D3 Championship Belt

[Greek Tragedy]

Sac seems to be our resident historian. What's the longest Belt^TM defense in the regular season?

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

St. Thomas captures The Belt^Tm and will hold it in the great State of Minnesota for the summer.  I'm all out of funny, clever or annoying.  So congratulations to the Tommies for capturing The Belt^Tm in its intended way.


2006-07 Season path
Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Feb. 22 - Guilford
Feb. 22-Feb. 24 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 24-Feb. 25 - Roanoke
Feb. 25-March 3 - Hampden-Sydney
March 3-March 17 - Virginia Wesleyan
March 17-Next Season - Amherst

2007-08 Season path
Start of season to 12/8/07 - Amherst
12/8/07 to 1/20/08 - Brandeis
1/20/08 to 1/25/08 - Rochester
1/25/08 to 2/1/08 - Emory
2/1/08 to 2/15/08 - NYU
2/15/08 to 2/17/08 - Carnegie Mellon
2/17/08 to 2/24/08 - Brandeis
2/24/08 to 3/7/08 - Chicago
3/7/08 to 3/8/08 - UW-Stevens Point
3/8/08 to 3/14/08 - Buena Vista
3/14/08 to next season - Washington U.

2008-09 Season path
Start-Dec. 19 - Washington Univ.
Dec. 20-Jan. 2 - Elmhurst
Jan. 3-Jan. 17 - Anderson
Jan. 17-Feb. 10 - Transylvania
Feb. 11-Feb. 20 - Franklin
Feb. 21-Feb. 26 - Defiance
Feb. 27-Feb. 27 - Franklin
Feb. 28-Mar. 5 - Transylvania
Mar. 6-Mar. 19 - Guilford
Mar. 20-Next season - Washington Univ.

2009-10 Season Path
Start-Dec. 28 - Washington Univ.
Dec. 29-Dec. 29 - Transylvania
Dec. 30-Feb. 12 - Wooster
Feb. 13-Feb. 16 - Wittenberg
Feb. 17-Feb. 25 - Wabash
Feb. 26-Feb. 26 - Wittenberg
Feb. 27-Mar. 11 - Wooster
Mar. 12-Mar. 18 - Guilford
Mar. 19-Mar. 19 - Williams
Mar. 20-Present - UW-Stevens Point

FINAL 2010-11 D-III Championship BeltTM path:

Start-Dec. 3 - UW-Stevens Point
Dec. 4-Feb. 4 - UW-River Falls
Feb. 5-Feb. 8 - UW-Whitewater
Feb. 9-Feb. 15 - UW-Platteville
Feb. 16-Mar. 10 - UW-Stevens Point
Mar. 11-Present - St. Thomas

2011-2012
St. Thomas
11-22-11  UW-River Falls
11-26-11  Puget Sound
12-22-11  Redlands
1-11-12  Pomona-Pitzer
1-18-12  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1-21-12  Whittier
1-25-12  Pomona-Pitzer
1-28-12  Occidental
2-1-12   Redlands
2-4-12  Pomona-Pitzer
2-8-12  Cal Lutheran
2-15-12  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2-21-12  Pomona-Pitzer
2-25-12  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
3-2-12  St. Thomas
3-3-12  UW-Whitewater

2012-2013
UW-Whitewater
12-12-12 UW-Stevens Point
12-21-12 St. Thomas
1-21-13 Concordia-Moorhead
1-23-13 Carleton
1-26-13 Bethel
1-30-13 St. John's
2-4-13 Augsburg
2-6-13 Carleton
2-13-13 Gustavus Adolphus
2-16-13 Concordia-Moorhead
2-22-13 Augsburg
2-23-13 St. Thomas
3-23-13 Mary Hardin-Baylor
4-7-13   Amherst

2013-2014  Belt^TM path
4-7-13  Amherst
12-7-13  Emerson
1-4-14  Suffolk
1-9-14  Johnson & Wales
1-29-14  Albertus Magnus
2-1-14  St. Joseph's(Me)
2-22-14  Lasell
2-27-14  Albertus Magnus
3-14-14  Williams
3-22-14  Whitewater

2014-2015 Thee Most Exalted Bespangled CinctureTM itinerary
3-22-14  UW-Whitewater
12-10-15  Augustana
1-21-15  Illinois Wesleyan
1-24-15  Elmhurst
1-28-15  Augustana
1-31-15  North Park
2-11-15  Elmhurst
2-21-15  Illinois Wesleyan
2-28-15  Augustana
3-21-15  UW-Stevens Point

2015-2016 The Belt^Tm  with Sporran^Tm
3-21-15  UW-Stevens Point
11-21-15  Hope
1-13-16  Alma
2-6-16  Hope
2-26-16  Trine
2-27-16  Alma
3-12-16  Benedictine
3-19-16  St. Thomas

With just a quick look... it might be UW-River Falls in 2010-11. After taking possession of It^TM they defended It^TM 13 times before falling in the 14th attempt.

