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The Women's College Basketball Belt · reign 222

UConn

Took the belt from UCLA, 85–51, on April 4, 2025. Lost it to South Carolina, 62–48, on April 3, 2026.

39Defenses
364Days
18thReign for the program
+3Closest call · Nov 21, 2025
37.4Average winning margin
6thLongest of 224 reigns, by days
5thMost defenses of 224 reigns
How it started

Took the belt from UCLA, 85–51, on April 4, 2025.

The game →

How it ended

Lost it to South Carolina, 62–48, on April 3, 2026.

The game →

Defended against

Creighton ×3Villanova ×3Georgetown ×3Xavier ×2DePaul ×2Marquette ×2Butler ×2Providence ×2Seton Hall ×2St. John's ×2Notre Dame ×2South CarolinaLouisvilleFlorida StateLoyola ChicagoOhio StateMichiganUtahSouth FloridaUSCIowaTennesseeUTSASyracuseNorth Carolina

The seasons

Reign leaders

Most points for UConn across the 41 belt games of this reign with a box score.

PlayerPTSGames
1Sarah Strong74540
2Azzi Fudd71641
3Blanca Quiñonez33331
4Ashlynn Shade30141
5Allie Ziebell28241

Every game of the reign

margins from UConn’s side
Belt gameDateResultMargin
1,378Apr 4, 2025UConn beat UCLA 85–51 Postseason Game →+34Title change
1,379Apr 6, 2025UConn beat South Carolina 82–59 Postseason+23Defense
1,380Nov 4, 2025UConn beat Louisville 79–66+13Defense
1,381Nov 9, 2025UConn beat Florida State 99–67+32Defense
1,382Nov 12, 2025UConn beat Loyola Chicago 85–31+54Defense
1,383Nov 16, 2025UConn beat Ohio State 100–68+32Defense
1,384Nov 21, 2025UConn beat Michigan 72–69+3Defense
1,385Nov 23, 2025UConn beat Utah 93–41+52Defense
1,386Nov 30, 2025UConn beat Xavier 104–39+65Defense
1,387Dec 2, 2025UConn beat South Florida 85–51+34Defense
1,388Dec 7, 2025UConn beat DePaul 102–35+67Defense
1,389Dec 13, 2025UConn beat USC 79–51+28Defense
1,390Dec 17, 2025UConn beat Marquette 89–53+36Defense
1,391Dec 20, 2025UConn beat Iowa 90–64+26Defense
1,392Dec 28, 2025UConn beat Butler 94–47+47Defense
1,393Dec 31, 2025UConn beat Providence 90–53+37Defense
1,394Jan 3, 2026UConn beat Seton Hall 84–48+36Defense
1,395Jan 7, 2026UConn beat St. John's 88–43+45Defense
1,396Jan 11, 2026UConn beat Creighton 95–54+41Defense
1,397Jan 15, 2026UConn beat Villanova 99–50+49Defense
1,398Jan 19, 2026UConn beat Notre Dame 85–47+38Defense
1,399Jan 22, 2026UConn beat Georgetown 83–42+41Defense
1,400Jan 24, 2026UConn beat Seton Hall 92–52+40Defense
1,401Jan 28, 2026UConn beat Xavier 97–39+58Defense
1,402Feb 1, 2026UConn beat Tennessee 96–66+30Defense
1,403Feb 4, 2026UConn beat DePaul 86–40+46Defense
1,404Feb 7, 2026UConn beat Butler 80–48+32Defense
1,405Feb 11, 2026UConn beat Creighton 94–44+50Defense
1,406Feb 14, 2026UConn beat Marquette 71–56+15Defense
1,407Feb 18, 2026UConn beat Villanova 83–69+14Defense
1,408Feb 22, 2026UConn beat Providence 81–38+43Defense
1,409Feb 26, 2026UConn beat Georgetown 84–52+32Defense
1,410Mar 1, 2026UConn beat St. John's 85–49+36Defense
1,411Mar 7, 2026UConn beat Georgetown 84–39+45Defense
1,412Mar 8, 2026UConn beat Creighton 100–51+49Defense
1,413Mar 9, 2026UConn beat Villanova 90–51+39Defense
1,414Mar 21, 2026UConn beat UTSA 90–52 Postseason+38Defense
1,415Mar 23, 2026UConn beat Syracuse 98–45 Postseason+53Defense
1,416Mar 27, 2026UConn beat North Carolina 63–42 Postseason+21Defense
1,417Mar 29, 2026UConn beat Notre Dame 70–52 Postseason+18Defense
1,418Apr 3, 2026South Carolina beat UConn 62–48 Postseason Game →−14Title change

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