The College Basketball Belt · season
The 2000–01 season
35 belt games · 11 title changesMichigan 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 game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,291 | Nov 18, 2000 | Michigan State beat Oakland 97–61 | Defense |
| 1,292 | Nov 23, 2000 | Michigan State beat Cornell 89–56 | Defense |
| 1,293 | Nov 24, 2000 | Michigan State beat Eastern Washington 83–61 | Defense |
| 1,294 | Nov 28, 2000 | Michigan State beat North Carolina 77–64 | Defense |
| 1,295 | Dec 1, 2000 | Michigan State beat UIC 97–53 | Defense |
| 1,296 | Dec 5, 2000 | Michigan State beat Florida 99–83 | Defense |
| 1,297 | Dec 8, 2000 | Michigan State beat Loyola Chicago 103–71 | Defense |
| 1,298 | Dec 15, 2000 | Michigan State beat Kentucky 46–45 | Defense |
| 1,299 | Dec 18, 2000 | Michigan State beat Seton Hall 72–57 | Defense |
| 1,300 | Dec 26, 2000 | Michigan State beat Bowling Green 85–69 | Defense |
| 1,301 | Dec 29, 2000 | Michigan State beat Wright State 88–61 | Defense |
| 1,302 | Jan 2, 2001 | Michigan State beat Penn State 98–73 | Defense |
| 1,303 | Jan 6, 2001 | Indiana beat Michigan State 59–58 | Title change |
| 1,304 | Jan 8, 2001 | Michigan beat Indiana 70–64 | Title change |
| 1,305 | Jan 12, 2001 | Illinois beat Michigan 80–51 | Title change |
| 1,306 | Jan 16, 2001 | Illinois beat Northwestern 63–49 | Defense |
| 1,307 | Jan 19, 2001 | Illinois beat Penn State 92–60 | Defense |
| 1,308 | Jan 24, 2001 | Illinois beat Michigan 55–51 | Defense |
| 1,309 | Jan 30, 2001 | Penn State beat Illinois 98–95 | Title change |
| 1,310 | Feb 2, 2001 | Indiana beat Penn State 85–78 | Title change |
| 1,311 | Feb 10, 2001 | Indiana beat Michigan 72–59 | Defense |
| 1,312 | Feb 13, 2001 | Indiana beat Northwestern 78–54 | Defense |
| 1,313 | Feb 16, 2001 | Illinois beat Indiana 67–61 | Title change |
| 1,314 | Feb 21, 2001 | Ohio State beat Illinois 63–61 | Title change |
| 1,315 | Feb 23, 2001 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 69–57 | Defense |
| 1,316 | Mar 2, 2001 | Ohio State beat Penn State 93–87 | Defense |
| 1,317 | Mar 8, 2001 | Iowa beat Ohio State 75–66 | Title change |
| 1,318 | Mar 9, 2001 | Iowa beat Penn State 94–74 | Defense |
| 1,319 | Mar 10, 2001 | Iowa beat Indiana 63–61 | Defense |
| 1,320 | Mar 14, 2001 | Iowa beat Creighton 69–56 Postseason | Defense |
| 1,321 | Mar 16, 2001 | Kentucky beat Iowa 92–79 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,322 | Mar 21, 2001 | USC beat Kentucky 80–76 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,323 | Mar 23, 2001 | Duke beat USC 79–69 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,324 | Mar 30, 2001 | Duke beat Maryland 95–84 Postseason | Defense |
| 1,325 | Apr 1, 2001 | Duke beat Arizona 82–72 Postseason | Defense |