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UCLA

19Reigns
2,325Days held
140Defenses
1964First reign

Every reign

  1. 19th reignBeat Stanford 73–64 · lost to Arizona
    Feb 16, 2023 – Mar 11, 202323 days · 7 def.
  2. 18th reignBeat Michigan 51–49 · lost to Gonzaga
    Mar 30, 2021 – Apr 3, 20214 days · 0 def.
  3. 17th reignBeat Arizona State 75–72 · lost to USC
    Feb 27, 2020 – Mar 7, 20209 days · 1 def.
  4. 16th reignBeat Colorado 72–68 · lost to Arizona State
    Jan 30, 2020 – Feb 6, 20207 days · 1 def.
  5. 15th reignBeat Kentucky 87–77 · lost to North Carolina
    Dec 3, 2015 – Dec 19, 201516 days · 3 def.
  6. 14th reignBeat Western Kentucky 88–78 · lost to Memphis
    Mar 27, 2008 – Apr 5, 20089 days · 1 def.
  7. 13th reignBeat Pittsburgh 64–55 · lost to Florida
    Mar 22, 2007 – Mar 31, 20079 days · 1 def.
  8. 12th reignBeat LSU 59–45 · lost to Florida
    Apr 1, 2006 – Apr 3, 20062 days · 0 def.
  9. 11th reignBeat Michigan 85–82 · lost to Kentucky
    Mar 14, 1998 – Mar 19, 19985 days · 0 def.
  10. 10th reignBeat Missouri 75–74 · lost to Santa Clara
    Mar 18, 1995 – Nov 20, 1995247 days · 4 def.
  11. 9th reignBeat Arizona 73–67 · lost to Stanford
    Jan 12, 1990 – Jan 17, 19905 days · 0 def.
  12. 8th reignBeat Tennessee 103–89 · lost to Washington
    Jan 30, 1977 – Feb 11, 197712 days · 3 def.
  13. 7th reignBeat Kentucky 92–85 · lost to Indiana
    Mar 30, 1975 – Nov 28, 1975243 days · 0 def.
  14. 6th reignBeat USC 82–52 · lost to NC State
    Mar 8, 1974 – Mar 22, 197414 days · 2 def.
  15. 5th reignBeat Notre Dame 94–75 · lost to Oregon State
    Jan 25, 1974 – Feb 14, 197420 days · 3 def.
  16. 4th reignBeat USC 64–60 · lost to Notre Dame
    Feb 5, 1971 – Jan 18, 19741,078 days · 86 def.
  17. 3rd reignBeat North Carolina 78–55 · lost to USC
    Mar 22, 1968 – Mar 7, 1969350 days · 25 def.
  18. 2nd reignBeat Ohio State 92–66 · lost to Duke
    Dec 2, 1965 – Dec 9, 19657 days · 1 def.
  19. 1st reignBeat San Francisco 76–72 · lost to Illinois
    Mar 13, 1964 – Dec 3, 1964265 days · 2 def.

Same school, other belts

4,718Longest wait between reigns, days (1977–1990)
1,068Average wait, days
1,342Days since the last reign ended (2023)
30–0Best belt season (1971–72)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2025–2610–1
2022–2398–111
2020–2121–111
2019–2064–222
2015–1654–111
2007–0832–111
2006–0732–111
2005–0621–111
1999–0030–3
1997–9821–111
1995–9610–11
1994–9555–01
1992–9310–1
1989–9021–111
1980–8110–1
1979–8020–2
1976–7754–111
1975–7620–21
1974–7511–01
1973–742320–323
1972–733030–0
1971–723030–0
1970–711414–01
1968–692625–11
1967–6811–01
1965–6632–111
1964–6510–11
1963–6433–01
1961–6210–1
1959–6030–3
1955–5620–2

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