Regarding the 2024-25 campaign, the Drake Bulldogs lead college basketball in defensive rebounds surrendered per game with 17.3. Positioned in second place are the Georgia Bulldogs, with a DRB’s conceded per contest total of 18.4. Holding a total of 18.5, the Tennessee Volunteers come in at the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are the Villanova Wildcats (18.8) in addition to the Oregon State Beavers (19.2).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Drake Bulldogs |
17.3 |
2nd |
Georgia Bulldogs |
18.4 |
3rd |
Tennessee Volunteers |
18.5 |
4th |
Villanova Wildcats |
18.8 |
5th |
Oregon State Beavers |
19.2 |
6th |
High Point Panthers |
19.2 |
7th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
19.6 |
8th |
Incarnate Word Cardinals |
19.9 |
9th |
Troy Trojans |
20.0 |
10th |
Michigan Wolverines |
20.2 |
11th |
Missouri Tigers |
20.3 |
12th |
Idaho State Bengals |
20.4 |
13th |
Texas State Bobcats |
20.4 |
14th |
UConn Huskies |
20.4 |
15th |
Tarleton State Texans |
20.6 |
16th |
Utah State Aggies |
20.6 |
17th |
George Mason Patriots |
20.7 |
18th |
Milwaukee Panthers |
20.8 |
19th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
20.8 |
20th |
UMKC Kangaroos |
20.8 |
21st |
Columbia Lions |
20.8 |
22nd |
Purdue Boilermakers |
20.8 |
23rd |
Auburn Tigers |
20.9 |
24th |
Michigan State Spartans |
20.9 |
25th |
Butler Bulldogs |
20.9 |
26th |
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners |
20.9 |
27th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
21.0 |
28th |
Hawaii Warriors |
21.0 |
29th |
Drexel Dragons |
21.1 |
30th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
21.1 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Purdue Boilermakers |
20.5 |
2nd |
Memphis Tigers |
21.0 |
3rd |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
21.3 |
4th |
Dayton Flyers |
21.4 |
5th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
21.4 |
6th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
21.4 |
7th |
Wofford Terriers |
21.4 |
8th |
Jacksonville Dolphins |
21.5 |
9th |
Towson Tigers |
21.6 |
10th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
21.7 |
11th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
21.8 |
12th |
North Texas Mean Green |
21.8 |
13th |
Texas State Bobcats |
21.8 |
14th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
21.8 |
15th |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
21.9 |
16th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
21.9 |
17th |
Arizona Wildcats |
21.9 |
18th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
21.9 |
19th |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
21.9 |
20th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
22.0 |
21st |
Houston Cougars |
22.0 |
22nd |
Oklahoma Sooners |
22.1 |
23rd |
Michigan Wolverines |
22.1 |
24th |
Chattanooga Mocs |
22.2 |
25th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
22.3 |
26th |
Akron Zips |
22.3 |
27th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
22.3 |
28th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
22.4 |
29th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
22.4 |
30th |
Murray State Racers |
22.4 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
19.9 |
2nd |
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners |
20.7 |
3rd |
Loyola Marymount Lions |
20.8 |
4th |
Radford Highlanders |
20.9 |
5th |
Bellarmine Knights |
21.2 |
6th |
Loyola Ramblers |
21.2 |
7th |
Idaho State Bengals |
21.2 |
8th |
Florida State Seminoles |
21.4 |
9th |
IPFW Mastodons |
21.7 |
10th |
Texas State Bobcats |
21.7 |
11th |
North Texas Mean Green |
21.8 |
12th |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
21.8 |
13th |
Baylor Bears |
21.8 |
14th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
21.9 |
15th |
Drexel Dragons |
21.9 |
16th |
Michigan Wolverines |
21.9 |
17th |
Houston Cougars |
22.0 |
18th |
Morehead State Eagles |
22.0 |
19th |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
22.1 |
20th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
22.1 |
21st |
Colorado Buffaloes |
22.2 |
22nd |
USC Trojans |
22.2 |
23rd |
Florida Gators |
22.2 |
24th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
22.2 |
25th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
22.3 |
26th |
Little Rock Trojans |
22.3 |
27th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
22.3 |
28th |
Oregon Ducks |
22.4 |
29th |
Dayton Flyers |
22.4 |
30th |
Austin Peay Governors |
22.5 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
North Texas Mean Green |
20.3 |
2nd |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
20.4 |
3rd |
New Mexico State Aggies |
20.7 |
4th |
Loyola Marymount Lions |
20.8 |
5th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
