FBS conference belt
The Mid-American Belt
A companion lineage restricted to Mid-American: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Mid-American members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Mid-American at the time. Caught it by beating Western Michigan on October 24, 2026.
Next Mid-American gameToledo at Sacramento State · November 4, 2026 · CBSSN — Sacramento State takes it with a win.
157Reigns
498Belt Games
14Programs
Longest Reign
Toledo — 2 yrs, 362 days
October 4, 1969 – September 30, 1972
Most Defenses, One Reign
Northern Illinois — 23
starting October 15, 2011
Most Reigns, All-Time
Toledo — 24 separate reigns
14 Mid-American programs have held it
| # | Team | Reign | Length | Def. | Won it | Lost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | September 22, 1962 – November 2, 1963 | 1 yr, 41 days | 8 | Established it (first game on record) | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | November 2, 1963 – October 24, 1964 | 357 days | 4 | beat Bowling Green 21–12 | lost to Ohio |
| 3 | Ohio | October 24, 1964 – November 7, 1964 | 14 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 10–7 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 4 | Western Michigan | November 7, 1964 – October 2, 1965 | 329 days | 0 | beat Ohio 13–8 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 5 | Miami (OH) | October 2, 1965 – October 9, 1965 | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 36–9 | lost to Kent State |
| 6 | Kent State | October 9, 1965 – October 23, 1965 | 14 days | 1 | beat Miami (OH) 24–13 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 7 | Bowling Green | October 23, 1965 – October 30, 1965 | 7 days | 0 | beat Kent State 7–6 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | October 30, 1965 – October 29, 1966 | 364 days | 5 | beat Bowling Green 23–7 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 9 | Bowling Green | October 29, 1966 – October 7, 1967 | 343 days | 2 | beat Miami (OH) 17–14 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 10 | Western Michigan | October 7, 1967 – October 21, 1967 | 14 days | 1 | beat Bowling Green 10–6 | lost to Toledo |
| 11 | Toledo | October 21, 1967 – October 5, 1968 | 350 days | 3 | beat Western Michigan 35–9 | lost to Ohio |
| 12 | Ohio | October 5, 1968 – October 4, 1969 | 364 days | 4 | beat Toledo 40–31 | lost to Toledo |
| 13 | Toledo | October 4, 1969 – September 30, 1972 | 2 yrs, 362 days | 14 | beat Ohio 34–9 | lost to Ohio |
| 14 | Ohio | September 30, 1972 – October 14, 1972 | 14 days | 0 | beat Toledo 38–22 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | October 14, 1972 – October 28, 1972 | 14 days | 0 | beat Ohio 31–7 | lost to Toledo |
| 16 | Toledo | October 28, 1972 – November 18, 1972 | 21 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 35–21 | lost to Kent State |
| 17 | Kent State | November 18, 1972 – November 10, 1973 | 357 days | 3 | beat Toledo 27–9 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | November 10, 1973 – September 18, 1976 | 2 yrs, 313 days | 11 | beat Kent State 20–10 | lost to Ball State |
| 19 | Ball State | September 18, 1976 – November 13, 1976 | 56 days | 2 | beat Miami (OH) 23–6 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 20 | Western Michigan | November 13, 1976 – October 1, 1977 | 322 days | 2 | beat Ball State 24–10 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 21 | Bowling Green | October 1, 1977 – October 22, 1977 | 21 days | 2 | beat Western Michigan 34–14 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | October 22, 1977 – September 9, 1978 | 322 days | 3 | beat Bowling Green 33–13 | lost to Ball State |
| 23 | Ball State | September 9, 1978 – September 8, 1979 | 364 days | 7 | beat Miami (OH) 38–14 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | September 8, 1979 – September 29, 1979 | 21 days | 0 | beat Ball State 27–3 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 25 | Central Michigan | September 29, 1979 – October 11, 1980 | 1 yr, 12 days | 10 | beat Miami (OH) 19–18 | lost to Ohio |
| 26 | Ohio | October 11, 1980 – November 1, 1980 | 21 days | 2 | beat Central Michigan 24–9 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 27 | Western Michigan | November 1, 1980 – November 8, 1980 | 7 days | 0 | beat Ohio 13–7 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 28 | Miami (OH) | November 8, 1980 – October 31, 1981 | 357 days | 6 | beat Western Michigan 34–24 | lost to Toledo |