[sac]

Have we finally found a worthy belt holder?  A good team raised to greatness by possession.

It appears so...

Augsburg Auggies 71 @ Carleton Knights 76

The Knights have now won 8 games in a row and make that 5 in a row with possession of The Belt^TM! I love to see a run like this propelled by The Belt^TM. Before they had possession of It^TM, they were sitting at 1-6 in the MIAC, with little to no shot at making the 6 team league playoff. But now, sitting at 9-6 and bringing The Belt^TM home to Northfield after each battle, it seems all but certain they will have a chance to win the MIAC AQ come early March. The run continues on Wednesday as the Knights make the trip up to face the Macalester College Scots.

Its this kind of hubris that puts The Belt^Tm in places like Macalester.

[sac]

Sac seems to be our resident historian. What's the longest Belt^TM defense in the regular season?

Indeed River Falls had it for two glorious months. 

Incidentally a school called Hope has the record for most number of days holding The Belt^Tm during the course of season not including summers at 73.  I know that's not what was asked but I think its important for the public to know these things.

[Just Bill]

I failed to acknowledge the 10th Anniversary of the Belt^TM back on January 20. My shame knows no limit.

[Gregory Sager]

Did The Belt^TM have a birthday party with cupcakes?

[sac]

Did The Belt^TM have a birthday party with cupcakes?

ALL the cupcakes in Northfield.

[Pat Coleman]

Did The Belt^TM have a birthday party with cupcakes?

ALL the cupcakes in Northfield.

I understand it was yuuuge but the National Park Service said only eight people showed up.

[HOPEful]

Incidentally a school called Hope has the record for most number of days holding The Belt^Tm during the course of season not including summers at 73.  I know that's not what was asked but I think its important for the public to know these things.

Someone should inform The Belt^TM that if it enjoyed the 73 days it spent in Holland during the dreary winter months, most would agree that best time to visit is April - October...

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Incidentally a school called Hope has the record for most number of days holding The Belt^Tm during the course of season not including summers at 73.  I know that's not what was asked but I think its important for the public to know these things.

Someone should inform The Belt^TM that if it enjoyed the 73 days it spent in Holland during the dreary winter months, most would agree that best time to visit is April - October...

I heard tell (and might have even witnessed) that while The Belt^TM was in Holland, they turned off the snow melt system, since Its^TM gloriousness was enough to keep the streets and sidewalks clear of snow - not by melting it, but Its^TM mere presence stopped the snow from arriving at all .

[iwumichigander]

Did The Belt^TM have a birthday party with cupcakes?

ALL the cupcakes in Northfield.

Do we have photos?  Can we get a recount? Inquiring mindless wants to no

I understand it was yuuuge but the National Park Service said only eight people showed up.

[Smitty Oom]

Its this kind of hubris that puts The Belt^Tm in places like Macalester.

Not so fast sac. The Knights and The Belt^TM are on an absolute tear!

Carleton Knights 80 @ Macalester Scots 46

All the cupcakes may have been in Northfield for the birthday of The Belt^TM, but they sure didn't play slow tonight. A full team effort was turned in tonight in St. Paul, but they were sparked by Fy Kent Hanson who had 30 points tonight for a career high. Carleton has been one of the best defensive teams this year, as they rank 9th in the country in scoring defense... before this game! Make that 9 straight wins for Carleton and 6 in a row as they wear their new Belt^TM.

After their dismal start, a Pool C birth is just a dream right now for the Knights, but a quick look at how hot they are right now makes them one of the scarier teams to be a bid thief come tourney time. The last four losses are... (all in a row, from Dec. 14th to Jan. 11th)

• 63-55 road loss to Concordia Moorhead
• 70-63 (OT) home loss to preseason MIAC favorite Bethel University
• 62-61 (OT) home loss to defending national champion UST
• 69-65 home loss to #7 UW-River Falls

In other words, a couple bounces go their way during this stretch and we might be looking at Carleton College, not only the owner of The Belt^TM, but also a Pool C candidate.

[sac]

Carleton travels to defending National Champion, 2 times The Belt^Tm holder this year and current MIAC leader St. Thomas on Saturday.


I'm sure it will go fine.

[Smitty Oom]

Carleton travels to defending National Champion, 2 times The Belt^Tm holder this year and current MIAC leader St. Thomas on Saturday.


I'm sure it will go fine.

HALFTIME
Carleton Knights 30 @ St. Thomas Tommies 23

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[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Carleton won.  Amazing.  They are on an incredible run since receiving the belt.