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The 1995–96 season

28 belt games · 8 title changes

Virginia Tech carried the belt into the 1995–96 season. It changed hands 8 times among 8 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Kentucky finished the season with it. Most defenses: Virginia Tech, 10.

Who held it, in order

Virginia TechGeorge WashingtonLa SalleVirginia TechTempleCincinnatiMississippi StateSyracuseKentucky

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,143Nov 27, 1995Virginia Tech beat Coastal Carolina 93–49Defense
1,144Dec 1, 1995Virginia Tech beat William & Mary 71–66Defense
1,145Dec 8, 1995Virginia Tech beat VMI 99–67Defense
1,146Dec 17, 1995Virginia Tech beat West Virginia 68–62Defense
1,147Dec 30, 1995Virginia Tech beat Wright State 62–46Defense
1,148Jan 9, 1996Virginia Tech beat Duquesne 88–69Defense
1,149Jan 11, 1996Virginia Tech beat La Salle 71–55Defense
1,150Jan 14, 1996Virginia Tech beat George Washington 79–71Defense
1,151Jan 17, 1996Virginia Tech beat Dayton 63–62Defense
1,152Jan 21, 1996Virginia Tech beat St. Bonaventure 65–58Defense
1,153Jan 24, 1996George Washington beat Virginia Tech 64–47Title change
1,154Jan 31, 1996George Washington beat Dayton 77–65Defense
1,155Feb 2, 1996George Washington beat Temple 64–47Defense
1,156Feb 4, 1996George Washington beat Charlotte 72–67Defense
1,157Feb 6, 1996George Washington beat Xavier 77–69Defense
1,158Feb 9, 1996George Washington beat La Salle 92–83Defense
1,159Feb 12, 1996George Washington beat Fordham 77–62Defense
1,160Feb 17, 1996La Salle beat George Washington 76–70Title change
1,161Feb 21, 1996Virginia Tech beat La Salle 61–56Title change
1,162Feb 24, 1996Temple beat Virginia Tech 57–41Title change
1,163Feb 28, 1996Temple beat St. Bonaventure 57–54Defense
1,164Mar 6, 1996Temple beat Xavier 67–50Defense
1,165Mar 14, 1996Temple beat Oklahoma 61–43 PostseasonDefense
1,166Mar 16, 1996Cincinnati beat Temple 78–65 PostseasonTitle change
1,167Mar 21, 1996Cincinnati beat Georgia Tech 87–70 PostseasonDefense
1,168Mar 23, 1996Mississippi State beat Cincinnati 73–63 PostseasonTitle change
1,169Mar 29, 1996Syracuse beat Mississippi State 77–69 PostseasonTitle change
1,170Mar 31, 1996Kentucky beat Syracuse 76–67 PostseasonTitle change

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