The College Basketball Belt · season
The 2005–06 season
38 belt games · 16 title changesNorth 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.
Who held it, in order
North CarolinaIllinoisIowaMichigan StateMichiganIowaNorthwesternIllinoisMichiganOhio StateIowaNorthwestern StateWest VirginiaTexasLSUUCLAFlorida
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,468 | Nov 19, 2005 | North Carolina beat Gardner-Webb 83–80 | Defense |
| 1,469 | Nov 22, 2005 | North Carolina beat Cleveland State 112–55 | Defense |
| 1,470 | Nov 25, 2005 | North Carolina beat UC Santa Barbara 83–66 | Defense |
| 1,471 | Nov 29, 2005 | Illinois beat North Carolina 68–64 | Title change |
| 1,472 | Dec 3, 2005 | Illinois beat Xavier 65–62 | Defense |
| 1,473 | Dec 5, 2005 | Illinois beat Little Rock 75–49 | Defense |
| 1,474 | Dec 8, 2005 | Illinois beat Georgetown 58–48 | Defense |
| 1,475 | Dec 10, 2005 | Illinois beat Oregon 89–59 | Defense |
| 1,476 | Dec 18, 2005 | Illinois beat Coppin State 61–42 | Defense |
| 1,477 | Dec 21, 2005 | Illinois beat Missouri 82–50 | Defense |
| 1,478 | Dec 28, 2005 | Illinois beat Southeast Missouri State 89–64 | Defense |
| 1,479 | Dec 30, 2005 | Illinois beat UT Martin 84–46 | Defense |
| 1,480 | Jan 5, 2006 | Illinois beat Michigan State 60–50 | Defense |
| 1,481 | Jan 7, 2006 | Iowa beat Illinois 63–48 | Title change |
| 1,482 | Jan 14, 2006 | Iowa beat Penn State 80–76 | Defense |
| 1,483 | Jan 18, 2006 | Iowa beat Minnesota 76–72 | Defense |
| 1,484 | Jan 21, 2006 | Michigan State beat Iowa 85–55 | Title change |
| 1,485 | Jan 25, 2006 | Michigan beat Michigan State 72–67 | Title change |
| 1,486 | Jan 28, 2006 | Michigan beat Wisconsin 85–76 | Defense |
| 1,487 | Feb 1, 2006 | Michigan beat Penn State 71–65 | Defense |
| 1,488 | Feb 4, 2006 | Iowa beat Michigan 94–66 | Title change |
| 1,489 | Feb 8, 2006 | Northwestern beat Iowa 51–48 | Title change |
| 1,490 | Feb 11, 2006 | Northwestern beat Purdue Fort Wayne 73–49 | Defense |
| 1,491 | Feb 15, 2006 | Illinois beat Northwestern 63–47 | Title change |
| 1,492 | Feb 19, 2006 | Illinois beat Indiana 70–58 | Defense |
| 1,493 | Feb 21, 2006 | Michigan beat Illinois 72–64 | Title change |
| 1,494 | Feb 25, 2006 | Ohio State beat Michigan 64–54 | Title change |
| 1,495 | Mar 1, 2006 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 56–53 | Defense |
| 1,496 | Mar 5, 2006 | Ohio State beat Purdue 76–57 | Defense |
| 1,497 | Mar 10, 2006 | Ohio State beat Penn State 63–56 | Defense |
| 1,498 | Mar 11, 2006 | Ohio State beat Indiana 52–51 | Defense |
| 1,499 | Mar 12, 2006 | Iowa beat Ohio State 67–60 | Title change |
| 1,500 | Mar 17, 2006 | Northwestern State beat Iowa 64–63 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,501 | Mar 19, 2006 | West Virginia beat Northwestern State 67–54 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,502 | Mar 23, 2006 | Texas beat West Virginia 74–71 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,503 | Mar 25, 2006 | LSU beat Texas 70–60 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,504 | Apr 1, 2006 | UCLA beat LSU 59–45 Postseason | Title change |
| 1,505 | Apr 3, 2006 | Florida beat UCLA 73–57 Postseason | Title change |