The Women's College Basketball Belt · reign 178
UConn
Took the belt from Notre Dame, 63–53, on April 7, 2015. Lost it to Mississippi State, 66–64, on March 31, 2017.
74Defenses
724Days
14thReign for the program
+2Closest call · Nov 14, 2016
36.5Average winning margin
1stLongest of 224 reigns, by days
1stMost defenses of 224 reigns
Defended against
South Florida ×6Tulsa ×5Tulane ×5East Carolina ×5Temple ×4SMU ×4Cincinnati ×3Memphis ×3UCF ×3Ohio State ×2Kansas State ×2Nebraska ×2Chattanooga ×2DePaul ×2Notre Dame ×2Florida State ×2LSU ×2Maryland ×2Houston ×2South Carolina ×2Texas ×2Syracuse ×2ColgateRobert MorrisDuquesneMississippi StateOregon StateBaylorDaytonUAlbanyUCLAOregon
The seasons
- 2014–15: Princeton had the best record (30–0–0); they won the national title while holding the belt; 1 belt game of this reign; the belt changed hands 10 times that season.
- 2015–16: UConn finished 32–0–0, 1st of 349 by record; they won the national title while holding the belt; 38 belt games of this reign.
- 2016–17: UConn finished 32–0–0, 1st of 349 by record; South Carolina won the national title; 37 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 2 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for UConn across the 76 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Lou Samuelson | 1,155 | 74 |
| 2 | Napheesa Collier | 1,012 | 75 |
| 3 | Gabby Williams | 864 | 76 |
| 4 | Kia Nurse | 783 | 72 |
| 5 | Breanna Stewart | 724 | 38 |
Every game of the reign
margins from UConn’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,012 | Apr 7, 2015 | UConn beat Notre Dame 63–53 Postseason Game → | +10 | Title change |
| 1,013 | Nov 16, 2015 | UConn beat Ohio State 100–56 | +44 | Defense |
| 1,014 | Nov 23, 2015 | UConn beat Kansas State 97–57 | +40 | Defense |
| 1,015 | Nov 28, 2015 | UConn beat Nebraska 88–46 | +42 | Defense |
| 1,016 | Nov 30, 2015 | UConn beat Chattanooga 79–31 | +48 | Defense |
| 1,017 | Dec 2, 2015 | UConn beat DePaul 86–70 | +16 | Defense |
| 1,018 | Dec 5, 2015 | UConn beat Notre Dame 91–81 | +10 | Defense |
| 1,019 | Dec 9, 2015 | UConn beat Colgate 94–50 | +44 | Defense |
| 1,020 | Dec 11, 2015 | UConn beat Florida State 73–49 | +24 | Defense |
| 1,021 | Dec 21, 2015 | UConn beat LSU 86–40 | +46 | Defense |
| 1,022 | Dec 28, 2015 | UConn beat Maryland 83–73 | +10 | Defense |
| 1,023 | Dec 30, 2015 | UConn beat Cincinnati 107–45 | +62 | Defense |
| 1,024 | Jan 6, 2016 | UConn beat Tulsa 95–35 | +60 | Defense |
| 1,025 | Jan 8, 2016 | UConn beat Houston 76–37 | +39 | Defense |
| 1,026 | Jan 10, 2016 | UConn beat South Florida 75–59 | +16 | Defense |
| 1,027 | Jan 13, 2016 | UConn beat Memphis 86–46 | +40 | Defense |
| 1,028 | Jan 16, 2016 | UConn beat Temple 104–49 | +55 | Defense |
| 1,029 | Jan 20, 2016 | UConn beat UCF 106–51 | +55 | Defense |
| 1,030 | Jan 23, 2016 | UConn beat SMU 90–37 | +53 | Defense |
| 1,031 | Jan 27, 2016 | UConn beat Tulsa 94–30 | +64 | Defense |
| 1,032 | Jan 30, 2016 | UConn beat Memphis 83–40 | +43 | Defense |
| 1,033 | Feb 3, 2016 | UConn beat Tulane 96–38 | +58 | Defense |
| 1,034 | Feb 6, 2016 | UConn beat East Carolina 92–46 | +46 | Defense |
| 1,035 | Feb 8, 2016 | UConn beat South Carolina 66–54 | +12 | Defense |
| 1,036 | Feb 14, 2016 | UConn beat Temple 85–60 | +25 | Defense |
| 1,037 | Feb 17, 2016 | UConn beat Cincinnati 88–34 | +54 | Defense |
| 1,038 | Feb 20, 2016 | UConn beat East Carolina 84–41 | +43 | Defense |
| 1,039 | Feb 24, 2016 | UConn beat SMU 88–41 | +47 | Defense |
| 1,040 | Feb 27, 2016 | UConn beat Tulane 80–40 | +40 | Defense |
