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The 1987–88 season

35 belt games · 13 title changes

Indiana carried the belt into the 1987–88 season. It changed hands 13 times among 11 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Kansas finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kentucky, 8.

Who held it, in order

IndianaKentuckyAuburnGeorgiaVanderbiltLSUAlabamaOle MissAuburnGeorgiaKentuckyVillanovaOklahomaKansas

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,069Nov 27, 1987Indiana beat Miami (OH) 90–65Defense
1,070Nov 30, 1987Indiana beat Notre Dame 76–59Defense
1,071Dec 5, 1987Kentucky beat Indiana 82–76Title change
1,072Dec 11, 1987Kentucky beat Louisville 76–75Defense
1,073Dec 17, 1987Kentucky beat Miami (OH) 85–71Defense
1,074Dec 18, 1987Kentucky beat Charlotte 84–81Defense
1,075Dec 30, 1987Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 81–74Defense
1,076Jan 2, 1988Kentucky beat Georgia 84–77Defense
1,077Jan 5, 1988Kentucky beat Mississippi State 93–58Defense
1,078Jan 8, 1988Auburn beat Kentucky 53–52Title change
1,079Jan 12, 1988Georgia beat Auburn 87–68Title change
1,080Jan 15, 1988Georgia beat LSU 59–50Defense
1,081Jan 19, 1988Vanderbilt beat Georgia 92–77Title change
1,082Jan 22, 1988Vanderbilt beat Auburn 75–71Defense
1,083Jan 26, 1988Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 83–66Defense
1,084Jan 29, 1988Vanderbilt beat Florida 92–65Defense
1,085Feb 2, 1988Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 82–66Defense
1,086Feb 5, 1988LSU beat Vanderbilt 94–79Title change
1,087Feb 9, 1988LSU beat Ole Miss 78–57Defense
1,088Feb 12, 1988LSU beat Tennessee 92–62Defense
1,089Feb 16, 1988LSU beat Georgia 63–62Defense
1,090Feb 19, 1988Alabama beat LSU 72–59Title change
1,091Feb 23, 1988Ole Miss beat Alabama 64–47Title change
1,092Feb 26, 1988Ole Miss beat Georgia 75–72Defense
1,093Mar 1, 1988Auburn beat Ole Miss 92–76Title change
1,094Mar 4, 1988Auburn beat LSU 89–80Defense
1,095Mar 11, 1988Georgia beat Auburn 65–60Title change
1,096Mar 12, 1988Georgia beat Florida 72–70Defense
1,097Mar 13, 1988Kentucky beat Georgia 62–57Title change
1,098Mar 17, 1988Kentucky beat Southern 99–84 PostseasonDefense
1,099Mar 19, 1988Kentucky beat Maryland 90–81 PostseasonDefense
1,100Mar 23, 1988Villanova beat Kentucky 80–74 PostseasonTitle change
1,101Mar 25, 1988Oklahoma beat Villanova 78–59 PostseasonTitle change
1,102Apr 1, 1988Oklahoma beat Arizona 86–78 PostseasonDefense
1,103Apr 3, 1988Kansas beat Oklahoma 83–79 PostseasonTitle change

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