+2Closest call · Feb 24, 2000
16.9Average winning margin
48thLongest of 224 reigns, by days
21stMost defenses of 224 reigns
Defended against
Vanderbilt ×3Florida ×2Mississippi State ×2AlabamaOle MissLSUAuburnFurmanArizonaVirginiaTexas TechRutgers
The season
- 1999–00: UConn won the national title; 18 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 4 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Tennessee’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | Feb 2, 2000 | Tennessee beat UConn 72–71 Game → | +1 | Title change |
| 431 | Feb 4, 2000 | Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 78–52 | +26 | Defense |
| 432 | Feb 6, 2000 | Tennessee beat Alabama 65–47 | +18 | Defense |
| 433 | Feb 10, 2000 | Tennessee beat Ole Miss 70–49 | +21 | Defense |
| 434 | Feb 13, 2000 | Tennessee beat Florida 97–78 | +19 | Defense |
| 435 | Feb 17, 2000 | Tennessee beat Mississippi State 79–75 | +4 | Defense |
| 436 | Feb 20, 2000 | Tennessee beat LSU 80–48 | +32 | Defense |
| 437 | Feb 24, 2000 | Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 59–57 | +2 | Defense |
| 438 | Feb 27, 2000 | Tennessee beat Auburn 76–61 | +15 | Defense |
| 439 | Mar 3, 2000 | Tennessee beat Florida 91–79 | +12 | Defense |
| 440 | Mar 4, 2000 | Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 61–53 | +8 | Defense |
| 441 | Mar 5, 2000 | Tennessee beat Mississippi State 70–67 | +3 | Defense |
| 442 | Mar 18, 2000 | Tennessee beat Furman 90–38 Postseason | +52 | Defense |
| 443 | Mar 20, 2000 | Tennessee beat Arizona 75–60 Postseason | +15 | Defense |
| 444 | Mar 25, 2000 | Tennessee beat Virginia 77–56 Postseason | +21 | Defense |
| 445 | Mar 27, 2000 | Tennessee beat Texas Tech 57–44 Postseason | +13 | Defense |
| 446 | Mar 31, 2000 | Tennessee beat Rutgers 64–54 Postseason | +10 | Defense |
| 447 | Apr 2, 2000 | UConn beat Tennessee 71–52 Postseason Game → | −19 | Title change |