| 29 | Toledo | October 31, 1981 – October 2, 1982 | 336 days | 5 | beat Miami (OH) 17–10 | lost to Ohio |
| 30 | Ohio | October 2, 1982 – October 30, 1982 | 28 days | 3 | beat Toledo 17–14 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 31 | Central Michigan | October 30, 1982 – November 6, 1982 | 7 days | 0 | beat Ohio 42–18 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 32 | Miami (OH) | November 6, 1982 – November 13, 1982 | 7 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 23–0 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | November 13, 1982 – November 5, 1983 | 357 days | 7 | beat Miami (OH) 12–7 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 34 | Central Michigan | November 5, 1983 – November 3, 1984 | 364 days | 8 | beat Northern Illinois 30–14 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | November 3, 1984 – November 10, 1984 | 7 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 8–7 | lost to Toledo |
| 36 | Toledo | November 10, 1984 – September 28, 1985 | 322 days | 1 | beat Northern Illinois 13–7 | lost to Ball State |
| 37 | Ball State | September 28, 1985 – October 19, 1985 | 21 days | 2 | beat Toledo 23–19 | lost to Kent State |
| 38 | Kent State | October 19, 1985 – October 26, 1985 | 7 days | 0 | beat Ball State 45–16 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 39 | Bowling Green | October 26, 1985 – September 20, 1986 | 329 days | 4 | beat Kent State 26–14 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 40 | Central Michigan | September 20, 1986 – October 4, 1986 | 14 days | 1 | beat Bowling Green 20–10 | lost to Kent State |
| 41 | Kent State | October 4, 1986 – October 18, 1986 | 14 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 33–30 | lost to Ball State |
| 42 | Ball State | October 18, 1986 – November 1, 1986 | 14 days | 1 | beat Kent State 26–17 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | November 1, 1986 – November 15, 1986 | 14 days | 0 | beat Ball State 14–7 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | November 15, 1986 – September 12, 1987 | 301 days | 1 | beat Eastern Michigan 34–20 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | September 12, 1987 – October 10, 1987 | 28 days | 1 | beat Miami (OH) 33–17 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 46 | Central Michigan | October 10, 1987 – October 24, 1987 | 14 days | 0 | beat Eastern Michigan 16–6 | lost to Ball State |
| 47 | Ball State | October 24, 1987 – November 7, 1987 | 14 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 13–3 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 48 | Western Michigan | November 7, 1987 – October 15, 1988 | 343 days | 4 | beat Ball State 31–16 | lost to Kent State |
| 49 | Kent State | October 15, 1988 – October 22, 1988 | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 45–28 | lost to Ohio |
| 50 | Ohio | October 22, 1988 – November 5, 1988 | 14 days | 1 | beat Kent State 21–14 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 51 | Central Michigan | November 5, 1988 – November 12, 1988 | 7 days | 0 | beat Ohio 42–10 | lost to Toledo |
| 52 | Toledo | November 12, 1988 – October 7, 1989 | 329 days | 2 | beat Central Michigan 20–13 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 53 | Eastern Michigan | October 7, 1989 – October 28, 1989 | 21 days | 1 | beat Toledo 31–14 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 54 | Central Michigan | October 28, 1989 – November 18, 1989 | 21 days | 2 | beat Eastern Michigan 24–9 | lost to Toledo |
| 55 | Toledo | November 18, 1989 – October 20, 1990 | 336 days | 5 | beat Central Michigan 29–6 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 56 | Central Michigan | October 20, 1990 – November 3, 1990 | 14 days | 1 | beat Toledo 13–12 | lost to Ball State |
| 57 | Ball State | November 3, 1990 – August 31, 1991 | 301 days | 2 | beat Central Michigan 13–3 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 58 | Miami (OH) | August 31, 1991 – October 26, 1991 | 56 days | 3 | beat Ball State 15–7 | lost to Toledo |
| 59 | Toledo | October 26, 1991 – November 2, 1991 | 7 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 24–7 | lost to Kent State |
