+2Closest call · Mar 12, 2013
20.6Average winning margin
41stLongest of 224 reigns, by days
13thMost defenses of 224 reigns
Defended against
South Florida ×2Providence ×2Louisville ×2UConn ×2RutgersGeorgetownSt. John'sPittsburghTennesseeCincinnatiVillanovaSeton HallMarquetteDePaulSyracuseUT MartinIowaKansasDuke
The season
- 2012–13: Notre Dame finished 31–1–0, 2nd of 345 by record; UConn won the national title; 25 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 4 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Notre Dame’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | Jan 5, 2013 | Notre Dame beat UConn 73–72 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 908 | Jan 8, 2013 | Notre Dame beat South Florida 75–71 | +4 | Defense |
| 909 | Jan 13, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Rutgers 71–46 | +25 | Defense |
| 910 | Jan 15, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Georgetown 79–64 | +15 | Defense |
| 911 | Jan 20, 2013 | Notre Dame beat St. John's 74–50 | +24 | Defense |
| 912 | Jan 23, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 73–47 | +26 | Defense |
| 913 | Jan 26, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Providence 89–44 | +45 | Defense |
| 914 | Jan 28, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Tennessee 77–67 | +10 | Defense |
| 915 | Feb 2, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Cincinnati 64–42 | +22 | Defense |
| 916 | Feb 5, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Villanova 59–52 | +7 | Defense |
| 917 | Feb 9, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Seton Hall 69–49 | +20 | Defense |
| 918 | Feb 11, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Louisville 93–64 | +29 | Defense |
| 919 | Feb 17, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Marquette 87–49 | +38 | Defense |
| 920 | Feb 24, 2013 | Notre Dame beat DePaul 84–56 | +28 | Defense |
| 921 | Feb 26, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Syracuse 79–68 | +11 | Defense |
| 922 | Mar 2, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Providence 92–57 | +35 | Defense |
| 923 | Mar 4, 2013 | Notre Dame beat UConn 96–87 | +9 | Defense |
| 924 | Mar 10, 2013 | Notre Dame beat South Florida 75–66 | +9 | Defense |
| 925 | Mar 11, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Louisville 83–59 | +24 | Defense |
| 926 | Mar 12, 2013 | Notre Dame beat UConn 61–59 | +2 | Defense |
| 927 | Mar 24, 2013 | Notre Dame beat UT Martin 97–64 Postseason | +33 | Defense |
| 928 | Mar 26, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Iowa 74–57 Postseason | +17 | Defense |
| 929 | Mar 31, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Kansas 93–63 Postseason | +30 | Defense |
| 930 | Apr 2, 2013 | Notre Dame beat Duke 87–76 Postseason | +11 | Defense |
| 931 | Apr 7, 2013 | UConn beat Notre Dame 83–65 Postseason Game → | −18 | Title change |