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The 1987–88 season

34 belt games · 10 title changes

Indiana carried the belt into the 1987–88 season. It changed hands 10 times among 9 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Kansas finished the season with it. Most defenses: Temple, 7.

Who held it, in order

IndianaLouisvilleGeorgia TechNC StateWake ForestDukeNC StateNorth CarolinaTempleDukeKansas

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
909	Nov 27, 1987	Indiana beat Miami (OH) 90–65	Defense
910	Nov 30, 1987	Indiana beat Notre Dame 76–59	Defense
911	Dec 7, 1987	Indiana beat Vanderbilt 63–61	Defense
912	Dec 10, 1987	Indiana beat James Madison 84–52	Defense
913	Dec 11, 1987	Indiana beat Washington State 63–56	Defense
914	Dec 14, 1987	Indiana beat Eastern Kentucky 103–75	Defense
915	Dec 18, 1987	Louisville beat Indiana 81–69	Title change
916	Dec 20, 1987	Louisville beat Eastern Kentucky 87–69	Defense
917	Jan 3, 1988	Louisville beat South Alabama 80–69	Defense
918	Jan 5, 1988	Georgia Tech beat Louisville 62–61	Title change
919	Jan 9, 1988	Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 78–66	Defense
920	Jan 11, 1988	Georgia Tech beat Georgia State 68–66	Defense
921	Jan 15, 1988	NC State beat Georgia Tech 76–74	Title change
922	Jan 19, 1988	Wake Forest beat NC State 71–67	Title change
923	Jan 22, 1988	Duke beat Wake Forest 103–70	Title change
924	Jan 31, 1988	Duke beat Clemson 101–63	Defense
925	Feb 2, 1988	Duke beat Georgia Tech 78–65	Defense
926	Feb 5, 1988	NC State beat Duke 77–74	Title change
927	Feb 7, 1988	NC State beat Charleston Southern 116–68	Defense
928	Feb 10, 1988	North Carolina beat NC State 75–73	Title change
929	Feb 13, 1988	North Carolina beat Virginia 64–58	Defense
930	Feb 16, 1988	North Carolina beat Wake Forest 80–62	Defense
931	Feb 19, 1988	North Carolina beat Maryland 74–73	Defense
932	Feb 20, 1988	Temple beat North Carolina 83–66	Title change
933	Feb 22, 1988	Temple beat West Virginia 62–61	Defense
934	Feb 24, 1988	Temple beat Duquesne 94–55	Defense
935	Feb 27, 1988	Temple beat West Virginia 78–69	Defense
936	Mar 1, 1988	Temple beat Saint Joseph's 75–62	Defense
937	Mar 17, 1988	Temple beat Lehigh 87–73 Postseason	Defense
938	Mar 19, 1988	Temple beat Georgetown 74–53 Postseason	Defense
939	Mar 23, 1988	Temple beat Richmond 69–47 Postseason	Defense
940	Mar 25, 1988	Duke beat Temple 63–53 Postseason	Title change
941	Apr 1, 1988	Kansas beat Duke 66–59 Postseason	Title change
942	Apr 3, 1988	Kansas beat Oklahoma 83–79 Postseason	Defense

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