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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. Belt MVP: Wesley Johnson (Syracuse).

Who held it, in order

North CarolinaSyracusePittsburghGeorgetownSyracuseLouisvilleGeorgetownNotre DameWest VirginiaDuke

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,872Nov 9, 2009North Carolina beat Florida International 88–72Defense
1,873Nov 11, 2009North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 89–42Defense
1,874Nov 15, 2009North Carolina beat Valparaiso 88–77Defense
1,875Nov 19, 2009North Carolina beat Ohio State 77–73Defense
1,876Nov 20, 2009Syracuse beat North Carolina 87–71Title change
1,877Nov 24, 2009Syracuse beat Cornell 88–73Defense
1,878Nov 27, 2009Syracuse beat Columbia 85–60Defense
1,879Nov 30, 2009Syracuse beat Colgate 92–58Defense
1,880Dec 5, 2009Syracuse beat Maine 101–55Defense
1,881Dec 10, 2009Syracuse beat Florida 85–73Defense
1,882Dec 13, 2009Syracuse beat St. Francis Brooklyn 75–51Defense
1,883Dec 19, 2009Syracuse beat St. Bonaventure 85–72Defense
1,884Dec 22, 2009Syracuse beat Oakland 92–60Defense
1,885Dec 29, 2009Syracuse beat Seton Hall 80–73Defense
1,886Jan 2, 2010Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 82–72Title change
1,887Jan 4, 2010Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 74–71Defense
1,888Jan 13, 2010Pittsburgh beat UConn 67–57Defense
1,889Jan 16, 2010Pittsburgh beat Louisville 82–77Defense
1,890Jan 20, 2010Georgetown beat Pittsburgh 74–66Title change
1,891Jan 23, 2010Georgetown beat Rutgers 88–63Defense
1,892Jan 25, 2010Syracuse beat Georgetown 73–56Title change
1,893Jan 30, 2010Syracuse beat DePaul 59–57Defense
1,894Feb 2, 2010Syracuse beat Providence 85–68Defense
1,895Feb 7, 2010Syracuse beat Cincinnati 71–54Defense
1,896Feb 10, 2010Syracuse beat UConn 72–67Defense
1,897Feb 14, 2010Louisville beat Syracuse 66–60Title change
1,898Feb 17, 2010Louisville beat Notre Dame 91–89Defense
1,899Feb 20, 2010Louisville beat DePaul 68–59Defense
1,900Feb 23, 2010Georgetown beat Louisville 70–60Title change
1,901Feb 27, 2010Notre Dame beat Georgetown 78–64Title change
1,902Mar 3, 2010Notre Dame beat UConn 58–50Defense
1,903Mar 6, 2010Notre Dame beat Marquette 63–60Defense
1,904Mar 10, 2010Notre Dame beat Seton Hall 68–56Defense
1,905Mar 11, 2010Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 50–45Defense
1,906Mar 12, 2010West Virginia beat Notre Dame 53–51Title change
1,907Mar 13, 2010West Virginia beat Georgetown 60–58Defense
1,908Mar 19, 2010West Virginia beat Morgan State 77–50 PostseasonDefense
1,909Mar 21, 2010West Virginia beat Missouri 68–59 PostseasonDefense
1,910Mar 25, 2010West Virginia beat Washington 69–56 PostseasonDefense
1,911Mar 27, 2010West Virginia beat Kentucky 73–66 PostseasonDefense
1,912Apr 3, 2010Duke beat West Virginia 78–57 PostseasonTitle change
1,913Apr 5, 2010Duke beat Butler 61–59 PostseasonDefense

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