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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.

Who held it, in order

VirginiaPurdueNebraskaNorth DakotaOregon StateUtahOregonWashington StateColoradoUCLAArizona StateUCLAUSC

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,029Nov 6, 2019Virginia beat Syracuse 48–34Defense
2,030Nov 10, 2019Virginia beat James Madison 65–34Defense
2,031Nov 16, 2019Virginia beat Columbia 60–42Defense
2,032Nov 19, 2019Virginia beat Vermont 61–55Defense
2,033Nov 23, 2019Virginia beat Massachusetts 58–46Defense
2,034Nov 24, 2019Virginia beat Arizona State 48–45Defense
2,035Nov 27, 2019Virginia beat Maine 46–26Defense
2,036Dec 4, 2019Purdue beat Virginia 69–40Title change
2,037Dec 8, 2019Purdue beat Northwestern 58–44Defense
2,038Dec 15, 2019Nebraska beat Purdue 70–56Title change
2,039Dec 21, 2019North Dakota beat Nebraska 75–74Title change
2,040Dec 29, 2019Oregon State beat North Dakota 83–66Title change
2,041Jan 2, 2020Utah beat Oregon State 81–69Title change
2,042Jan 4, 2020Oregon beat Utah 69–64Title change
2,043Jan 9, 2020Oregon beat Arizona 74–73Defense
2,044Jan 11, 2020Oregon beat Arizona State 78–69Defense
2,045Jan 16, 2020Washington State beat Oregon 72–61Title change
2,046Jan 18, 2020Washington State beat Oregon State 89–76Defense
2,047Jan 23, 2020Colorado beat Washington State 78–56Title change
2,048Jan 25, 2020Colorado beat Washington 76–62Defense
2,049Jan 30, 2020UCLA beat Colorado 72–68Title change
2,050Feb 2, 2020UCLA beat Utah 73–57Defense
2,051Feb 6, 2020Arizona State beat UCLA 84–66Title change
2,052Feb 8, 2020Arizona State beat USC 66–64Defense
2,053Feb 13, 2020Arizona State beat Stanford 74–69Defense
2,054Feb 16, 2020Arizona State beat California 80–75Defense
2,055Feb 20, 2020Arizona State beat Oregon 77–72Defense
2,056Feb 22, 2020Arizona State beat Oregon State 74–73Defense
2,057Feb 27, 2020UCLA beat Arizona State 75–72Title change
2,058Feb 29, 2020UCLA beat Arizona 69–64Defense
2,059Mar 7, 2020USC beat UCLA 54–52Title change

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