The College Basketball Belt · still waiting
Loyola Chicago vs. the belt
19Belt games
0–19Record vs. holders
1950First shot
2018Latest shot
Loyola Chicago has played 19 belt games and never taken the College Basketball belt: the first chance came on January 6, 1950, the latest on March 31, 2018.
Holders faced most often: DePaul (4), UCLA (3), Kentucky (2), Butler (2), City College of New York (1), San Francisco (1).
The closest calls
| Date | Game | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 71–67 | 4 |
| Feb 14, 2008 | Wright State beat Loyola Chicago 55–51 | 4 |
| Jan 4, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 80–75 | 5 |
| Feb 22, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 94–87 | 7 |
| Dec 22, 1979 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 92–83 | 9 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | Butler beat Loyola Chicago 66–55 | 11 |
| Mar 20, 1985 | Georgetown beat Loyola Chicago 65–53 | 12 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Michigan beat Loyola Chicago 69–57 | 12 |
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2,235 | Mar 31, 2018 | Michigan beat Loyola Chicago 69–57 |
| 1,850 | Jan 15, 2009 | Butler beat Loyola Chicago 78–55 |
| 1,821 | Feb 14, 2008 | Wright State beat Loyola Chicago 55–51 |
| 1,809 | Jan 7, 2008 | Butler beat Loyola Chicago 66–55 |
| 1,547 | Dec 8, 2000 | Michigan State beat Loyola Chicago 103–71 |
| 990 | Mar 20, 1985 | Georgetown beat Loyola Chicago 65–53 |
| 824 | Dec 19, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 71–67 |
| 810 | Feb 22, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 94–87 |
| 795 | Jan 4, 1980 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 80–75 |
| 792 | Dec 22, 1979 | DePaul beat Loyola Chicago 92–83 |
| 594 | Jan 24, 1973 | UCLA beat Loyola Chicago 87–73 |
| 564 | Jan 27, 1972 | UCLA beat Loyola Chicago 92–64 |
| 534 | Jan 29, 1971 | USC beat Loyola Chicago 97–73 |
| 480 | Jan 24, 1969 | UCLA beat Loyola Chicago 84–65 |
| 262 | Dec 18, 1960 | Ohio State beat Loyola Chicago 90–65 |
| 190 | Dec 29, 1957 | Kentucky beat Loyola Chicago 75–42 |
| 175 | Jan 6, 1957 | Kentucky beat Loyola Chicago 81–62 |
| 168 | Dec 13, 1956 | San Francisco beat Loyola Chicago 67–48 |
| 6 | Jan 6, 1950 | City College of New York beat Loyola Chicago 61–46 |