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The 1988–89 season

26 belt games · 13 title changes

Kansas carried the belt into the 1988–89 season. It changed hands 13 times among 13 programs, 5 of those in the playoffs, and Michigan finished the season with it. Most defenses: Kansas, 6.

Who held it, in order

KansasMiamiStanfordCaliforniaOregon StateUCLAArizona StateUSCStanfordSienaMinnesotaDukeSeton HallMichigan

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
943Dec 2, 1988Kansas beat Loyola Chicago 100–80Defense
944Dec 11, 1988Kansas beat Northern Arizona 109–59Defense
945Dec 20, 1988Kansas beat Texas Tech 81–80Defense
946Jan 2, 1989Kansas beat Brown 115–45Defense
947Jan 6, 1989Kansas beat Iowa State 127–82Defense
948Jan 8, 1989Kansas beat SMU 90–82Defense
949Jan 11, 1989Miami beat Kansas 87–86Title change
950Jan 15, 1989Stanford beat Miami 93–59Title change
951Jan 18, 1989California beat Stanford 75–64Title change
952Jan 25, 1989Oregon State beat California 69–64Title change
953Feb 1, 1989Oregon State beat USC 74–65Defense
954Feb 3, 1989UCLA beat Oregon State 92–75Title change
955Feb 7, 1989UCLA beat USC 68–65Defense
956Feb 11, 1989UCLA beat Louisville 77–75Defense
957Feb 15, 1989Arizona State beat UCLA 93–86Title change
958Feb 17, 1989USC beat Arizona State 84–81Title change
959Feb 19, 1989Stanford beat USC 68–52Title change
960Feb 22, 1989Stanford beat Oregon 54–50Defense
961Feb 24, 1989Stanford beat Oregon State 60–58Defense
962Mar 1, 1989Stanford beat USC 73–65Defense
963Mar 15, 1989Siena beat Stanford 80–78 PostseasonTitle change
964Mar 17, 1989Minnesota beat Siena 80–67 PostseasonTitle change
965Mar 23, 1989Duke beat Minnesota 87–70 PostseasonTitle change
966Mar 25, 1989Duke beat Georgetown 85–77 PostseasonDefense
967Mar 31, 1989Seton Hall beat Duke 95–78 PostseasonTitle change
968Apr 2, 1989Michigan beat Seton Hall 80–79 PostseasonTitle change

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