21.0 |
6th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
21.2 |
7th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
21.6 |
8th |
McNeese State Cowboys |
21.7 |
9th |
Pacific Tigers |
21.7 |
10th |
Stetson Hatters |
21.7 |
11th |
Butler Bulldogs |
21.7 |
12th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
21.7 |
13th |
Dayton Flyers |
21.8 |
14th |
TAMU Islanders |
21.8 |
15th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
22.0 |
16th |
UAB Blazers |
22.1 |
17th |
SMU Mustangs |
22.1 |
18th |
Oregon Ducks |
22.3 |
19th |
Little Rock Trojans |
22.3 |
20th |
Liberty Flames |
22.3 |
21st |
Tennessee State Tigers |
22.3 |
22nd |
Florida Gators |
22.4 |
23rd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
22.4 |
24th |
LSU Tigers |
22.4 |
25th |
UNI Panthers |
22.4 |
26th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
22.4 |
27th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
22.4 |
28th |
Towson Tigers |
22.5 |
29th |
Florida State Seminoles |
22.5 |
30th |
Northeastern Huskies |
22.6 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Kentucky Wildcats |
20.2 |
2nd |
Virginia Cavaliers |
21.3 |
3rd |
Incarnate Word Cardinals |
21.4 |
4th |
Michigan State Spartans |
21.4 |
5th |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
21.5 |
6th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
21.5 |
7th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
21.6 |
8th |
Maryland Terrapins |
21.6 |
9th |
Wofford Terriers |
21.7 |
10th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
21.7 |
11th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
21.8 |
12th |
SE Louisiana Lions |
21.8 |
13th |
Loyola Marymount Lions |
21.8 |
14th |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
21.9 |
15th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
21.9 |
16th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
21.9 |
17th |
Baylor Bears |
22.0 |
18th |
Dayton Flyers |
22.1 |
19th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
22.2 |
20th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
22.2 |
21st |
Xavier Musketeers |
22.3 |
22nd |
Liberty Flames |
22.3 |
23rd |
Colgate Raiders |
22.4 |
24th |
High Point Panthers |
22.5 |
25th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
22.5 |
26th |
Southern Illinois Salukis |
22.6 |
27th |
Loyola Ramblers |
22.6 |
28th |
Oregon State Beavers |
22.6 |
29th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
22.7 |
30th |
Ole Miss Rebels |
22.7 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Michigan State Spartans |
19.7 |
2nd |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
20.1 |
3rd |
Arizona Wildcats |
20.2 |
4th |
Maryland Terrapins |
20.6 |
5th |
Duke Blue Devils |
21.2 |
6th |
Mercer Bears |
21.2 |
7th |
Memphis Tigers |
21.3 |
8th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
21.3 |
9th |
Baylor Bears |
21.3 |
10th |
Vermont Catamounts |
21.5 |
11th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
21.5 |
12th |
Murray State Racers |
21.6 |
13th |
Loyola Ramblers |
21.7 |
14th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
21.7 |
15th |
Idaho Vandals |
21.8 |
16th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
21.9 |
17th |
Albany Great Danes |
22.0 |
18th |
Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
22.2 |
19th |
UAB Blazers |
22.2 |
20th |
Wichita State Shockers |
22.2 |
21st |
Oregon State Beavers |
22.3 |
22nd |
Missouri Tigers |
22.3 |
23rd |
Purdue Boilermakers |
22.4 |
24th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
22.5 |
25th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
22.6 |
26th |
Syracuse Orange |
22.6 |
27th |
Navy Midshipmen |
22.6 |
28th |
Denver Pioneers |
22.6 |
29th |
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns |
22.6 |
30th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
22.7 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Baylor Bears |
19.2 |
2nd |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
19.4 |
3rd |
SMU Mustangs |
20.2 |
4th |
Villanova Wildcats |
20.5 |
5th |
Arizona Wildcats |
20.8 |
6th |
New Orleans Privateers |
20.8 |
7th |
Albany Great Danes |
21.3 |
8th |
Mercer Bears |
21.3 |
9th |
Indiana Hoosiers |
21.4 |
10th |
Wagner Seahawks |
21.4 |
11th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
21.4 |
12th |
Vermont Catamounts |
21.5 |
13th |
UT Martin Skyhawks |
21.5 |
14th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
21.5 |
15th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
21.7 |
16th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
21.7 |
17th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
21.7 |
18th |
Miami Hurricanes |
22.0 |
19th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
22.1 |
