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Louisville

15Reigns
914Days held
46Defenses
1959First reign

Every reign

  1. 15th reignBeat Clemson 76–73 · lost to Duke
    Mar 14, 2025 – Mar 15, 20251 day · 0 def.
  2. 14th reignBeat Duke 71–64 · lost to Miami
    Feb 20, 2016 – Feb 27, 20167 days · 1 def.
  3. 13th reignBeat North Carolina 71–65 · lost to Duke
    Feb 1, 2016 – Feb 8, 20167 days · 1 def.
  4. 12th reignBeat Michigan 82–76 · lost to North Carolina
    Apr 8, 2013 – Nov 24, 2013230 days · 5 def.
  5. 11th reignBeat Cincinnati 50–44 · lost to Kentucky
    Mar 10, 2012 – Mar 31, 201221 days · 4 def.
  6. 10th reignBeat Syracuse 66–60 · lost to Georgetown
    Feb 14, 2010 – Feb 23, 20109 days · 2 def.
  7. 9th reignBeat UAB 83–78 · lost to Butler
    Mar 15, 2003 – Mar 23, 20038 days · 1 def.
  8. 8th reignBeat Kentucky 81–63 · lost to Saint Louis
    Dec 28, 2002 – Feb 12, 200346 days · 11 def.
  9. 7th reignBeat Memphis 74–56 · lost to Tulane
    Feb 2, 1996 – Feb 7, 19965 days · 0 def.
  10. 6th reignBeat Georgia Tech 88–68 · lost to Charlotte
    Jan 14, 1994 – Feb 16, 199433 days · 8 def.
  11. 5th reignBeat Duke 72–69 · lost to Northeastern
    Mar 30, 1986 – Nov 28, 1986243 days · 0 def.
  12. 4th reignBeat LSU 86–66 · lost to DePaul
    Mar 15, 1980 – Nov 22, 1980252 days · 2 def.
  13. 3rd reignBeat Saint Louis 82–62 · lost to Wichita State
    Jan 31, 1967 – Feb 24, 196724 days · 6 def.
  14. 2nd reignBeat Princeton 72–63 · lost to Cincinnati
    Dec 30, 1966 – Jan 20, 196721 days · 4 def.
  15. 1st reignBeat Kentucky 76–61 · lost to West Virginia
    Mar 12, 1959 – Mar 19, 19597 days · 1 def.

Same school, other belts

4,768Longest wait between reigns, days (1967–1980)
1,657Average wait, days
607Days since the last reign ended (2025)
14–2Best belt season (2002–03)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2024–2531–211
2015–1664–222
2013–1465–11
2012–1321–11
2011–1265–111
2009–1053–211
2003–0410–1
2002–031614–222
1995–9621–111
1993–94109–111
1990–9110–1
1987–8810–1
1986–8710–11
1985–8621–11
1980–8110–11
1979–8033–01
1971–7210–1
1966–671412–222
1960–6110–1
1958–5932–111
1950–5110–1

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