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The 2021–22 season

41 belt games · 10 title changes

Baylor carried the belt into the 2021–22 season. It changed hands 10 times among 9 programs, 3 of those in the playoffs, and Kansas finished the season with it. Most defenses: Baylor, 15. Belt MVP: James Akinjo (Baylor).

Who held it, in order

BaylorTexas TechKansas StateKansasKentuckyTennesseeArkansasTennesseeMichiganVillanovaKansas

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,339Nov 12, 2021Baylor beat Incarnate Word 87–60Defense
2,340Nov 15, 2021Baylor beat Nicholls 89–60Defense
2,341Nov 17, 2021Baylor beat Central Arkansas 92–47Defense
2,342Nov 20, 2021Baylor beat Stanford 86–48Defense
2,343Nov 24, 2021Baylor beat Arizona State 75–63Defense
2,344Nov 25, 2021Baylor beat VCU 69–61Defense
2,345Nov 26, 2021Baylor beat Michigan State 75–58Defense
2,346Dec 4, 2021Baylor beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99–54Defense
2,347Dec 12, 2021Baylor beat Villanova 57–36Defense
2,348Dec 18, 2021Baylor beat Oregon 78–70Defense
2,349Dec 20, 2021Baylor beat Alcorn State 94–57Defense
2,350Dec 28, 2021Baylor beat Northwestern State 104–68Defense
2,351Jan 1, 2022Baylor beat Iowa State 77–72Defense
2,352Jan 4, 2022Baylor beat Oklahoma 84–74Defense
2,353Jan 8, 2022Baylor beat TCU 76–64Defense
2,354Jan 11, 2022Texas Tech beat Baylor 65–62Title change
2,355Jan 13, 2022Texas Tech beat Oklahoma State 78–57Defense
2,356Jan 15, 2022Kansas State beat Texas Tech 62–51Title change
2,357Jan 18, 2022Kansas State beat Texas 66–65Defense
2,358Jan 22, 2022Kansas beat Kansas State 78–75Title change
2,359Jan 24, 2022Kansas beat Texas Tech 94–91Defense
2,360Jan 29, 2022Kentucky beat Kansas 80–62Title change
2,361Feb 2, 2022Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 77–70Defense
2,362Feb 5, 2022Kentucky beat Alabama 66–55Defense
2,363Feb 8, 2022Kentucky beat South Carolina 86–76Defense
2,364Feb 12, 2022Kentucky beat Florida 78–57Defense
2,365Feb 15, 2022Tennessee beat Kentucky 76–63Title change
2,366Feb 19, 2022Arkansas beat Tennessee 58–48Title change
2,367Feb 22, 2022Arkansas beat Florida 82–74Defense
2,368Feb 26, 2022Arkansas beat Kentucky 75–73Defense
2,369Mar 2, 2022Arkansas beat LSU 77–76Defense
2,370Mar 5, 2022Tennessee beat Arkansas 78–74Title change
2,371Mar 11, 2022Tennessee beat Mississippi State 72–59Defense
2,372Mar 12, 2022Tennessee beat Kentucky 69–62Defense
2,373Mar 13, 2022Tennessee beat Texas A&M 65–50Defense
2,374Mar 17, 2022Tennessee beat Longwood 88–56 PostseasonDefense
2,375Mar 19, 2022Michigan beat Tennessee 76–68 PostseasonTitle change
2,376Mar 24, 2022Villanova beat Michigan 63–55 PostseasonTitle change
2,377Mar 26, 2022Villanova beat Houston 50–44 PostseasonDefense
2,378Apr 2, 2022Kansas beat Villanova 81–65 PostseasonTitle change
2,379Apr 4, 2022Kansas beat North Carolina 72–69 PostseasonDefense

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