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The 2019–20 season

31 belt games · 12 title changes

Virginia carried the belt into the 2019–20 season. It changed hands 12 times among 12 programs, and USC finished the season with it. Most defenses: Virginia, 7. Belt MVP: Remy Martin (Arizona State).

Who held it, in order

VirginiaPurdueNebraskaNorth DakotaOregon StateUtahOregonWashington StateColoradoUCLAArizona StateUCLAUSC

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,279Nov 6, 2019Virginia beat Syracuse 48–34Defense
2,280Nov 10, 2019Virginia beat James Madison 65–34Defense
2,281Nov 16, 2019Virginia beat Columbia 60–42Defense
2,282Nov 19, 2019Virginia beat Vermont 61–55Defense
2,283Nov 23, 2019Virginia beat Massachusetts 58–46Defense
2,284Nov 24, 2019Virginia beat Arizona State 48–45Defense
2,285Nov 27, 2019Virginia beat Maine 46–26Defense
2,286Dec 4, 2019Purdue beat Virginia 69–40Title change
2,287Dec 8, 2019Purdue beat Northwestern 58–44Defense
2,288Dec 15, 2019Nebraska beat Purdue 70–56Title change
2,289Dec 21, 2019North Dakota beat Nebraska 75–74Title change
2,290Dec 29, 2019Oregon State beat North Dakota 83–66Title change
2,291Jan 2, 2020Utah beat Oregon State 81–69Title change
2,292Jan 4, 2020Oregon beat Utah 69–64Title change
2,293Jan 9, 2020Oregon beat Arizona 74–73Defense
2,294Jan 11, 2020Oregon beat Arizona State 78–69Defense
2,295Jan 16, 2020Washington State beat Oregon 72–61Title change
2,296Jan 18, 2020Washington State beat Oregon State 89–76Defense
2,297Jan 23, 2020Colorado beat Washington State 78–56Title change
2,298Jan 25, 2020Colorado beat Washington 76–62Defense
2,299Jan 30, 2020UCLA beat Colorado 72–68Title change
2,300Feb 2, 2020UCLA beat Utah 73–57Defense
2,301Feb 6, 2020Arizona State beat UCLA 84–66Title change
2,302Feb 8, 2020Arizona State beat USC 66–64Defense
2,303Feb 13, 2020Arizona State beat Stanford 74–69Defense
2,304Feb 16, 2020Arizona State beat California 80–75Defense
2,305Feb 20, 2020Arizona State beat Oregon 77–72Defense
2,306Feb 22, 2020Arizona State beat Oregon State 74–73Defense
2,307Feb 27, 2020UCLA beat Arizona State 75–72Title change
2,308Feb 29, 2020UCLA beat Arizona 69–64Defense
2,309Mar 7, 2020USC beat UCLA 54–52Title change

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