A couple of years ago, I was talking to my friend Jon, speculating on what it would be like if college basketball passed around their championship like they do in combat sports. The championship, or the "belt" as it is in so many sports, transfers only when the top team is defeated, and then it goes to the side that bested them.
Given the tumult at the top of the rankings in a typical year, this seemed like a good sport to follow such a championship around. This year, with Purdue #3 in the country, it seems like a good year for me to try to track the belt.
Last year, for those that don't remember, the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs to win the NCAA Tournament, so the belt starts with them.
Their first loss came in that PK80 tournament to the Michigan State Spartans, another blueblood in college basketball. Then, it changed hands only one more time. The belt is staying in the Big Ten until the tournament, as Ohio State, undefeated in the Big Ten to this point. There is a chance for Purdue to grab it on February 7th, assuming the Buckeyes don't lose it before then.
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