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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
1,364Nov 24, 2002Maryland beat Miami (OH) 64–49Defense
1,365Nov 27, 2002Maryland beat The Citadel 97–49Defense
1,366Nov 30, 2002Maryland beat Duquesne 89–39Defense
1,367Dec 3, 2002Indiana beat Maryland 80–74Title change
1,368Dec 7, 2002Indiana beat UIC 91–62Defense
1,369Dec 9, 2002Indiana beat Vanderbilt 73–56Defense
1,370Dec 14, 2002Indiana beat Purdue 66–63Defense
1,371Dec 21, 2002Kentucky beat Indiana 70–64Title change
1,372Dec 28, 2002Louisville beat Kentucky 81–63Title change
1,373Jan 4, 2003Louisville beat Ohio State 72–64Defense
1,374Jan 8, 2003Louisville beat Charlotte 80–59Defense
1,375Jan 11, 2003Louisville beat Saint Louis 73–54Defense
1,376Jan 16, 2003Louisville beat East Carolina 87–70Defense
1,377Jan 18, 2003Louisville beat TCU 87–74Defense
1,378Jan 22, 2003Louisville beat DePaul 71–43Defense
1,379Jan 25, 2003Louisville beat Tennessee 72–69Defense
1,380Jan 29, 2003Louisville beat Southern Miss 94–65Defense
1,381Feb 1, 2003Louisville beat Indiana 95–76Defense
1,382Feb 5, 2003Louisville beat Cincinnati 77–71Defense
1,383Feb 8, 2003Louisville beat Houston 81–55Defense
1,384Feb 12, 2003Saint Louis beat Louisville 59–58Title change
1,385Feb 15, 2003Saint Louis beat East Carolina 56–42Defense
1,386Feb 18, 2003Saint Louis beat Cincinnati 58–55Defense
1,387Feb 22, 2003Saint Louis beat DePaul 62–61Defense
1,388Mar 1, 2003Saint Louis beat Tulane 76–74Defense
1,389Mar 5, 2003Saint Louis beat Charlotte 50–39Defense
1,390Mar 8, 2003Saint Louis beat East Carolina 58–48Defense
1,391Mar 13, 2003Saint Louis beat Southern Miss 69–56Defense
1,392Mar 14, 2003UAB beat Saint Louis 63–62Title change
1,393Mar 15, 2003Louisville beat UAB 83–78Title change
1,394Mar 21, 2003Louisville beat Austin Peay 86–64 PostseasonDefense
1,395Mar 23, 2003Butler beat Louisville 79–71 PostseasonTitle change
1,396Mar 28, 2003Oklahoma beat Butler 65–54 PostseasonTitle change
1,397Mar 30, 2003Syracuse beat Oklahoma 63–47 PostseasonTitle change
1,398Apr 5, 2003Syracuse beat Texas 95–84 PostseasonDefense
1,399Apr 7, 2003Syracuse beat Kansas 81–78 PostseasonDefense

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