20th |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
22.1 |
21st |
Purdue Boilermakers |
22.1 |
22nd |
New Mexico State Aggies |
22.1 |
23rd |
SE Louisiana Lions |
22.2 |
24th |
Oregon Ducks |
22.2 |
25th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
22.3 |
26th |
MTSU Blue Raiders |
22.3 |
27th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
22.3 |
28th |
UCF Knights |
22.3 |
29th |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
22.4 |
30th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
22.4 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
SMU Mustangs |
18.8 |
2nd |
Indiana Hoosiers |
20.1 |
3rd |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
20.5 |
4th |
Baylor Bears |
20.5 |
5th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
20.5 |
6th |
Michigan State Spartans |
20.7 |
7th |
Yale Bulldogs |
20.8 |
8th |
Siena Saints |
20.9 |
9th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
21.0 |
10th |
Idaho Vandals |
21.1 |
11th |
Louisville Cardinals |
21.4 |
12th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
21.6 |
13th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
21.6 |
14th |
Denver Pioneers |
21.6 |
15th |
Arizona Wildcats |
21.6 |
16th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
21.7 |
17th |
Albany Great Danes |
21.7 |
18th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
21.7 |
19th |
Mercer Bears |
21.8 |
20th |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
21.8 |
21st |
Miami Hurricanes |
22.1 |
22nd |
Maryland Terrapins |
22.1 |
23rd |
Furman Paladins |
22.1 |
24th |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
22.1 |
25th |
Navy Midshipmen |
22.1 |
26th |
New Mexico Lobos |
22.2 |
27th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
22.2 |
28th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
22.2 |
29th |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
22.2 |
30th |
Utah Utes |
22.3 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
New Mexico State Aggies |
18.9 |
2nd |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
19.0 |
3rd |
Citadel Bulldogs |
19.2 |
4th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
19.3 |
5th |
SMU Mustangs |
19.4 |
6th |
Northeastern Huskies |
19.7 |
7th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
19.7 |
8th |
UNI Panthers |
19.7 |
9th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
19.8 |
10th |
Baylor Bears |
19.9 |
11th |
Yale Bulldogs |
19.9 |
12th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
19.9 |
13th |
Utah Utes |
19.9 |
14th |
UC Davis Aggies |
20.0 |
15th |
Loyola Ramblers |
20.2 |
16th |
Wisconsin Badgers |
20.2 |
17th |
Drake Bulldogs |
20.2 |
18th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
20.3 |
19th |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
20.3 |
20th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
20.3 |
21st |
Texas Longhorns |
20.3 |
22nd |
Duke Blue Devils |
20.5 |
23rd |
Arizona Wildcats |
20.5 |
24th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
20.6 |
25th |
Seattle Redhawks |
20.6 |
26th |
Towson Tigers |
20.7 |
27th |
Denver Pioneers |
20.7 |
28th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
20.8 |
29th |
Air Force Falcons |
20.8 |
30th |
American Eagles |
20.9 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Allowed Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
American Eagles |
19.5 |
2nd |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
19.5 |
3rd |
New Mexico State Aggies |
19.8 |
4th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
19.8 |
5th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
19.9 |
6th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
20.0 |
7th |
North Dakota State Bison |
20.0 |
8th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
20.2 |
9th |
Baylor Bears |
20.2 |
10th |
SMU Mustangs |
20.2 |
11th |
Valparaiso Beacons |
20.3 |
12th |
Florida State Seminoles |
20.4 |
13th |
Vermont Catamounts |
20.4 |
14th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
20.5 |
15th |
TAMU Islanders |
20.5 |
16th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
20.5 |
17th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
20.5 |
18th |
IPFW Mastodons |
20.6 |
19th |
Missouri Tigers |
20.6 |
20th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
20.6 |
21st |
Liberty Flames |
20.6 |
22nd |
Northern Colorado Bears |
20.6 |
23rd |
Virginia Cavaliers |
20.6 |
24th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
20.7 |
25th |
Indiana Hoosiers |
20.9 |
26th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
20.9 |
27th |
Weber State Wildcats |
21.0 |
28th |
Florida Gators |
21.1 |
29th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
21.1 |
30th |
Western Michigan Broncos |
21.2 |