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Through September 29, 2026
224Reigns
1,419Belt games
72Programs have held it
61Title changes in the NCAA tournament

291 current Division I programs have never held the belt.

Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
  1. 1. UConn3,958
  2. 2. Tennessee2,386
  3. 3. South Carolina1,267
  4. 4. Stanford994
  5. 5. Baylor994
  6. 6. Notre Dame730
  7. 7. Louisiana Tech440
  8. 8. Texas437
  9. 9. North Carolina379
  10. 10. Texas Tech337
Most reigns
  1. 1. UConn18
  2. 2. Tennessee17
  3. 3. Stanford14
  4. 4. Notre Dame10
  5. 5. NC State8
  6. 6. North Carolina7
  7. 7. Baylor7
  8. 8. South Carolina7
  9. 9. Texas6
  10. 10. Louisiana Tech6
Most defenses in one reign
  1. 1. UConn, 2014–1574
  2. 2. UConn, 2008–0952
  3. 3. UConn, 2012–1342
  4. 4. Tennessee, 1996–9740
  5. 5. UConn, 2024–2539
  6. 6. South Carolina, 2021–2236
  7. 7. UConn, 2001–0234
  8. 8. Baylor, 2018–1934
  9. 9. UConn, 2017–1829
  10. 10. South Carolina, 2019–2027
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
  1. 1. UConn326
  2. 2. Tennessee121
  3. 3. South Carolina88
  4. 4. Baylor84
  5. 5. Stanford64
  6. 6. Notre Dame64
  7. 7. Texas45
  8. 8. North Carolina33
  9. 9. NC State26
  10. 10. Louisiana Tech25
Most defenses in one season
  1. 1. UConn, 2013–1440
  2. 2. Tennessee, 1997–9839
  3. 3. UConn, 2009–1039
  4. 4. UConn, 2015–1638
  5. 5. UConn, 2025–2638
  6. 6. UConn, 2016–1736
  7. 7. South Carolina, 2022–2336
  8. 8. UConn, 2002–0331
  9. 9. UConn, 2017–1829
  10. 10. Texas, 1986–8728
Most belt games played
  1. 1. UConn371
  2. 2. Tennessee170
  3. 3. South Carolina112
  4. 4. Baylor108
  5. 5. Stanford104
  6. 6. Notre Dame103
  7. 7. Texas72
  8. 8. North Carolina62
  9. 9. NC State57
  10. 10. Louisiana Tech45
Busiest seasons (title changes)
  1. 1. 1993–9414
  2. 2. 2008–0914
  3. 3. 2021–2212
  4. 4. 1998–9911
  5. 5. 1992–9310
  6. 6. 2011–1210
  7. 7. 2014–1510
  8. 8. 1990–919
  9. 9. 2003–049
  10. 10. 2020–219
Longest waits since last holding it
  1. 1. Washington State12,660 days
  2. 2. Arizona State12,625 days
  3. 3. Wichita State11,956 days
  4. 4. Missouri State11,937 days
  5. 5. Creighton11,927 days
  6. 6. Oklahoma State11,904 days
  7. 7. Alabama11,868 days
  8. 8. Clemson11,549 days
  9. 9. Ole Miss11,192 days
  10. 10. Georgia11,183 days
Most title takeovers from one team
  1. 1. Notre Dame from UConn5
  2. 2. UConn from Tennessee4
  3. 3. UConn from Notre Dame4
  4. 4. Tennessee from Louisiana Tech3
  5. 5. Tennessee from Stanford3
  6. 6. Stanford from Tennessee3
  7. 7. North Carolina from NC State3
  8. 8. UConn from Stanford3
  9. 9. Tennessee from Texas2
  10. 10. Texas from Tennessee2

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