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Syracuse

16Reigns
392Days held
28Defenses
1966First reign

Every reign

  1. 16th reignBeat Marquette 55–39 · lost to Michigan
    Mar 30, 2013 – Apr 6, 20137 days · 0 def.
  2. 15th reignBeat UConn 58–55 · lost to Cincinnati
    Mar 8, 2012 – Mar 9, 20121 day · 0 def.
  3. 14th reignBeat Georgetown 73–56 · lost to Louisville
    Jan 25, 2010 – Feb 14, 201020 days · 4 def.
  4. 13th reignBeat North Carolina 87–71 · lost to Pittsburgh
    Nov 20, 2009 – Jan 2, 201043 days · 9 def.
  5. 12th reignBeat Kansas 89–81 · lost to Cleveland State
    Nov 25, 2008 – Dec 15, 200820 days · 4 def.
  6. 11th reignBeat Oklahoma 63–47 · lost to Charlotte
    Mar 30, 2003 – Nov 26, 2003241 days · 2 def.
  7. 10th reignBeat Mississippi State 77–69 · lost to Kentucky
    Mar 29, 1996 – Mar 31, 19962 days · 0 def.
  8. 9th reignBeat Georgetown 89–87 · lost to UConn
    Mar 3, 1990 – Mar 11, 19908 days · 2 def.
  9. 8th reignBeat Georgetown 82–76 · lost to Georgetown
    Mar 4, 1989 – Mar 12, 19898 days · 2 def.
  10. 7th reignBeat Villanova 90–57 · lost to Georgetown
    Jan 31, 1989 – Feb 12, 198912 days · 3 def.
  11. 6th reignBeat Seton Hall 90–66 · lost to Villanova
    Jan 6, 1989 – Jan 8, 19892 days · 0 def.
  12. 5th reignBeat North Carolina 79–75 · lost to Indiana
    Mar 20, 1987 – Mar 29, 19879 days · 1 def.
  13. 4th reignBeat Villanova 79–70 · lost to UConn
    Feb 28, 1983 – Mar 4, 19834 days · 0 def.
  14. 3rd reignBeat Boston College 102–85 · lost to St. John's
    Jan 16, 1983 – Jan 21, 19835 days · 0 def.
  15. 2nd reignBeat North Carolina 78–76 · lost to Kentucky
    Mar 19, 1975 – Mar 28, 19759 days · 1 def.
  16. 1st reignBeat Davidson 94–78 · lost to Duke
    Mar 10, 1966 – Mar 11, 19661 day · 0 def.

Same school, other belts

3,295Longest wait between reigns, days (1966–1975)
1,120Average wait, days
4,968Days since the last reign ended (2013)
15–2Best belt season (2009–10)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2024–2510–1
2019–2010–1
2015–1620–2
2012–1321–111
2011–1221–111
2009–101715–222
2008–0965–111
2003–0410–11
2002–0333–01
1997–9810–1
1995–9621–111
1989–9043–111
1988–89118–333
1986–8732–111
1984–8530–3
1982–8352–322
1974–7532–111
1967–6810–1
1965–6621–111

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