The Women's College Basketball Belt · reign 168
UConn
Took the belt from Notre Dame, 83–65, on April 7, 2013. Lost it to Stanford, 88–86, on November 17, 2014.
42Defenses
589Days
13thReign for the program
+11Closest call · Jan 13, 2014
34.8Average winning margin
4thLongest of 224 reigns, by days
3rdMost defenses of 224 reigns
Defended against
Louisville ×4Cincinnati ×3Rutgers ×3Stanford ×2UC Davis ×2UCF ×2Memphis ×2Houston ×2Temple ×2South Florida ×2SMU ×2HartfordMarylandPenn StateOregonBoston UniversityMonmouthSt. BonaventureOhio StateDukeCaliforniaBaylorPrairie View A&MSaint Joseph'sBYUTexas A&MNotre Dame
The seasons
- 2012–13: Baylor had the best record (32–1–0); they won the national title while holding the belt; 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 4 times that season.
- 2013–14: UConn finished 34–0–0, 1st of 349 by record; they won the national title while holding the belt; 40 belt games of this reign.
- 2014–15: Princeton had the best record (30–0–0); they won the national title while holding the belt; 2 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for UConn across the 42 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breanna Stewart | 815 | 42 |
| 2 | Bria Hartley | 647 | 40 |
| 3 | Stefanie Dolson | 496 | 40 |
| 4 | Moriah Jefferson | 418 | 42 |
| 5 | Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | 416 | 30 |
Every game of the reign
margins from UConn’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 931 | Apr 7, 2013 | UConn beat Notre Dame 83–65 Postseason Game → | +18 | Title change |
| 932 | Apr 9, 2013 | UConn beat Louisville 93–60 Postseason | +33 | Defense |
| 933 | Nov 9, 2013 | UConn beat Hartford 89–34 | +55 | Defense |
| 934 | Nov 11, 2013 | UConn beat Stanford 76–57 | +19 | Defense |
| 935 | Nov 15, 2013 | UConn beat Maryland 72–55 | +17 | Defense |
| 936 | Nov 17, 2013 | UConn beat Penn State 71–52 | +19 | Defense |
| 937 | Nov 20, 2013 | UConn beat Oregon 114–68 | +46 | Defense |
| 938 | Nov 22, 2013 | UConn beat Boston University 96–38 | +58 | Defense |
| 939 | Nov 23, 2013 | UConn beat Monmouth 100–46 | +54 | Defense |
| 940 | Nov 24, 2013 | UConn beat St. Bonaventure 88–39 | +49 | Defense |
| 941 | Dec 1, 2013 | UConn beat Ohio State 70–49 | +21 | Defense |
| 942 | Dec 5, 2013 | UConn beat UC Davis 97–37 | +60 | Defense |
| 943 | Dec 17, 2013 | UConn beat Duke 83–61 | +22 | Defense |
| 944 | Dec 22, 2013 | UConn beat California 80–47 | +33 | Defense |
| 945 | Dec 29, 2013 | UConn beat Cincinnati 67–34 | +33 | Defense |
| 946 | Jan 1, 2014 | UConn beat UCF 77–49 | +28 | Defense |
| 947 | Jan 4, 2014 | UConn beat Memphis 90–49 | +41 | Defense |
| 948 | Jan 7, 2014 | UConn beat Houston 90–40 | +50 | Defense |
| 949 | Jan 11, 2014 | UConn beat Temple 80–36 | +44 | Defense |
| 950 | Jan 13, 2014 | UConn beat Baylor 66–55 | +11 | Defense |
| 951 | Jan 19, 2014 | UConn beat Rutgers 94–64 | +30 | Defense |
| 952 | Jan 22, 2014 | UConn beat Memphis 83–49 | +34 | Defense |
| 953 | Jan 26, 2014 | UConn beat South Florida 81–53 | +28 | Defense |
| 954 | Jan 28, 2014 | UConn beat Temple 93–56 | +37 | Defense |
| 955 | Feb 1, 2014 | UConn beat Cincinnati 86–29 | +57 | Defense |
| 956 | Feb 4, 2014 | UConn beat SMU 102–41 | +61 | Defense |
| 957 | Feb 9, 2014 | UConn beat Louisville 81–64 | +17 | Defense |
| 958 | Feb 16, 2014 | UConn beat South Florida 63–38 | +25 | Defense |
| 959 | Feb 19, 2014 | UConn beat UCF 83–35 | +48 | Defense |
| 960 | Feb 22, 2014 | UConn beat Houston 92–41 | +51 | Defense |
| 961 | Feb 25, 2014 | UConn beat SMU 81–48 | +33 | Defense |
| 962 | Mar 1, 2014 | UConn beat Rutgers 72–35 | +37 | Defense |
| 963 | Mar 3, 2014 | UConn beat Louisville 68–48 | +20 | Defense |
| 964 | Mar 8, 2014 | UConn beat Cincinnati 72–42 | +30 | Defense |
| 965 | Mar 9, 2014 | UConn beat Rutgers 83–57 | +26 | Defense |
| 966 | Mar 10, 2014 | UConn beat Louisville 72–52 | +20 | Defense |
| 967 | Mar 23, 2014 | UConn beat Prairie View A&M 87–44 Postseason | +43 | Defense |
| 968 | Mar 25, 2014 | UConn beat Saint Joseph's 91–52 Postseason | +39 | Defense |
| 969 | Mar 29, 2014 | UConn beat BYU 70–51 Postseason | +19 | Defense |
| 970 | Mar 31, 2014 | UConn beat Texas A&M 69–54 Postseason | +15 | Defense |
| 971 | Apr 6, 2014 | UConn beat Stanford 75–56 Postseason | +19 | Defense |
| 972 | Apr 8, 2014 | UConn beat Notre Dame 79–58 Postseason | +21 | Defense |
| 973 | Nov 14, 2014 | UConn beat UC Davis 102–43 | +59 | Defense |
| 974 | Nov 17, 2014 | Stanford beat UConn 88–86 Game → | −2 | Title change |