The College Basketball Belt

Cincinnati

9Reigns

983Days held

44Defenses

1961First reign

Every reign

9th reignBeat Syracuse 71–68 · lost to Louisville
Mar 9, 2012 – Mar 10, 20121 day · 0 def.
8th reignBeat Marquette 85–84 · lost to Mississippi State
Mar 9, 1996 – Mar 23, 199614 days · 3 def.
7th reignBeat Tulane 65–63 · lost to Marquette
Feb 24, 1996 – Mar 1, 19966 days · 1 def.
6th reignBeat Temple 70–49 · lost to UAB
Dec 16, 1995 – Jan 20, 199635 days · 6 def.
5th reignBeat Florida State 58–57 · lost to Wichita State
Mar 7, 1981 – Dec 4, 1981272 days · 0 def.
4th reignBeat Louisville 59–58 · lost to Saint Louis
Jan 20, 1967 – Jan 27, 19677 days · 1 def.
3rd reignBeat Wisconsin 65–60 · lost to Utah
Dec 13, 1963 – Dec 31, 196318 days · 4 def.
2nd reignBeat Bradley 72–57 · lost to Wichita State
Feb 18, 1962 – Feb 15, 1963362 days · 25 def.
1st reignBeat Ohio State 70–65 · lost to Wichita State
Mar 24, 1961 – Dec 17, 1961268 days · 4 def.

5,830Longest wait between reigns, days (1996–2012)

2,204Average wait, days

5,360Days since the last reign ended (2012)

18–1Best belt season (1962–63)

	Player	Games	PTS
1	Jizzle James	3	27
2	Day Day Thomas	3	12
3	Yancy Gates	2	27
4	Simas Lukosius	2	26
5	Lance Stephenson	2	25
6	Deonta Vaughn	2	21
7	Dan Skillings Jr.	2	21
8	Ibrahima Thomas	2	15
9	Rashad Bishop	2	11
10	Viktor Lakhin	2	11

Season	Games	W–L	Took it	Lost it
2025–26	1	0–1
2023–24	2	0–2
2014–15	1	0–1
2011–12	2	1–1	1	1
2009–10	2	0–2
2002–03	2	0–2
1995–96	16	13–3	3	3
1993–94	2	0–2
1981–82	1	0–1		1
1980–81	1	1–0	1
1966–67	4	2–2	1	1
1963–64	6	5–1	1	1
1962–63	19	18–1		1
1961–62	13	12–1	1	1
1960–61	1	1–0	1
1959–60	1	0–1