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The College Basketball Belt

California

3Reigns
372Days held
28Defenses
1959First reign

Every reign

  1. 3rd reignBeat BYU 85–63 · lost to Arizona
    Dec 22, 1989 – Jan 1, 199010 days · 2 def.
  2. 2nd reignBeat USC 60–45 · lost to Ohio State
    Jan 3, 1960 – Mar 18, 196075 days · 18 def.
  3. 1st reignBeat West Virginia 71–70 · lost to USC
    Mar 20, 1959 – Jan 1, 1960287 days · 8 def.

Same school, other belts

10,871Longest wait between reigns, days (1960–1989)
5,436Average wait, days
13,464Days since the last reign ended (1990)
27–2Best belt season (1959–60)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2022–2330–3
2019–2010–1
1999–0010–1
1995–9610–1
1989–9053–211
1988–8910–1
1973–7420–2
1972–7320–2
1971–7220–2
1970–7120–2
1968–6920–2
1959–602927–212
1958–5911–01
1956–5710–1
1955–5610–1

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