The Women's College Basketball Belt · reign 81
Kansas
Took the belt from Texas Tech, 55–45, on January 23, 1999. Lost it to Iowa State, 55–53, on February 16, 1999.
5Defenses
24Days
1stReign for the program
+2Closest call · Jan 27, 1999
9.4Average winning margin
83rdLongest of 224 reigns, by days
56thMost defenses of 224 reigns
How it ended
Lost it to Iowa State, 55–53, on February 16, 1999.
Defended against
TexasKansas StateColoradoMissouriNebraska
The season
- 1998–99: Purdue won the national title; 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 11 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Kansas’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | Jan 23, 1999 | Kansas beat Texas Tech 55–45 Game → | +10 | Title change |
| 391 | Jan 27, 1999 | Kansas beat Texas 56–54 | +2 | Defense |
| 392 | Jan 31, 1999 | Kansas beat Kansas State 66–45 | +21 | Defense |
| 393 | Feb 3, 1999 | Kansas beat Colorado 65–57 | +8 | Defense |
| 394 | Feb 7, 1999 | Kansas beat Missouri 48–37 | +11 | Defense |
| 395 | Feb 13, 1999 | Kansas beat Nebraska 63–58 | +5 | Defense |
| 396 | Feb 16, 1999 | Iowa State beat Kansas 55–53 | −2 | Title change |