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The belt vs. the standings

24 completed seasons

Is the belt a good judge of the best team? Here's who held it when each regular season ended, next to the best record that year.

10Seasons it matched
42%Match rate
12Holder in the top 3
10.0Holder's average rank
SeasonBest recordHolder at the endHolder's rank
2025–26UConn 34–0UConn 34–01st of 363 Same
2024–25UCLA 31–2UCLA 31–21st of 362 Same
2023–24South Carolina 32–0Notre Dame 26–631st of 360
2022–23South Carolina 32–0South Carolina 32–01st of 361 Same
2021–22South Carolina 29–2Kentucky 19–11100th of 356
2020–21California Baptist 22–0NC State 20–29th of 327
2019–20South Carolina 32–1South Carolina 32–11st of 351 Same
2018–19Baylor 31–1Baylor 31–11st of 351 Same
2017–18UConn 32–0UConn 32–01st of 349 Same
2016–17UConn 32–0UConn 32–01st of 349 Same
2015–16UConn 32–0UConn 32–01st of 349 Same
2014–15Princeton 30–0Baylor 30–38th of 349
2013–14UConn 34–0UConn 34–01st of 349 Same
2012–13Baylor 32–1Notre Dame 31–12nd of 345
2011–12Baylor 34–0UConn 29–49th of 342
2010–11Green Bay 32–1Stanford 29–26th of 343
2009–10UConn 33–0UConn 33–01st of 345 Same
2008–09UConn 33–0Ohio State 27–514th of 344
2007–08UConn 32–1Stanford 30–35th of 338
2006–07Duke 30–1North Carolina 30–32nd of 335
2005–06North Carolina 29–1Oklahoma 29–48th of 332
2004–05LSU 28–2Baylor 27–34th of 328
2003–04Chattanooga 28–2Boston College 25–615th of 324
2002–03UConn 31–1Villanova 25–517th of 324

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