| 60 | Kent State | November 2, 1991 – November 9, 1991 | 7 days | 0 | beat Toledo 14–13 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 61 | Bowling Green | November 9, 1991 – November 13, 1993 | 2 yrs, 4 days | 15 | beat Kent State 35–7 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 62 | Central Michigan | November 13, 1993 – November 20, 1993 | 7 days | 0 | beat Bowling Green 17–15 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | November 20, 1993 – September 3, 1994 | 287 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 24–21 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 64 | Western Michigan | September 3, 1994 – October 8, 1994 | 35 days | 2 | beat Miami (OH) 28–25 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 65 | Central Michigan | October 8, 1994 – September 30, 1995 | 357 days | 6 | beat Western Michigan 35–28 | lost to Akron |
| 66 | Akron | September 30, 1995 – October 7, 1995 | 7 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 16–13 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 67 | Western Michigan | October 7, 1995 – September 14, 1996 | 343 days | 4 | beat Akron 7–3 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | September 14, 1996 – September 21, 1996 | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 19–12 | lost to Toledo |
| 69 | Toledo | September 21, 1996 – November 2, 1996 | 42 days | 2 | beat Eastern Michigan 24–7 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 70 | Miami (OH) | November 2, 1996 – September 6, 1997 | 308 days | 2 | beat Toledo 27–7 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 71 | Bowling Green | September 6, 1997 – October 11, 1997 | 35 days | 2 | beat Miami (OH) 28–21 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 72 | Western Michigan | October 11, 1997 – September 19, 1998 | 343 days | 4 | beat Bowling Green 34–21 | lost to Toledo |
| 73 | Toledo | September 19, 1998 – September 26, 1998 | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 35–7 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 74 | Miami (OH) | September 26, 1998 – October 3, 1998 | 7 days | 0 | beat Toledo 28–14 | lost to Marshall |
| 75 | Marshall | October 3, 1998 – October 31, 1998 | 28 days | 3 | beat Miami (OH) 31–17 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 76 | Bowling Green | October 31, 1998 – November 14, 1998 | 14 days | 1 | beat Marshall 34–13 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 77 | Western Michigan | November 14, 1998 – November 13, 1999 | 364 days | 6 | beat Bowling Green 56–27 | lost to Marshall |
| 78 | Marshall | November 13, 1999 – October 5, 2000 | 327 days | 3 | beat Western Michigan 31–17 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 79 | Western Michigan | October 5, 2000 – November 11, 2000 | 37 days | 3 | beat Marshall 30–10 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 80 | Central Michigan | November 11, 2000 – November 18, 2000 | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 21–17 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | November 18, 2000 – September 29, 2001 | 315 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 40–6 | lost to Toledo |
| 82 | Toledo | September 29, 2001 – October 20, 2001 | 21 days | 1 | beat Northern Illinois 41–20 | lost to Ball State |
| 83 | Ball State | October 20, 2001 – November 10, 2001 | 21 days | 1 | beat Toledo 24–20 | lost to Kent State |
| 84 | Kent State | November 10, 2001 – September 21, 2002 | 315 days | 1 | beat Ball State 31–18 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 85 | Miami (OH) | September 21, 2002 – October 12, 2002 | 21 days | 1 | beat Kent State 27–20 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | October 12, 2002 – November 23, 2002 | 42 days | 4 | beat Miami (OH) 48–41 | lost to Toledo |
| 87 | Toledo | November 23, 2002 – December 7, 2002 | 14 days | 1 | beat Northern Illinois 33–30 | lost to Marshall |
| 88 | Marshall | December 7, 2002 – September 12, 2003 | 279 days | 0 | beat Toledo 49–45 | lost to Toledo |
| 89 | Toledo | September 12, 2003 – October 25, 2003 | 43 days | 2 | beat Marshall 24–17 | lost to Ball State |
| 90 | Ball State | October 25, 2003 – November 1, 2003 | 7 days | 0 | beat Toledo 38–14 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | November 1, 2003 – November 15, 2003 | 14 days | 1 | beat Ball State 48–23 | lost to Toledo |
| 92 | Toledo | November 15, 2003 – November 29, 2003 | 14 days | 1 | beat Northern Illinois 49–30 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 93 | Bowling Green | November 29, 2003 – December 4, 2003 | 5 days | 0 | beat Toledo 31–23 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 94 | Miami (OH) | December 4, 2003 – September 29, 2004 | 300 days | 1 | beat Bowling Green 49–27 | lost to Marshall |
