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NCAA Hockey belt news · January 31, 2026

Omaha beat Western Michigan 4–1 and takes the NCAA Hockey belt

The 10th reign for the program; it ends Western Michigan’s 56 days with the belt and 9 defenses.

Omaha took the lineal NCAA Hockey belt on January 31, 2026, beating Western Michigan 4–1 on the road. It is reign 161 in the belt's history and the 10th for the program.

Western Michigan had held it since December 6, 2025: 56 days and 9 defenses, the 13th-longest of 162 reigns in NCAA Hockey belt history.

Omaha last held the belt in 2025–26, 71 days before this one; that reign lasted 6 days with 0 defenses.

The reign lasted 13 days and 0 defenses, ending February 13, 2026 against Denver.

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10thReign for the program
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13Days held

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