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The 2009–10 season

42 belt games · 9 title changes

North Carolina carried the belt into the 2009–10 season. It changed hands 9 times among 8 programs, 1 of those in the playoffs, and Duke finished the season with it. Most defenses: Syracuse, 13.

Who held it, in order

North CarolinaSyracusePittsburghGeorgetownSyracuseLouisvilleGeorgetownNotre DameWest VirginiaDuke

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,622Nov 9, 2009North Carolina beat Florida International 88–72Defense
1,623Nov 11, 2009North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 89–42Defense
1,624Nov 15, 2009North Carolina beat Valparaiso 88–77Defense
1,625Nov 19, 2009North Carolina beat Ohio State 77–73Defense
1,626Nov 20, 2009Syracuse beat North Carolina 87–71Title change
1,627Nov 24, 2009Syracuse beat Cornell 88–73Defense
1,628Nov 27, 2009Syracuse beat Columbia 85–60Defense
1,629Nov 30, 2009Syracuse beat Colgate 92–58Defense
1,630Dec 5, 2009Syracuse beat Maine 101–55Defense
1,631Dec 10, 2009Syracuse beat Florida 85–73Defense
1,632Dec 13, 2009Syracuse beat St. Francis Brooklyn 75–51Defense
1,633Dec 19, 2009Syracuse beat St. Bonaventure 85–72Defense
1,634Dec 22, 2009Syracuse beat Oakland 92–60Defense
1,635Dec 29, 2009Syracuse beat Seton Hall 80–73Defense
1,636Jan 2, 2010Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 82–72Title change
1,637Jan 4, 2010Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 74–71Defense
1,638Jan 13, 2010Pittsburgh beat UConn 67–57Defense
1,639Jan 16, 2010Pittsburgh beat Louisville 82–77Defense
1,640Jan 20, 2010Georgetown beat Pittsburgh 74–66Title change
1,641Jan 23, 2010Georgetown beat Rutgers 88–63Defense
1,642Jan 25, 2010Syracuse beat Georgetown 73–56Title change
1,643Jan 30, 2010Syracuse beat DePaul 59–57Defense
1,644Feb 2, 2010Syracuse beat Providence 85–68Defense
1,645Feb 7, 2010Syracuse beat Cincinnati 71–54Defense
1,646Feb 10, 2010Syracuse beat UConn 72–67Defense
1,647Feb 14, 2010Louisville beat Syracuse 66–60Title change
1,648Feb 17, 2010Louisville beat Notre Dame 91–89Defense
1,649Feb 20, 2010Louisville beat DePaul 68–59Defense
1,650Feb 23, 2010Georgetown beat Louisville 70–60Title change
1,651Feb 27, 2010Notre Dame beat Georgetown 78–64Title change
1,652Mar 3, 2010Notre Dame beat UConn 58–50Defense
1,653Mar 6, 2010Notre Dame beat Marquette 63–60Defense
1,654Mar 10, 2010Notre Dame beat Seton Hall 68–56Defense
1,655Mar 11, 2010Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 50–45Defense
1,656Mar 12, 2010West Virginia beat Notre Dame 53–51Title change
1,657Mar 13, 2010West Virginia beat Georgetown 60–58Defense
1,658Mar 19, 2010West Virginia beat Morgan State 77–50 PostseasonDefense
1,659Mar 21, 2010West Virginia beat Missouri 68–59 PostseasonDefense
1,660Mar 25, 2010West Virginia beat Washington 69–56 PostseasonDefense
1,661Mar 27, 2010West Virginia beat Kentucky 73–66 PostseasonDefense
1,662Apr 3, 2010Duke beat West Virginia 78–57 PostseasonTitle change
1,663Apr 5, 2010Duke beat Butler 61–59 PostseasonDefense

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