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The 2018–19 season

42 belt games · 12 title changes

Villanova carried the belt into the 2018–19 season. It changed hands 12 times among 11 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Virginia finished the season with it. Most defenses: Michigan, 14.

Who held it, in order

VillanovaMichiganWisconsinMichiganPenn StatePurdueMinnesotaMarylandNebraskaWisconsinMichigan StateTexas TechVirginia

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,987Nov 6, 2018Villanova beat Morgan State 100–77Defense
1,988Nov 10, 2018Villanova beat Quinnipiac 86–53Defense
1,989Nov 14, 2018Michigan beat Villanova 73–46Title change
1,990Nov 17, 2018Michigan beat George Washington 84–61Defense
1,991Nov 18, 2018Michigan beat Providence 66–47Defense
1,992Nov 23, 2018Michigan beat Chattanooga 83–55Defense
1,993Nov 28, 2018Michigan beat North Carolina 84–67Defense
1,994Dec 1, 2018Michigan beat Purdue 76–57Defense
1,995Dec 4, 2018Michigan beat Northwestern 62–60Defense
1,996Dec 8, 2018Michigan beat South Carolina 89–78Defense
1,997Dec 15, 2018Michigan beat Western Michigan 70–62Defense
1,998Dec 22, 2018Michigan beat Air Force 71–50Defense
1,999Dec 30, 2018Michigan beat Binghamton 74–52Defense
2,000Jan 3, 2019Michigan beat Penn State 68–55Defense
2,001Jan 6, 2019Michigan beat Indiana 74–63Defense
2,002Jan 10, 2019Michigan beat Illinois 79–69Defense
2,003Jan 13, 2019Michigan beat Northwestern 80–60Defense
2,004Jan 19, 2019Wisconsin beat Michigan 64–54Title change
2,005Jan 23, 2019Wisconsin beat Illinois 72–60Defense
2,006Jan 26, 2019Wisconsin beat Northwestern 62–46Defense
2,007Jan 29, 2019Wisconsin beat Nebraska 62–51Defense
2,008Feb 1, 2019Wisconsin beat Maryland 69–61Defense
2,009Feb 6, 2019Wisconsin beat Minnesota 56–51Defense
2,010Feb 9, 2019Michigan beat Wisconsin 61–52Title change
2,011Feb 12, 2019Penn State beat Michigan 75–69Title change
2,012Feb 16, 2019Purdue beat Penn State 76–64Title change
2,013Feb 19, 2019Purdue beat Indiana 48–46Defense
2,014Feb 23, 2019Purdue beat Nebraska 75–72Defense
2,015Feb 27, 2019Purdue beat Illinois 73–56Defense
2,016Mar 2, 2019Purdue beat Ohio State 86–51Defense
2,017Mar 5, 2019Minnesota beat Purdue 73–69Title change
2,018Mar 8, 2019Maryland beat Minnesota 69–60Title change
2,019Mar 14, 2019Nebraska beat Maryland 69–61Title change
2,020Mar 15, 2019Wisconsin beat Nebraska 66–62Title change
2,021Mar 16, 2019Michigan State beat Wisconsin 67–55Title change
2,022Mar 17, 2019Michigan State beat Michigan 65–60Defense
2,023Mar 21, 2019Michigan State beat Bradley 76–65 PostseasonDefense
2,024Mar 23, 2019Michigan State beat Minnesota 70–50 PostseasonDefense
2,025Mar 29, 2019Michigan State beat LSU 80–63 PostseasonDefense
2,026Mar 31, 2019Michigan State beat Duke 68–67 PostseasonDefense
2,027Apr 6, 2019Texas Tech beat Michigan State 61–51 PostseasonTitle change
2,028Apr 8, 2019Virginia beat Texas Tech 85–77 PostseasonTitle change

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