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The 1985–86 season

35 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: LSU, 6.

Who held it, in order

VillanovaLamarLSUAlabamaKentuckyNC StateMarylandClemsonVirginiaNorth CarolinaDukeLouisville

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
841Nov 21, 1985Villanova beat Drexel 66–51Defense
842Nov 23, 1985Villanova beat Vermont 101–61Defense
843Nov 25, 1985Lamar beat Villanova 78–59Title change
844Dec 8, 1985Lamar beat Samford 60–56Defense
845Dec 15, 1985LSU beat Lamar 74–57Title change
846Dec 16, 1985LSU beat Texas 72–65Defense
847Dec 19, 1985LSU beat SE Louisiana 82–61Defense
848Dec 20, 1985LSU beat Southern 91–83Defense
849Dec 29, 1985LSU beat Oral Roberts 82–64Defense
850Jan 1, 1986LSU beat Georgia 85–73Defense
851Jan 3, 1986LSU beat Mississippi State 90–84Defense
852Jan 8, 1986Alabama beat LSU 83–67Title change
853Jan 10, 1986Kentucky beat Alabama 76–52Title change
854Jan 14, 1986Kentucky beat Mississippi State 64–52Defense
855Jan 17, 1986Kentucky beat Florida 72–55Defense
856Jan 22, 1986Kentucky beat Georgia 74–69Defense
857Jan 24, 1986Kentucky beat Tennessee 74–57Defense
858Jan 28, 1986Kentucky beat LSU 54–52Defense
859Jan 30, 1986Kentucky beat Auburn 81–71Defense
860Feb 1, 1986NC State beat Kentucky 54–51Title change
861Feb 4, 1986NC State beat Clemson 73–69Defense
862Feb 7, 1986NC State beat Louisville 76–64Defense
863Feb 9, 1986NC State beat Brooklyn 103–52Defense
864Feb 12, 1986Maryland beat NC State 67–66Title change
865Feb 14, 1986Clemson beat Maryland 70–60Title change
866Feb 16, 1986Clemson beat Furman 75–57Defense
867Feb 21, 1986Virginia beat Clemson 82–69Title change
868Feb 25, 1986North Carolina beat Virginia 85–79Title change
869Mar 1, 1986Duke beat North Carolina 82–74Title change
870Mar 12, 1986Duke beat Mississippi Valley State 85–78 PostseasonDefense
871Mar 14, 1986Duke beat Old Dominion 89–61 PostseasonDefense
872Mar 20, 1986Duke beat DePaul 74–67 PostseasonDefense
873Mar 22, 1986Duke beat Navy 71–50 PostseasonDefense
874Mar 28, 1986Duke beat Kansas 71–67 PostseasonDefense
875Mar 30, 1986Louisville beat Duke 72–69 PostseasonTitle change

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