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The 2002–03 season

36 belt games · 9 title changes

Maryland carried the belt into the 2002–03 season. It changed hands 9 times among 9 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Syracuse finished the season with it. Most defenses: Louisville, 12.

Who held it, in order

MarylandIndianaKentuckyLouisvilleSaint LouisUABLouisvilleButlerOklahomaSyracuse

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,614Nov 24, 2002Maryland beat Miami (OH) 64–49Defense
1,615Nov 27, 2002Maryland beat The Citadel 97–49Defense
1,616Nov 30, 2002Maryland beat Duquesne 89–39Defense
1,617Dec 3, 2002Indiana beat Maryland 80–74Title change
1,618Dec 7, 2002Indiana beat UIC 91–62Defense
1,619Dec 9, 2002Indiana beat Vanderbilt 73–56Defense
1,620Dec 14, 2002Indiana beat Purdue 66–63Defense
1,621Dec 21, 2002Kentucky beat Indiana 70–64Title change
1,622Dec 28, 2002Louisville beat Kentucky 81–63Title change
1,623Jan 4, 2003Louisville beat Ohio State 72–64Defense
1,624Jan 8, 2003Louisville beat Charlotte 80–59Defense
1,625Jan 11, 2003Louisville beat Saint Louis 73–54Defense
1,626Jan 16, 2003Louisville beat East Carolina 87–70Defense
1,627Jan 18, 2003Louisville beat TCU 87–74Defense
1,628Jan 22, 2003Louisville beat DePaul 71–43Defense
1,629Jan 25, 2003Louisville beat Tennessee 72–69Defense
1,630Jan 29, 2003Louisville beat Southern Miss 94–65Defense
1,631Feb 1, 2003Louisville beat Indiana 95–76Defense
1,632Feb 5, 2003Louisville beat Cincinnati 77–71Defense
1,633Feb 8, 2003Louisville beat Houston 81–55Defense
1,634Feb 12, 2003Saint Louis beat Louisville 59–58Title change
1,635Feb 15, 2003Saint Louis beat East Carolina 56–42Defense
1,636Feb 18, 2003Saint Louis beat Cincinnati 58–55Defense
1,637Feb 22, 2003Saint Louis beat DePaul 62–61Defense
1,638Mar 1, 2003Saint Louis beat Tulane 76–74Defense
1,639Mar 5, 2003Saint Louis beat Charlotte 50–39Defense
1,640Mar 8, 2003Saint Louis beat East Carolina 58–48Defense
1,641Mar 13, 2003Saint Louis beat Southern Miss 69–56Defense
1,642Mar 14, 2003UAB beat Saint Louis 63–62Title change
1,643Mar 15, 2003Louisville beat UAB 83–78Title change
1,644Mar 21, 2003Louisville beat Austin Peay 86–64 PostseasonDefense
1,645Mar 23, 2003Butler beat Louisville 79–71 PostseasonTitle change
1,646Mar 28, 2003Oklahoma beat Butler 65–54 PostseasonTitle change
1,647Mar 30, 2003Syracuse beat Oklahoma 63–47 PostseasonTitle change
1,648Apr 5, 2003Syracuse beat Texas 95–84 PostseasonDefense
1,649Apr 7, 2003Syracuse beat Kansas 81–78 PostseasonDefense

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