| 95 | Marshall | September 29, 2004 – November 6, 2004 | 38 days | 4 | beat Miami (OH) 33–25 | lost to Akron |
| 96 | Akron | November 6, 2004 – November 20, 2004 | 14 days | 1 | beat Marshall 31–28 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 97 | Miami (OH) | November 20, 2004 – December 2, 2004 | 12 days | 0 | beat Akron 37–27 | lost to Toledo |
| 98 | Toledo | December 2, 2004 – October 29, 2005 | 331 days | 4 | beat Miami (OH) 35–27 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 99 | Central Michigan | October 29, 2005 – November 5, 2005 | 7 days | 0 | beat Toledo 21–17 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | November 5, 2005 – December 2, 2005 | 27 days | 2 | beat Central Michigan 31–28 | lost to Akron |
| 101 | Akron | December 2, 2005 – September 16, 2006 | 288 days | 0 | beat Northern Illinois 31–30 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 102 | Central Michigan | September 16, 2006 – November 17, 2006 | 62 days | 5 | beat Akron 24–21 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | November 17, 2006 – September 15, 2007 | 302 days | 1 | beat Central Michigan 31–10 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | September 15, 2007 – October 13, 2007 | 28 days | 0 | beat Northern Illinois 21–19 | lost to Ohio |
| 105 | Ohio | October 13, 2007 – October 20, 2007 | 7 days | 0 | beat Eastern Michigan 48–42 | lost to Toledo |
| 106 | Toledo | October 20, 2007 – November 13, 2007 | 24 days | 2 | beat Ohio 43–40 | lost to Ball State |
| 107 | Ball State | November 13, 2007 – December 6, 2008 | 1 yr, 23 days | 9 | beat Toledo 41–20 | lost to Buffalo |
| 108 | Buffalo | December 6, 2008 – September 26, 2009 | 294 days | 0 | beat Ball State 42–24 | lost to Temple |
| 109 | Temple | September 26, 2009 – November 27, 2009 | 62 days | 6 | beat Buffalo 37–13 | lost to Ohio |
| 110 | Ohio | November 27, 2009 – December 5, 2009 | 8 days | 0 | beat Temple 35–17 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 111 | Central Michigan | December 5, 2009 – September 9, 2010 | 278 days | 0 | beat Ohio 20–10 | lost to Temple |
| 112 | Temple | September 9, 2010 – October 9, 2010 | 30 days | 0 | beat Central Michigan 13–10 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 113 | Northern Illinois | October 9, 2010 – December 4, 2010 | 56 days | 6 | beat Temple 31–17 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 114 | Miami (OH) | December 4, 2010 – September 24, 2011 | 294 days | 0 | beat Northern Illinois 26–21 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 115 | Bowling Green | September 24, 2011 – October 8, 2011 | 14 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 37–23 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 116 | Western Michigan | October 8, 2011 – October 15, 2011 | 7 days | 0 | beat Bowling Green 45–21 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | October 15, 2011 – December 7, 2013 | 2 yrs, 53 days | 23 | beat Western Michigan 51–22 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 118 | Bowling Green | December 7, 2013 – October 18, 2014 | 315 days | 3 | beat Northern Illinois 47–27 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 119 | Western Michigan | October 18, 2014 – November 28, 2014 | 41 days | 4 | beat Bowling Green 26–14 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | November 28, 2014 – October 3, 2015 | 309 days | 1 | beat Western Michigan 31–21 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 121 | Central Michigan | October 3, 2015 – October 10, 2015 | 7 days | 0 | beat Northern Illinois 29–19 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 122 | Western Michigan | October 10, 2015 – November 11, 2015 | 32 days | 4 | beat Central Michigan 41–39 | lost to Bowling Green |
| 123 | Bowling Green | November 11, 2015 – November 17, 2015 | 6 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 41–27 | lost to Toledo |
| 124 | Toledo | November 17, 2015 – November 27, 2015 | 10 days | 0 | beat Bowling Green 44–28 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 125 | Western Michigan | November 27, 2015 – October 15, 2017 | 1 yr, 322 days | 11 | beat Toledo 35–30 | lost to Akron |
| 126 | Akron | October 15, 2017 – October 21, 2017 | 6 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 14–13 | lost to Toledo |
