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The 2005–06 season

38 belt games · 16 title changes

North Carolina carried the belt into the 2005–06 season. It changed hands 16 times among 13 programs, 6 of those in the playoffs, and Florida finished the season with it. Most defenses: Illinois, 10. Belt MVP: Dee Brown (Illinois).

Who held it, in order

North CarolinaIllinoisIowaMichigan StateMichiganIowaNorthwesternIllinoisMichiganOhio StateIowaNorthwestern StateWest VirginiaTexasLSUUCLAFlorida

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,718Nov 19, 2005North Carolina beat Gardner-Webb 83–80Defense
1,719Nov 22, 2005North Carolina beat Cleveland State 112–55Defense
1,720Nov 25, 2005North Carolina beat UC Santa Barbara 83–66Defense
1,721Nov 29, 2005Illinois beat North Carolina 68–64Title change
1,722Dec 3, 2005Illinois beat Xavier 65–62Defense
1,723Dec 5, 2005Illinois beat Little Rock 75–49Defense
1,724Dec 8, 2005Illinois beat Georgetown 58–48Defense
1,725Dec 10, 2005Illinois beat Oregon 89–59Defense
1,726Dec 18, 2005Illinois beat Coppin State 61–42Defense
1,727Dec 21, 2005Illinois beat Missouri 82–50Defense
1,728Dec 28, 2005Illinois beat Southeast Missouri State 89–64Defense
1,729Dec 30, 2005Illinois beat UT Martin 84–46Defense
1,730Jan 5, 2006Illinois beat Michigan State 60–50Defense
1,731Jan 7, 2006Iowa beat Illinois 63–48Title change
1,732Jan 14, 2006Iowa beat Penn State 80–76Defense
1,733Jan 18, 2006Iowa beat Minnesota 76–72Defense
1,734Jan 21, 2006Michigan State beat Iowa 85–55Title change
1,735Jan 25, 2006Michigan beat Michigan State 72–67Title change
1,736Jan 28, 2006Michigan beat Wisconsin 85–76Defense
1,737Feb 1, 2006Michigan beat Penn State 71–65Defense
1,738Feb 4, 2006Iowa beat Michigan 94–66Title change
1,739Feb 8, 2006Northwestern beat Iowa 51–48Title change
1,740Feb 11, 2006Northwestern beat Purdue Fort Wayne 73–49Defense
1,741Feb 15, 2006Illinois beat Northwestern 63–47Title change
1,742Feb 19, 2006Illinois beat Indiana 70–58Defense
1,743Feb 21, 2006Michigan beat Illinois 72–64Title change
1,744Feb 25, 2006Ohio State beat Michigan 64–54Title change
1,745Mar 1, 2006Ohio State beat Northwestern 56–53Defense
1,746Mar 5, 2006Ohio State beat Purdue 76–57Defense
1,747Mar 10, 2006Ohio State beat Penn State 63–56Defense
1,748Mar 11, 2006Ohio State beat Indiana 52–51Defense
1,749Mar 12, 2006Iowa beat Ohio State 67–60Title change
1,750Mar 17, 2006Northwestern State beat Iowa 64–63 PostseasonTitle change
1,751Mar 19, 2006West Virginia beat Northwestern State 67–54 PostseasonTitle change
1,752Mar 23, 2006Texas beat West Virginia 74–71 PostseasonTitle change
1,753Mar 25, 2006LSU beat Texas 70–60 PostseasonTitle change
1,754Apr 1, 2006UCLA beat LSU 59–45 PostseasonTitle change
1,755Apr 3, 2006Florida beat UCLA 73–57 PostseasonTitle change

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