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The 2017–18 season

41 belt games · 6 title changes

North Carolina carried the belt into the 2017–18 season. It changed hands 6 times among 6 programs, 1 of those in the playoffs, and Villanova finished the season with it. Most defenses: Michigan State, 18.

Who held it, in order

North CarolinaMichigan StateOhio StatePenn StateMichigan StateMichiganVillanova

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,946Nov 10, 2017North Carolina beat Northern Iowa 86–69Defense
1,947Nov 15, 2017North Carolina beat Bucknell 93–81Defense
1,948Nov 20, 2017North Carolina beat Stanford 96–72Defense
1,949Nov 23, 2017North Carolina beat Portland 102–78Defense
1,950Nov 24, 2017North Carolina beat Arkansas 87–68Defense
1,951Nov 26, 2017Michigan State beat North Carolina 63–45Title change
1,952Nov 30, 2017Michigan State beat Notre Dame 81–63Defense
1,953Dec 3, 2017Michigan State beat Nebraska 86–57Defense
1,954Dec 5, 2017Michigan State beat Rutgers 62–52Defense
1,955Dec 9, 2017Michigan State beat Southern Utah 88–63Defense
1,956Dec 16, 2017Michigan State beat Oakland 86–73Defense
1,957Dec 18, 2017Michigan State beat Houston Christian 107–62Defense
1,958Dec 21, 2017Michigan State beat Long Beach State 102–60Defense
1,959Dec 29, 2017Michigan State beat Cleveland State 111–61Defense
1,960Dec 31, 2017Michigan State beat Savannah State 108–52Defense
1,961Jan 4, 2018Michigan State beat Maryland 91–61Defense
1,962Jan 7, 2018Ohio State beat Michigan State 80–64Title change
1,963Jan 11, 2018Ohio State beat Maryland 91–69Defense
1,964Jan 14, 2018Ohio State beat Rutgers 68–46Defense
1,965Jan 17, 2018Ohio State beat Northwestern 71–65Defense
1,966Jan 20, 2018Ohio State beat Minnesota 67–49Defense
1,967Jan 22, 2018Ohio State beat Nebraska 64–59Defense
1,968Jan 25, 2018Penn State beat Ohio State 82–79Title change
1,969Jan 27, 2018Penn State beat Rutgers 60–43Defense
1,970Jan 31, 2018Michigan State beat Penn State 76–68Title change
1,971Feb 3, 2018Michigan State beat Indiana 63–60Defense
1,972Feb 6, 2018Michigan State beat Iowa 96–93Defense
1,973Feb 10, 2018Michigan State beat Purdue 68–65Defense
1,974Feb 13, 2018Michigan State beat Minnesota 87–57Defense
1,975Feb 17, 2018Michigan State beat Northwestern 65–60Defense
1,976Feb 20, 2018Michigan State beat Illinois 81–61Defense
1,977Feb 25, 2018Michigan State beat Wisconsin 68–63Defense
1,978Mar 2, 2018Michigan State beat Wisconsin 63–60Defense
1,979Mar 3, 2018Michigan beat Michigan State 75–64Title change
1,980Mar 4, 2018Michigan beat Purdue 75–66Defense
1,981Mar 15, 2018Michigan beat Montana 61–47 PostseasonDefense
1,982Mar 17, 2018Michigan beat Houston 64–63 PostseasonDefense
1,983Mar 22, 2018Michigan beat Texas A&M 99–72 PostseasonDefense
1,984Mar 24, 2018Michigan beat Florida State 58–54 PostseasonDefense
1,985Mar 31, 2018Michigan beat Loyola Chicago 69–57 PostseasonDefense
1,986Apr 2, 2018Villanova beat Michigan 79–62 PostseasonTitle change

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