The Women's College Basketball Belt · reign 182
UConn
Took the belt from Notre Dame, 80–71, on December 3, 2017. Lost it to Notre Dame, 91–89, on March 30, 2018.
29Defenses
117Days
15thReign for the program
+4Closest call · Jan 15, 2018
40.0Average winning margin
38thLongest of 224 reigns, by days
9thMost defenses of 224 reigns
Defended against
South Florida ×3Tulane ×3Memphis ×2UCF ×2Temple ×2South Carolina ×2Cincinnati ×2DePaulOklahomaDuquesneEast CarolinaHoustonTexasTulsaWichita StateLouisvilleSMUSaint FrancisQuinnipiacDuke
The season
- 2017–18: UConn finished 32–0–0, 1st of 349 by record; Notre Dame won the national title; 31 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 3 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for UConn across the 31 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Lou Samuelson | 524 | 30 |
| 2 | Napheesa Collier | 513 | 31 |
| 3 | Azura Stevens | 458 | 31 |
| 4 | Kia Nurse | 404 | 31 |
| 5 | Gabby Williams | 329 | 30 |
Every game of the reign
margins from UConn’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,097 | Dec 3, 2017 | UConn beat Notre Dame 80–71 Game → | +9 | Title change |
| 1,098 | Dec 8, 2017 | UConn beat DePaul 103–69 | +34 | Defense |
| 1,099 | Dec 19, 2017 | UConn beat Oklahoma 88–64 | +24 | Defense |
| 1,100 | Dec 22, 2017 | UConn beat Duquesne 104–52 | +52 | Defense |
| 1,101 | Dec 31, 2017 | UConn beat Memphis 97–49 | +48 | Defense |
| 1,102 | Jan 3, 2018 | UConn beat East Carolina 96–35 | +61 | Defense |
| 1,103 | Jan 6, 2018 | UConn beat South Florida 100–49 | +51 | Defense |
| 1,104 | Jan 9, 2018 | UConn beat UCF 80–44 | +36 | Defense |
| 1,105 | Jan 13, 2018 | UConn beat Houston 95–35 | +60 | Defense |
| 1,106 | Jan 15, 2018 | UConn beat Texas 75–71 | +4 | Defense |
| 1,107 | Jan 18, 2018 | UConn beat Tulsa 78–60 | +18 | Defense |
| 1,108 | Jan 21, 2018 | UConn beat Temple 113–57 | +56 | Defense |
| 1,109 | Jan 24, 2018 | UConn beat Memphis 93–36 | +57 | Defense |
| 1,110 | Jan 27, 2018 | UConn beat Tulane 98–45 | +53 | Defense |
| 1,111 | Feb 1, 2018 | UConn beat South Carolina 83–58 | +25 | Defense |
| 1,112 | Feb 4, 2018 | UConn beat Cincinnati 106–65 | +41 | Defense |
| 1,113 | Feb 7, 2018 | UConn beat UCF 55–37 | +18 | Defense |
| 1,114 | Feb 10, 2018 | UConn beat Wichita State 124–43 | +81 | Defense |
| 1,115 | Feb 12, 2018 | UConn beat Louisville 69–58 | +11 | Defense |
| 1,116 | Feb 18, 2018 | UConn beat Temple 106–45 | +61 | Defense |
| 1,117 | Feb 21, 2018 | UConn beat Tulane 91–47 | +44 | Defense |
| 1,118 | Feb 24, 2018 | UConn beat SMU 80–36 | +44 | Defense |
| 1,119 | Feb 26, 2018 | UConn beat South Florida 82–53 | +29 | Defense |
| 1,120 | Mar 4, 2018 | UConn beat Tulane 82–56 | +26 | Defense |
| 1,121 | Mar 5, 2018 | UConn beat Cincinnati 75–21 | +54 | Defense |
| 1,122 | Mar 6, 2018 | UConn beat South Florida 70–54 | +16 | Defense |
| 1,123 | Mar 17, 2018 | UConn beat Saint Francis 140–52 Postseason | +88 | Defense |
| 1,124 | Mar 19, 2018 | UConn beat Quinnipiac 71–46 Postseason | +25 | Defense |
| 1,125 | Mar 24, 2018 | UConn beat Duke 72–59 Postseason | +13 | Defense |
| 1,126 | Mar 26, 2018 | UConn beat South Carolina 94–65 Postseason | +29 | Defense |
| 1,127 | Mar 30, 2018 | Notre Dame beat UConn 91–89 Postseason Game → | −2 | Title change |