| 1,041 | Feb 29, 2016 | UConn beat South Florida 79–59 | +20 | Defense |
| 1,042 | Mar 5, 2016 | UConn beat East Carolina 92–51 | +41 | Defense |
| 1,043 | Mar 6, 2016 | UConn beat Tulane 82–35 | +47 | Defense |
| 1,044 | Mar 7, 2016 | UConn beat South Florida 77–51 | +26 | Defense |
| 1,045 | Mar 19, 2016 | UConn beat Robert Morris 101–49 Postseason | +52 | Defense |
| 1,046 | Mar 21, 2016 | UConn beat Duquesne 97–51 Postseason | +46 | Defense |
| 1,047 | Mar 26, 2016 | UConn beat Mississippi State 98–38 Postseason | +60 | Defense |
| 1,048 | Mar 28, 2016 | UConn beat Texas 86–65 Postseason | +21 | Defense |
| 1,049 | Apr 3, 2016 | UConn beat Oregon State 80–51 Postseason | +29 | Defense |
| 1,050 | Apr 5, 2016 | UConn beat Syracuse 82–51 Postseason | +31 | Defense |
| 1,051 | Nov 14, 2016 | UConn beat Florida State 78–76 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,052 | Nov 17, 2016 | UConn beat Baylor 72–61 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,053 | Nov 20, 2016 | UConn beat LSU 76–53 | +23 | Defense |
| 1,054 | Nov 22, 2016 | UConn beat Dayton 98–65 | +33 | Defense |
| 1,055 | Nov 29, 2016 | UConn beat Chattanooga 80–43 | +37 | Defense |
| 1,056 | Dec 1, 2016 | UConn beat DePaul 91–46 | +45 | Defense |
| 1,057 | Dec 4, 2016 | UConn beat Texas 72–54 | +18 | Defense |
| 1,058 | Dec 7, 2016 | UConn beat Notre Dame 72–61 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,059 | Dec 11, 2016 | UConn beat Kansas State 75–58 | +17 | Defense |
| 1,060 | Dec 19, 2016 | UConn beat Ohio State 82–63 | +19 | Defense |
| 1,061 | Dec 21, 2016 | UConn beat Nebraska 84–41 | +43 | Defense |
| 1,062 | Dec 29, 2016 | UConn beat Maryland 87–81 | +6 | Defense |
| 1,063 | Jan 1, 2017 | UConn beat UCF 84–48 | +36 | Defense |
| 1,064 | Jan 4, 2017 | UConn beat East Carolina 90–45 | +45 | Defense |
| 1,065 | Jan 10, 2017 | UConn beat South Florida 102–37 | +65 | Defense |
| 1,066 | Jan 14, 2017 | UConn beat SMU 88–48 | +40 | Defense |
| 1,067 | Jan 17, 2017 | UConn beat Tulsa 98–58 | +40 | Defense |
| 1,068 | Jan 22, 2017 | UConn beat Tulane 100–56 | +44 | Defense |
| 1,069 | Jan 24, 2017 | UConn beat East Carolina 91–44 | +47 | Defense |
| 1,070 | Jan 28, 2017 | UConn beat Houston 91–42 | +49 | Defense |
| 1,071 | Feb 1, 2017 | UConn beat Temple 97–69 | +28 | Defense |
| 1,072 | Feb 5, 2017 | UConn beat Tulsa 96–50 | +46 | Defense |
| 1,073 | Feb 7, 2017 | UConn beat Cincinnati 96–49 | +47 | Defense |
| 1,074 | Feb 11, 2017 | UConn beat SMU 83–41 | +42 | Defense |
| 1,075 | Feb 13, 2017 | UConn beat South Carolina 66–55 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,076 | Feb 18, 2017 | UConn beat Tulane 63–60 | +3 | Defense |
| 1,077 | Feb 22, 2017 | UConn beat Temple 90–45 | +45 | Defense |
| 1,078 | Feb 25, 2017 | UConn beat Memphis 91–48 | +43 | Defense |
| 1,079 | Feb 27, 2017 | UConn beat South Florida 96–68 | +28 | Defense |
| 1,080 | Mar 4, 2017 | UConn beat Tulsa 105–57 | +48 | Defense |
| 1,081 | Mar 5, 2017 | UConn beat UCF 78–56 | +22 | Defense |
| 1,082 | Mar 6, 2017 | UConn beat South Florida 100–44 | +56 | Defense |
| 1,083 | Mar 18, 2017 | UConn beat UAlbany 116–55 Postseason | +61 | Defense |
| 1,084 | Mar 20, 2017 | UConn beat Syracuse 94–64 Postseason | +30 | Defense |
| 1,085 | Mar 25, 2017 | UConn beat UCLA 86–71 Postseason | +15 | Defense |
| 1,086 | Mar 27, 2017 | UConn beat Oregon 90–52 Postseason | +38 | Defense |
| 1,087 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mississippi State beat UConn 66–64 Postseason Game → | −2 | Title change |