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The 1997–98 season

37 belt games · 12 title changes

Arizona carried the belt into the 1997–98 season. It changed hands 12 times among 10 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Kentucky finished the season with it. Most defenses: Michigan, 6.

Who held it, in order

ArizonaDukeMichiganIndianaMichigan StateIllinoisPurdueIowaIllinoisPurdueMichiganUCLAKentucky

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,430Nov 19, 1997Arizona beat Morgan State 115–53Defense
1,431Nov 24, 1997Arizona beat Boston College 99–69Defense
1,432Nov 25, 1997Arizona beat Kentucky 89–74Defense
1,433Nov 27, 1997Duke beat Arizona 95–87Title change
1,434Nov 30, 1997Duke beat South Carolina State 98–40Defense
1,435Dec 2, 1997Duke beat UNC Greensboro 93–37Defense
1,436Dec 5, 1997Duke beat Virginia 103–59Defense
1,437Dec 9, 1997Duke beat Villanova 94–66Defense
1,438Dec 12, 1997Michigan beat Duke 81–73Title change
1,439Dec 19, 1997Michigan beat Chattanooga 87–53Defense
1,440Dec 24, 1997Michigan beat Murray State 76–53Defense
1,441Dec 26, 1997Michigan beat Syracuse 93–61Defense
1,442Dec 30, 1997Michigan beat Wisconsin 76–63Defense
1,443Jan 2, 1998Michigan beat Penn State 92–75Defense
1,444Jan 5, 1998Indiana beat Michigan 80–62Title change
1,445Jan 9, 1998Indiana beat Ohio State 83–66Defense
1,446Jan 13, 1998Indiana beat Northwestern 76–58Defense
1,447Jan 17, 1998Indiana beat Purdue 94–88Defense
1,448Jan 24, 1998Indiana beat Wisconsin 69–59Defense
1,449Jan 27, 1998Michigan State beat Indiana 84–66Title change
1,450Jan 30, 1998Michigan State beat Northwestern 72–66Defense
1,451Feb 3, 1998Michigan State beat Ohio State 84–58Defense
1,452Feb 6, 1998Michigan State beat Iowa 75–64Defense
1,453Feb 11, 1998Illinois beat Michigan State 84–63Title change
1,454Feb 13, 1998Purdue beat Illinois 75–72Title change
1,455Feb 17, 1998Iowa beat Purdue 88–69Title change
1,456Feb 21, 1998Illinois beat Iowa 79–72Title change
1,457Feb 23, 1998Illinois beat Indiana 82–72Defense
1,458Mar 6, 1998Illinois beat Wisconsin 66–61Defense
1,459Mar 7, 1998Purdue beat Illinois 68–47Title change
1,460Mar 8, 1998Michigan beat Purdue 76–67Title change
1,461Mar 12, 1998Michigan beat Davidson 80–61 PostseasonDefense
1,462Mar 14, 1998UCLA beat Michigan 85–82 PostseasonTitle change
1,463Mar 19, 1998Kentucky beat UCLA 94–68 PostseasonTitle change
1,464Mar 21, 1998Kentucky beat Duke 86–84 PostseasonDefense
1,465Mar 27, 1998Kentucky beat Stanford 86–85 PostseasonDefense
1,466Mar 29, 1998Kentucky beat Utah 78–69 PostseasonDefense

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