1,005Jan 3, 1986LSU beat Mississippi State 90–84Defense
1,006Jan 8, 1986Alabama beat LSU 83–67Title change
1,007Jan 10, 1986Kentucky beat Alabama 76–52Title change
1,008Jan 14, 1986Kentucky beat Mississippi State 64–52Defense
1,009Jan 17, 1986Kentucky beat Florida 72–55Defense
1,010Jan 22, 1986Kentucky beat Georgia 74–69Defense
1,011Jan 24, 1986Kentucky beat Tennessee 74–57Defense
1,012Jan 28, 1986Kentucky beat LSU 54–52Defense
1,013Jan 30, 1986Kentucky beat Auburn 81–71Defense
1,014Feb 1, 1986NC State beat Kentucky 54–51Title change
1,015Feb 4, 1986NC State beat Clemson 73–69Defense
1,016Feb 7, 1986NC State beat Louisville 76–64Defense
1,017Feb 9, 1986NC State beat Brooklyn 103–52Defense
1,018Feb 12, 1986Maryland beat NC State 67–66Title change
1,019Feb 14, 1986Clemson beat Maryland 70–60Title change
1,020Feb 16, 1986Clemson beat Furman 75–57Defense
1,021Feb 21, 1986Virginia beat Clemson 82–69Title change
1,022Feb 25, 1986North Carolina beat Virginia 85–79Title change
1,023Mar 1, 1986Duke beat North Carolina 82–74Title change
1,024Mar 7, 1986Duke beat Wake Forest 68–60Defense
1,025Mar 8, 1986Duke beat Virginia 75–70Defense
1,026Mar 9, 1986Duke beat Georgia Tech 68–67Defense
1,027Mar 12, 1986Duke beat Mississippi Valley State 85–78 PostseasonDefense
1,028Mar 14, 1986Duke beat Old Dominion 89–61 PostseasonDefense
1,029Mar 20, 1986Duke beat DePaul 74–67 PostseasonDefense
1,030Mar 22, 1986Duke beat Navy 71–50 PostseasonDefense
1,031Mar 28, 1986Duke beat Kansas 71–67 PostseasonDefense
1,032Mar 30, 1986Louisville beat Duke 72–69 PostseasonTitle change

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