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The 2000–01 season

35 belt games · 11 title changes

Michigan State carried the belt into the 2000–01 season. It changed hands 11 times among 10 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Duke finished the season with it. Most defenses: Michigan State, 12.

Who held it, in order

Michigan StateIndianaMichiganIllinoisPenn StateIndianaIllinoisOhio StateIowaKentuckyUSCDuke

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,541Nov 18, 2000Michigan State beat Oakland 97–61Defense
1,542Nov 23, 2000Michigan State beat Cornell 89–56Defense
1,543Nov 24, 2000Michigan State beat Eastern Washington 83–61Defense
1,544Nov 28, 2000Michigan State beat North Carolina 77–64Defense
1,545Dec 1, 2000Michigan State beat UIC 97–53Defense
1,546Dec 5, 2000Michigan State beat Florida 99–83Defense
1,547Dec 8, 2000Michigan State beat Loyola Chicago 103–71Defense
1,548Dec 15, 2000Michigan State beat Kentucky 46–45Defense
1,549Dec 18, 2000Michigan State beat Seton Hall 72–57Defense
1,550Dec 26, 2000Michigan State beat Bowling Green 85–69Defense
1,551Dec 29, 2000Michigan State beat Wright State 88–61Defense
1,552Jan 2, 2001Michigan State beat Penn State 98–73Defense
1,553Jan 6, 2001Indiana beat Michigan State 59–58Title change
1,554Jan 8, 2001Michigan beat Indiana 70–64Title change
1,555Jan 12, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 80–51Title change
1,556Jan 16, 2001Illinois beat Northwestern 63–49Defense
1,557Jan 19, 2001Illinois beat Penn State 92–60Defense
1,558Jan 24, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 55–51Defense
1,559Jan 30, 2001Penn State beat Illinois 98–95Title change
1,560Feb 2, 2001Indiana beat Penn State 85–78Title change
1,561Feb 10, 2001Indiana beat Michigan 72–59Defense
1,562Feb 13, 2001Indiana beat Northwestern 78–54Defense
1,563Feb 16, 2001Illinois beat Indiana 67–61Title change
1,564Feb 21, 2001Ohio State beat Illinois 63–61Title change
1,565Feb 23, 2001Ohio State beat Northwestern 69–57Defense
1,566Mar 2, 2001Ohio State beat Penn State 93–87Defense
1,567Mar 8, 2001Iowa beat Ohio State 75–66Title change
1,568Mar 9, 2001Iowa beat Penn State 94–74Defense
1,569Mar 10, 2001Iowa beat Indiana 63–61Defense
1,570Mar 14, 2001Iowa beat Creighton 69–56 PostseasonDefense
1,571Mar 16, 2001Kentucky beat Iowa 92–79 PostseasonTitle change
1,572Mar 21, 2001USC beat Kentucky 80–76 PostseasonTitle change
1,573Mar 23, 2001Duke beat USC 79–69 PostseasonTitle change
1,574Mar 30, 2001Duke beat Maryland 95–84 PostseasonDefense
1,575Apr 1, 2001Duke beat Arizona 82–72 PostseasonDefense

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