The College Basketball Belt

Iowa

10Reigns

103Days held

19Defenses

1955First reign

Every reign

10th reignBeat Ohio State 67–60 · lost to Northwestern State
Mar 12, 2006 – Mar 17, 20065 days · 0 def.
9th reignBeat Michigan 94–66 · lost to Northwestern
Feb 4, 2006 – Feb 8, 20064 days · 0 def.
8th reignBeat Illinois 63–48 · lost to Michigan State
Jan 7, 2006 – Jan 21, 200614 days · 2 def.
7th reignBeat Ohio State 75–66 · lost to Kentucky
Mar 8, 2001 – Mar 16, 20018 days · 3 def.
6th reignBeat UConn 70–68 · lost to Stanford
Nov 11, 1999 – Nov 12, 19991 day · 0 def.
5th reignBeat Purdue 88–69 · lost to Illinois
Feb 17, 1998 – Feb 21, 19984 days · 0 def.
4th reignBeat Michigan State 79–78 · lost to Indiana
Mar 7, 1995 – Mar 11, 19954 days · 0 def.
3rd reignBeat Indiana 74–55 · lost to Michigan State
Jan 3, 1995 – Jan 6, 19953 days · 0 def.
2nd reignBeat Northeastern 103–80 · lost to Ohio State
Nov 30, 1986 – Jan 23, 198754 days · 14 def.
1st reignBeat Marquette 86–81 · lost to La Salle
Mar 11, 1955 – Mar 17, 19556 days · 0 def.

11,581Longest wait between reigns, days (1955–1986)

2,059Average wait, days

7,545Days since the last reign ended (2006)

15–2Best belt season (1986–87)

	Player	Games	Wins	PTS
1	Adam Haluska	8	5	137
2	Greg Brunner	8	5	111
3	Jeff Horner	8	5	100
4	Erek Hansen	8	5	65
5	Mike Henderson	8	5	51
6	Doug Thomas	8	5	29
7	Tony Freeman	8	5	27
8	Alex Thompson	8	5	19
9	Carlton Reed	5	3	3
10	Seth Gorney	4	3	4

Season	Games	W–L	Took it	Lost it
2017–18	1	0–1
2005–06	8	5–3	3	3
2001–02	1	0–1
2000–01	5	4–1	1	1
1999–00	2	1–1	1	1
1997–98	3	1–2	1	1
1994–95	4	2–2	2	2
1991–92	1	0–1
1986–87	17	15–2	1	1
1979–80	1	0–1
1978–79	1	0–1
1975–76	2	0–2
1973–74	1	0–1
1971–72	1	0–1
1964–65	1	0–1
1960–61	1	0–1
1955–56	1	0–1
1954–55	2	1–1	1	1