| 127 | Toledo | October 21, 2017 – November 8, 2017 | 18 days | 2 | beat Akron 48–21 | lost to Ohio |
| 128 | Ohio | November 8, 2017 – November 14, 2017 | 6 days | 0 | beat Toledo 38–10 | lost to Akron |
| 129 | Akron | November 14, 2017 – December 2, 2017 | 18 days | 1 | beat Ohio 37–34 | lost to Toledo |
| 130 | Toledo | December 2, 2017 – October 13, 2018 | 315 days | 1 | beat Akron 45–28 | lost to Eastern Michigan |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | October 13, 2018 – October 5, 2019 | 357 days | 4 | beat Toledo 28–26 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 132 | Central Michigan | October 5, 2019 – October 26, 2019 | 21 days | 1 | beat Eastern Michigan 42–16 | lost to Buffalo |
| 133 | Buffalo | October 26, 2019 – November 14, 2019 | 19 days | 1 | beat Central Michigan 43–20 | lost to Kent State |
| 134 | Kent State | November 14, 2019 – November 28, 2020 | 1 yr, 14 days | 5 | beat Buffalo 30–27 | lost to Buffalo |
| 135 | Buffalo | November 28, 2020 – December 18, 2020 | 20 days | 1 | beat Kent State 70–41 | lost to Ball State |
| 136 | Ball State | December 18, 2020 – September 25, 2021 | 281 days | 0 | beat Buffalo 38–28 | lost to Toledo |
| 137 | Toledo | September 25, 2021 – October 9, 2021 | 14 days | 0 | beat Ball State 22–12 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 138 | Northern Illinois | October 9, 2021 – November 3, 2021 | 25 days | 2 | beat Toledo 22–20 | lost to Kent State |
| 139 | Kent State | November 3, 2021 – November 10, 2021 | 7 days | 0 | beat Northern Illinois 52–47 | lost to Central Michigan |
| 140 | Central Michigan | November 10, 2021 – October 1, 2022 | 325 days | 2 | beat Kent State 54–30 | lost to Toledo |
| 141 | Toledo | October 1, 2022 – October 22, 2022 | 21 days | 2 | beat Central Michigan 38–17 | lost to Buffalo |
| 142 | Buffalo | October 22, 2022 – November 1, 2022 | 10 days | 0 | beat Toledo 34–27 | lost to Ohio |
| 143 | Ohio | November 1, 2022 – December 3, 2022 | 32 days | 3 | beat Buffalo 45–24 | lost to Toledo |
| 144 | Toledo | December 3, 2022 – December 2, 2023 | 364 days | 8 | beat Ohio 17–7 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 145 | Miami (OH) | December 2, 2023 – October 5, 2024 | 308 days | 0 | beat Toledo 23–14 | lost to Toledo |
| 146 | Toledo | October 5, 2024 – October 12, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 30–20 | lost to Buffalo |
| 147 | Buffalo | October 12, 2024 – October 19, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat Toledo 30–15 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 148 | Western Michigan | October 19, 2024 – November 6, 2024 | 18 days | 1 | beat Buffalo 48–41 | lost to Northern Illinois |
| 149 | Northern Illinois | November 6, 2024 – November 19, 2024 | 13 days | 1 | beat Western Michigan 42–28 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 150 | Miami (OH) | November 19, 2024 – December 7, 2024 | 18 days | 1 | beat Northern Illinois 20–9 | lost to Ohio |
| 151 | Ohio | December 7, 2024 – October 4, 2025 | 301 days | 1 | beat Miami (OH) 38–3 | lost to Ball State |
| 152 | Ball State | October 4, 2025 – October 11, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat Ohio 20–14 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 153 | Western Michigan | October 11, 2025 – October 25, 2025 | 14 days | 0 | beat Ball State 42–0 | lost to Miami (OH) |
| 154 | Miami (OH) | October 25, 2025 – November 4, 2025 | 10 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 26–17 | lost to Ohio |
| 155 | Ohio | November 4, 2025 – November 11, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat Miami (OH) 24–20 | lost to Western Michigan |
| 156 | Western Michigan | November 11, 2025 – October 24, 2026 | 347 days | 6 | beat Ohio 17–13 | lost to Toledo |
| 157 | Toledo | October 24, 2026 – Present | 7 days | 0 | beat Western Michigan 45–38 | — present — |
No reigns match “.”
Membership is judged season by season from every game a team played, so realignment moves a team’s games with it. A holder that stays in Mid-American keeps the belt through any stretch without a game against another member; a holder that leaves vacates the belt on its last game as a member, and it reverts to the most recent earlier holder that is a member of the season it left for. If no one is left to inherit it, the belt retires with its last holder. Days count the offseason; switch to games to measure a reign by belt games only.