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The 1986–87 season

33 belt games · 11 title changes

Louisville carried the belt into the 1986–87 season. It changed hands 11 times among 8 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Indiana finished the season with it. Most defenses: DePaul, 11.

Who held it, in order

LouisvilleDePaulGeorgetownProvidenceBoston CollegeSt. John'sProvidenceSyracuseGeorgetownProvidenceSyracuseIndiana

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
876Dec 5, 1986Louisville beat Eastern Kentucky 98–86Defense
877Dec 7, 1986Louisville beat Fairleigh Dickinson 82–74Defense
878Dec 9, 1986Louisville beat Western Kentucky 60–58Defense
879Dec 12, 1986DePaul beat Louisville 75–68Title change
880Dec 16, 1986DePaul beat Creighton 74–64Defense
881Dec 19, 1986DePaul beat Old Dominion 72–61Defense
882Dec 21, 1986DePaul beat Northwestern 72–54Defense
883Dec 29, 1986DePaul beat Pepperdine 92–75Defense
884Jan 2, 1987DePaul beat Dayton 80–64Defense
885Jan 4, 1987DePaul beat Furman 81–64Defense
886Jan 9, 1987DePaul beat Notre Dame 58–54Defense
887Jan 14, 1987DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 84–65Defense
888Jan 16, 1987DePaul beat South Florida 81–55Defense
889Jan 18, 1987DePaul beat Indiana State 61–49Defense
890Jan 20, 1987DePaul beat Evansville 78–68Defense
891Jan 24, 1987Georgetown beat DePaul 74–71Title change
892Jan 27, 1987Providence beat Georgetown 82–79Title change
893Jan 30, 1987Providence beat St. John's 93–81Defense
894Feb 2, 1987Boston College beat Providence 67–66Title change
895Feb 5, 1987St. John's beat Boston College 65–50Title change
896Feb 9, 1987St. John's beat Seton Hall 60–57Defense
897Feb 13, 1987Providence beat St. John's 79–78Title change
898Feb 16, 1987Providence beat Seton Hall 91–87Defense
899Feb 18, 1987Syracuse beat Providence 90–81Title change
900Feb 21, 1987Georgetown beat Syracuse 72–71Title change
901Feb 23, 1987Georgetown beat Boston College 79–65Defense
902Feb 26, 1987Georgetown beat Providence 90–79Defense
903Mar 12, 1987Georgetown beat Bucknell 75–53 PostseasonDefense
904Mar 14, 1987Georgetown beat Ohio State 82–79 PostseasonDefense
905Mar 18, 1987Georgetown beat Kansas 70–57 PostseasonDefense
906Mar 20, 1987Providence beat Georgetown 88–73 PostseasonTitle change
907Mar 27, 1987Syracuse beat Providence 77–63 PostseasonTitle change
908Mar 29, 1987Indiana beat Syracuse 74–73 PostseasonTitle change

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