The College Basketball Belt

Kansas

10Reigns

801Days held

25Defenses

1953First reign

Every reign

10th reignBeat Arizona 82–78 · lost to Iowa State
Feb 9, 2026 – Feb 14, 20265 days · 0 def.
9th reignBeat UConn 69–65 · lost to UCF
Dec 1, 2023 – Jan 10, 202440 days · 6 def.
8th reignBeat Villanova 81–65 · lost to Tennessee
Apr 2, 2022 – Nov 25, 2022237 days · 7 def.
7th reignBeat Kansas State 78–75 · lost to Kentucky
Jan 22, 2022 – Jan 29, 20227 days · 1 def.
6th reignBeat Memphis 75–68 · lost to Syracuse
Apr 7, 2008 – Nov 25, 2008232 days · 3 def.
5th reignBeat Florida 82–80 · lost to DePaul
Nov 25, 2006 – Dec 2, 20067 days · 1 def.
4th reignBeat Massachusetts 81–75 · lost to Indiana
Dec 3, 1994 – Dec 16, 199413 days · 3 def.
3rd reignBeat Massachusetts 86–75 · lost to Temple
Nov 20, 1993 – Nov 30, 199310 days · 0 def.
2nd reignBeat Oklahoma 83–79 · lost to Seton Hall
Apr 3, 1988 – Nov 27, 1988238 days · 1 def.
1st reignBeat Oklahoma State 65–53 · lost to Colorado
Jan 7, 1953 – Jan 19, 195312 days · 3 def.

12,858Longest wait between reigns, days (1953–1988)

2,878Average wait, days

271Days since the last reign ended (2026)

7–2Best belt season (2023–24)

	Player	Games	Wins	PTS
1	KJ Adams Jr.	21	17	171
2	Dajuan Harris Jr.	21	17	150
3	Kevin McCullar Jr.	16	13	238
4	Jalen Wilson	12	10	219
5	Elmarko Jackson	12	8	60
6	Jamari McDowell	12	8	27
7	Hunter Dickinson	9	7	142
8	Sherron Collins	9	6	103
9	Nicolas Timberlake	9	7	33
10	Joseph Yesufu	9	7	26

Season	Games	W–L	Took it	Lost it
2025–26	3	1–2	1	1
2023–24	9	7–2	1	1
2022–23	7	6–1		1
2021–22	5	4–1	2	1
2011–12	1	0–1
2008–09	4	3–1		1
2007–08	1	1–0	1
2006–07	4	2–2	1	1
2002–03	1	0–1
1994–95	5	4–1	1	1
1993–94	2	1–1	1	1
1990–91	1	0–1
1988–89	2	1–1		1
1987–88	1	1–0	1
1985–86	1	0–1
1978–79	2	0–2
1973–74	1	0–1
1970–71	1	0–1
1962–63	1	0–1
1952–53	5	4–1	1	1