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The 2008–09 season

36 belt games · 15 title changes

Kansas carried the belt into the 2008–09 season. It changed hands 15 times among 15 programs, 4 of those in the playoffs, and North Carolina finished the season with it. Most defenses: Butler, 6. Belt MVP: Gordon Hayward (Butler).

Who held it, in order

KansasSyracuseCleveland StateWright StateButlerGreen BayYoungstown StateCleveland StateWichita StateSouthern IllinoisBradleyNorthern IowaPurdueUConnMichigan StateNorth Carolina

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,836Nov 16, 2008Kansas beat Kansas City 71–56Defense
1,837Nov 18, 2008Kansas beat Florida Gulf Coast 85–45Defense
1,838Nov 24, 2008Kansas beat Washington 73–54Defense
1,839Nov 25, 2008Syracuse beat Kansas 89–81Title change
1,840Nov 28, 2008Syracuse beat Virginia 73–70Defense
1,841Dec 1, 2008Syracuse beat Colgate 86–51Defense
1,842Dec 3, 2008Syracuse beat Cornell 88–78Defense
1,843Dec 13, 2008Syracuse beat Long Beach State 79–55Defense
1,844Dec 15, 2008Cleveland State beat Syracuse 72–69Title change
1,845Dec 23, 2008Cleveland State beat Kent State 67–41Defense
1,846Dec 30, 2008Wright State beat Cleveland State 71–62Title change
1,847Jan 3, 2009Wright State beat Youngstown State 60–59Defense
1,848Jan 8, 2009Butler beat Wright State 64–48Title change
1,849Jan 10, 2009Butler beat Detroit Mercy 54–50Defense
1,850Jan 15, 2009Butler beat Loyola Chicago 78–55Defense
1,851Jan 17, 2009Butler beat UIC 59–52Defense
1,852Jan 22, 2009Butler beat Green Bay 68–59Defense
1,853Jan 24, 2009Butler beat Milwaukee 78–48Defense
1,854Jan 30, 2009Butler beat Valparaiso 59–51Defense
1,855Feb 2, 2009Green Bay beat Butler 75–66Title change
1,856Feb 7, 2009Green Bay beat Milwaukee 72–68Defense
1,857Feb 12, 2009Youngstown State beat Green Bay 77–73Title change
1,858Feb 14, 2009Youngstown State beat Milwaukee 70–68Defense
1,859Feb 18, 2009Cleveland State beat Youngstown State 58–54Title change
1,860Feb 21, 2009Wichita State beat Cleveland State 70–59Title change
1,861Feb 24, 2009Wichita State beat Indiana State 76–70Defense
1,862Feb 28, 2009Southern Illinois beat Wichita State 72–68Title change
1,863Mar 6, 2009Bradley beat Southern Illinois 67–55Title change
1,864Mar 7, 2009Northern Iowa beat Bradley 76–62Title change
1,865Mar 8, 2009Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 60–57Defense
1,866Mar 19, 2009Purdue beat Northern Iowa 61–56 PostseasonTitle change
1,867Mar 21, 2009Purdue beat Washington 76–74 PostseasonDefense
1,868Mar 26, 2009UConn beat Purdue 72–60 PostseasonTitle change
1,869Mar 28, 2009UConn beat Missouri 82–75 PostseasonDefense
1,870Apr 4, 2009Michigan State beat UConn 82–73 PostseasonTitle change
1,871Apr 6, 2009North Carolina beat Michigan State 89–72 PostseasonTitle change

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