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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 franchises, 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
372Nov 13, 1998Tennessee beat Portland 94–57Defense
373Nov 15, 1998Purdue beat Tennessee 78–68 (State Farm Tip-Off Classic)Title change
374Nov 19, 1998Purdue beat Arizona 65–58Defense
375Nov 22, 1998Stanford beat Purdue 73–72Title change
376Nov 27, 1998Texas Tech beat Stanford 75–69Title change
377Dec 2, 1998Texas Tech beat UTSA 96–39Defense
378Dec 5, 1998Texas Tech beat Wisconsin 84–70 (Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational)Defense
379Dec 6, 1998Texas Tech beat Rice 79–57 (Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational)Defense
380Dec 9, 1998Texas Tech beat TCU 82–62Defense
381Dec 21, 1998Texas Tech beat James Madison 71–38 (Hawaii tournament (Honolulu)Defense
382Dec 22, 1998Texas Tech beat Loyola Marymount 82–59 (Hawaii tournament (Honolulu)Defense
383Dec 23, 1998Texas Tech beat Hawai'i 67–63 (Hawaii tournament (Honolulu)Defense
384Dec 29, 1998Texas Tech beat New Mexico 87–46Defense
385Jan 2, 1999Texas Tech beat Baylor 51–49Defense
386Jan 6, 1999Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 93–69Defense
387Jan 9, 1999Texas Tech beat Kansas State 73–60Defense
388Jan 13, 1999Texas Tech beat Texas A&M 68–65Defense
389Jan 16, 1999Texas Tech beat Oklahoma State 79–68Defense
390Jan 20, 1999Texas Tech beat Iowa State 71–47Defense
391Jan 23, 1999Kansas beat Texas Tech 55–45Title change
392Jan 27, 1999Kansas beat Texas 56–54Defense
393Jan 31, 1999Kansas beat Kansas State 66–45Defense
394Feb 3, 1999Kansas beat Colorado 65–57Defense
395Feb 7, 1999Kansas beat Missouri 48–37Defense
396Feb 13, 1999Kansas beat Nebraska 63–58Defense
397Feb 16, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas 55–53Title change
398Feb 20, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas State 86–53Defense
399Feb 23, 1999Iowa State beat Missouri 84–58Defense
400Feb 27, 1999Baylor beat Iowa State 70–68Title change
401Mar 2, 1999Missouri beat Baylor 60–55 (Big 12 Tournament - First Round)Title change
402Mar 3, 1999Iowa State beat Missouri 63–44 (Big 12 Tournament - Quarterfinal)Title change
403Mar 4, 1999Iowa State beat Kansas 79–64 (Big 12 Tournament - Semifinal)Defense
404Mar 6, 1999Texas Tech beat Iowa State 73–59 (Big 12 Tournament - Final)Title change
405Mar 13, 1999Texas Tech beat Stephen F. Austin 80–54 (NCAA Tournament - First Round) PlayoffsDefense
406Mar 15, 1999Texas Tech beat NC State 85–78 (NCAA Tournament - Second Round) PlayoffsDefense
407Mar 20, 1999Rutgers beat Texas Tech 53–42 (NCAA Tournament - Regional Semifinal) PlayoffsTitle change
408Mar 22, 1999Purdue beat Rutgers 75–62 (NCAA Tournament - Regional Final) PlayoffsTitle change
409Mar 26, 1999Purdue beat Louisiana Tech 77–63 (NCAA Tournament - Final Four (National Semifinal) PlayoffsDefense
410Mar 28, 1999Purdue beat Duke 62–45 (NCAA Tournament - National Championship) PlayoffsDefense

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