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The 1998–99 season

39 belt games · 11 title changes

Tennessee carried the belt into the 1998–99 season. It changed hands 11 times among 9 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and Purdue finished the season with it. Most defenses: Texas Tech, 16.

Who held it, in order

TennesseePurdueStanfordTexas TechKansasIowa StateBaylorMissouriIowa StateTexas TechRutgersPurdue

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
371Nov 13, 1998Tennessee beat Portland 94–57Defense
372Nov 15, 1998Purdue beat Tennessee 78–68Title change
373Nov 19, 1998Purdue beat Arizona 65–58Defense
374Nov 22, 1998Stanford beat Purdue 73–72Title change
375Nov 27, 1998Texas Tech beat Stanford 75–69Title change
376Dec 2, 1998Texas Tech beat UTSA 96–39Defense
377Dec 5, 1998Texas Tech beat Wisconsin 84–70Defense
378Dec 6, 1998Texas Tech beat Rice 79–57Defense
379Dec 9, 1998Texas Tech beat TCU 82–62Defense
380Dec 21, 1998Texas Tech beat James Madison 71–38Defense
381Dec 22, 1998Texas Tech beat Loyola Marymount 82–59Defense
382Dec 23, 1998Texas Tech beat Hawai'i 67–63Defense
383Dec 29, 1998Texas Tech beat New Mexico 87–46Defense
384Jan 2, 1999Texas Tech beat Baylor 51–49Defense
385Jan 6, 1999Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 93–69Defense
386Jan 9, 1999Texas Tech beat Kansas State 73–60Defense
387Jan 13, 1999Texas Tech beat Texas A&M 68–65Defense
388Jan 16, 1999Texas Tech beat Oklahoma State 79–68Defense
389Jan 20, 1999Texas Tech beat Iowa State 71–47Defense
390Jan 23, 1999Kansas beat Texas Tech 55–45Title change
391Jan 27, 1999Kansas beat Texas 56–54Defense
392Jan 31, 1999Kansas beat Kansas State 66–45Defense
393Feb 3, 1999Kansas beat Colorado 65–57Defense
394Feb 7, 1999Kansas beat Missouri 48–37Defense
395Feb 13, 1999Kansas beat Nebraska 63–58Defense
396Feb 16, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas 55–53Title change
397Feb 20, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas State 86–53Defense
398Feb 23, 1999Iowa State beat Missouri 84–58Defense
399Feb 27, 1999Baylor beat Iowa State 70–68Title change
400Mar 2, 1999Missouri beat Baylor 60–55Title change
401Mar 3, 1999Iowa State beat Missouri 63–44Title change
402Mar 4, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas 79–64Defense
403Mar 6, 1999Texas Tech beat Iowa State 73–59Title change
404Mar 13, 1999Texas Tech beat Stephen F. Austin 80–54 PostseasonDefense
405Mar 15, 1999Texas Tech beat NC State 85–78 PostseasonDefense
406Mar 20, 1999Rutgers beat Texas Tech 53–42 PostseasonTitle change
407Mar 22, 1999Purdue beat Rutgers 75–62 PostseasonTitle change
408Mar 26, 1999Purdue beat Louisiana Tech 77–63 PostseasonDefense
409Mar 28, 1999Purdue beat Duke 62–45 PostseasonDefense

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