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Through October 3, 2026
162Reigns
491Belt games
38Franchises have held it
4Title changes in the playoffs

Never held the NCAA Hockey belt: Air Force, Alaska, Augustana, Bentley, Bowling Green, Bemidji State, Canisius, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Lindenwood, LIU, Lake Superior State, Mercyhurst, Niagara, Northern Michigan, Princeton, RIT, Rensselaer, Sacred Heart, St. Thomas, Stonehill, Alaska Anchorage, Vermont, Wisconsin, Yale.

Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
  1. 1. Denver967
  2. 2. Cornell676
  3. 3. North Dakota386
  4. 4. Western Michigan332
  5. 5. Providence323
  6. 6. Minnesota Duluth316
  7. 7. UConn275
  8. 8. Union226
  9. 9. Quinnipiac213
  10. 10. Omaha93
Most reigns
  1. 1. Minnesota Duluth13
  2. 2. North Dakota13
  3. 3. Denver11
  4. 4. Western Michigan11
  5. 5. Omaha10
  6. 6. Minnesota7
  7. 7. Boston College6
  8. 8. Colorado College6
  9. 9. New Hampshire5
  10. 10. Quinnipiac5
Most defenses in one reign
  1. 1. Providence, 2014–1518
  2. 2. Denver, 2023–2416
  3. 3. Denver, 2025–2612
  4. 4. Denver, 2016–1711
  5. 5. Minnesota State, 2017–1811
  6. 6. Western Michigan, 2025–269
  7. 7. Boston College, 2013–149
  8. 8. North Dakota, 2015–167
  9. 9. North Dakota, 2014–157
  10. 10. Cornell, 2019–207
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
  1. 1. Denver55
  2. 2. North Dakota30
  3. 3. Western Michigan26
  4. 4. Providence23
  5. 5. Minnesota Duluth19
  6. 6. Cornell15
  7. 7. Omaha13
  8. 8. Minnesota State13
  9. 9. New Hampshire12
  10. 10. Merrimack12
Most defenses in one season
  1. 1. Providence, 2015–1615
  2. 2. North Dakota, 2014–1513
  3. 3. Western Michigan, 2025–2613
  4. 4. Denver, 2023–2412
  5. 5. Denver, 2024–2512
  6. 6. Minnesota Duluth, 2016–1711
  7. 7. Denver, 2016–1711
  8. 8. Minnesota State, 2017–1811
  9. 9. Denver, 2025–2611
  10. 10. Boston College, 2013–149
Most belt games played
  1. 1. Denver90
  2. 2. North Dakota69
  3. 3. Minnesota Duluth54
  4. 4. Western Michigan54
  5. 5. Omaha52
  6. 6. Providence36
  7. 7. Boston College35
  8. 8. Minnesota34
  9. 9. Merrimack31
  10. 10. Miami (OH)30
Busiest seasons (title changes)
  1. 1. 2013–1416
  2. 2. 2022–2316
  3. 3. 2014–1515
  4. 4. 2021–2215
  5. 5. 2023–2415
  6. 6. 2018–1914
  7. 7. 2017–1812
  8. 8. 2019–2012
  9. 9. 2024–2512
  10. 10. 2025–2612
Longest current droughts
  1. 1. Union4,361 days
  2. 2. Michigan Tech3,116 days
  3. 3. Notre Dame3,101 days
  4. 4. Miami (OH)2,870 days
  5. 5. Maine2,772 days
  6. 6. Army2,540 days
  7. 7. Robert Morris2,535 days
  8. 8. Michigan State2,520 days
  9. 9. Penn State2,506 days
  10. 10. Ohio State2,465 days
Most title takeovers from one team
  1. 1. North Dakota from Denver4
  2. 2. Omaha from Minnesota Duluth3
  3. 3. North Dakota from Omaha3
  4. 4. Minnesota Duluth from North Dakota3
  5. 5. Western Michigan from Minnesota Duluth3
  6. 6. Minnesota Duluth from Western Michigan3
  7. 7. Omaha from Colorado College3
  8. 8. Denver from Omaha3
  9. 9. Western Michigan from North Dakota3
  10. 10. Minnesota Duluth from Minnesota2

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