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The 2008–09 season

36 belt games · 14 title changes

Tennessee carried the belt into the 2008–09 season. It changed hands 14 times among 12 programs, 2 of those in the playoffs, and UConn finished the season with it. Most defenses: Ohio State, 13.

Who held it, in order

TennesseeVirginiaOld DominionMichigan StateNotre DameMichiganOhio StateMinnesotaPurdueOhio StateMichigan StateWisconsinOhio StateStanfordUConn

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
742Nov 15, 2008Tennessee beat San Francisco 68–39Defense
743Nov 17, 2008Virginia beat Tennessee 83–82Title change
744Nov 21, 2008Old Dominion beat Virginia 78–70Title change
745Nov 26, 2008Michigan State beat Old Dominion 74–48Title change
746Nov 29, 2008Notre Dame beat Michigan State 78–72Title change
747Dec 2, 2008Notre Dame beat Eastern Michigan 83–63Defense
748Dec 7, 2008Notre Dame beat Purdue 62–51Defense
749Dec 10, 2008Michigan beat Notre Dame 63–59Title change
750Dec 19, 2008Michigan beat Cincinnati 65–50Defense
751Dec 21, 2008Ohio State beat Michigan 70–50Title change
752Dec 31, 2008Ohio State beat Northwestern 68–59Defense
753Jan 4, 2009Ohio State beat Michigan State 67–49Defense
754Jan 8, 2009Ohio State beat Wisconsin 55–42Defense
755Jan 12, 2009Ohio State beat Illinois 67–35Defense
756Jan 15, 2009Minnesota beat Ohio State 59–56Title change
757Jan 18, 2009Minnesota beat Michigan 52–46Defense
758Jan 22, 2009Purdue beat Minnesota 56–43Title change
759Jan 25, 2009Ohio State beat Purdue 71–60Title change
760Jan 29, 2009Ohio State beat Michigan 52–44Defense
761Feb 1, 2009Ohio State beat Indiana 59–51Defense
762Feb 5, 2009Ohio State beat Purdue 59–47Defense
763Feb 8, 2009Michigan State beat Ohio State 52–46Title change
764Feb 12, 2009Michigan State beat Indiana 71–65Defense
765Feb 19, 2009Michigan State beat Michigan 52–27Defense
766Feb 22, 2009Wisconsin beat Michigan State 54–51Title change
767Feb 26, 2009Ohio State beat Wisconsin 75–53Title change
768Mar 1, 2009Ohio State beat Penn State 74–63Defense
769Mar 6, 2009Ohio State beat Illinois 70–53Defense
770Mar 7, 2009Ohio State beat Iowa 72–56Defense
771Mar 8, 2009Ohio State beat Purdue 67–66Defense
772Mar 21, 2009Ohio State beat Sacred Heart 77–63 PostseasonDefense
773Mar 23, 2009Ohio State beat Mississippi State 64–58 PostseasonDefense
774Mar 28, 2009Stanford beat Ohio State 84–66 PostseasonTitle change
775Mar 30, 2009Stanford beat Iowa State 74–53 PostseasonDefense
776Apr 5, 2009UConn beat Stanford 83–64 PostseasonTitle change
777Apr 7, 2009UConn beat Louisville 76–54 PostseasonDefense

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