When discussing the 2023-24 campaign, the UT Martin Skyhawks hold down the top spot in defensive rebounds per contest with 31.1. Positioned in 2nd are the Appalachian State Mountaineers, owning a defensive boards per contest total of 30.7. With a tally of 29.9, the Bryant Bulldogs come in at the third position. Finishing out the top five are the Creighton Bluejays (29.7) and the Arizona Wildcats (29.5).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
UT Martin Skyhawks |
31.1 |
2nd |
Appalachian State Mountaineers |
30.7 |
3rd |
Bryant Bulldogs |
29.9 |
4th |
Creighton Bluejays |
29.7 |
5th |
Arizona Wildcats |
29.5 |
6th |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
29.3 |
7th |
UMass Lowell River Hawks |
29.3 |
8th |
Western Carolina Catamounts |
29.2 |
9th |
Missouri State Bears |
29.0 |
10th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
28.9 |
11th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
28.9 |
12th |
Utah Utes |
28.9 |
13th |
Indiana State Sycamores |
28.3 |
14th |
Cal State Northridge Matadors |
28.2 |
15th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
28.2 |
16th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
28.2 |
17th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
28.1 |
18th |
Binghamton Bearcats |
28.1 |
19th |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
28.1 |
20th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
27.9 |
21st |
Kansas Jayhawks |
27.9 |
22nd |
Wichita State Shockers |
27.7 |
23rd |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
27.7 |
24th |
George Washington Colonials |
27.7 |
25th |
Florida Gators |
27.6 |
26th |
Drexel Dragons |
27.6 |
27th |
BYU Cougars |
27.6 |
28th |
Morehead State Eagles |
27.6 |
29th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
27.5 |
30th |
Colgate Raiders |
27.4 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
32.3 |
2nd |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
29.8 |
3rd |
Arizona Wildcats |
29.8 |
4th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
29.6 |
5th |
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
29.5 |
6th |
Toledo Rockets |
29.3 |
7th |
North Dakota State Bison |
29.1 |
8th |
Bryant Bulldogs |
28.7 |
9th |
BYU Cougars |
28.6 |
10th |
Creighton Bluejays |
28.5 |
11th |
USC Trojans |
28.4 |
12th |
Lipscomb Bisons |
28.3 |
13th |
SMU Mustangs |
28.3 |
14th |
Buffalo Bulls |
28.3 |
15th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
28.2 |
16th |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
28.1 |
17th |
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
28.1 |
18th |
VMI Keydets |
28.1 |
19th |
Santa Clara Broncos |
28.1 |
20th |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
28.1 |
21st |
Citadel Bulldogs |
28.0 |
22nd |
Portland Pilots |
28.0 |
23rd |
Cornell Big Red |
28.0 |
24th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
27.9 |
25th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
27.9 |
26th |
Indiana State Sycamores |
27.8 |
27th |
Utah Tech Trailblazers |
27.7 |
28th |
Vermont Catamounts |
27.7 |
29th |
Auburn Tigers |
27.6 |
30th |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
27.6 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Wright State Raiders |
30.5 |
2nd |
VMI Keydets |
30.4 |
3rd |
Colgate Raiders |
30.4 |
4th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
29.9 |
5th |
BYU Cougars |
29.7 |
6th |
Bryant Bulldogs |
29.6 |
7th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
29.6 |
8th |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
29.3 |
9th |
Missouri State Bears |
29.1 |
10th |
Buffalo Bulls |
29.0 |
11th |
Texas Southern Tigers |
28.9 |
12th |
Coppin State Eagles |
28.7 |
13th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
28.5 |
14th |
Michigan Wolverines |
28.5 |
15th |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
28.5 |
16th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
28.4 |
17th |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
28.3 |
18th |
Quinnipiac Bobcats |
28.3 |
19th |
Georgetown Hoyas |
28.3 |
20th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
28.3 |
21st |
Santa Clara Broncos |
28.3 |
22nd |
Utah State Aggies |
28.2 |
23rd |
Xavier Musketeers |
28.2 |
24th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
28.2 |
25th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
28.1 |
26th |
Samford Bulldogs |
28.1 |
27th |
North Alabama Lions |
28.0 |
28th |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
28.0 |
29th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
28.0 |
30th |
Memphis Tigers |
27.9 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Utah State Aggies |
30.0 |
2nd |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
29.8 |
3rd |
Yale Bulldogs |
29.8 |
4th |
Memphis Tigers |
29.5 |
5th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
29.5 |
6th |
Michigan State Spartans |
29.5 |
7th |
California Baptist Lancers |
29.4 |
8th |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
29.3 |
9th |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
28.8 |
10th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
28.8 |
11th |
Coppin State Eagles |
28.7 |
12th |
Bowling Green Falcons |
28.7 |
13th |
Belmont Bruins |
28.5 |
14th |
Oklahoma Sooners |
28.5 |
15th |
Murray State Racers |
28.5 |
16th |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
28.4 |
17th |
Dartmouth Big Green |
28.3 |
18th |
Penn Quakers |
28.2 |
19th |
Bryant Bulldogs |
28.1 |
20th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
28.1 |
21st |
UNI Panthers |
28.1 |
22nd |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
28.1 |
23rd |
Sacred Heart Pioneers |
28.1 |
24th |
UTSA Roadrunners |
28.0 |
25th |
Akron Zips |
28.0 |
26th |
UIC Flames |
27.9 |
27th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
27.9 |
28th |
North Dakota State Bison |
27.8 |
29th |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
27.8 |
30th |
Wright State Raiders |
27.8 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
30.9 |
2nd |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
30.5 |
3rd |
Winthrop Eagles |
30.1 |
4th |
Belmont Bruins |
30.0 |
5th |
Yale Bulldogs |
29.9 |
6th |
Michigan State Spartans |
29.9 |
7th |
UCLA Bruins |
29.7 |
8th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
29.4 |
9th |
Utah State Aggies |
29.4 |
10th |
Bowling Green Falcons |
29.1 |
11th |
Weber State Wildcats |
29.0 |
12th |
Toledo Rockets |
28.9 |
13th |
Grambling Tigers |
28.8 |
14th |
Hampton Pirates |
28.8 |
15th |
Georgetown Hoyas |
28.8 |
16th |
Houston Cougars |
28.5 |
17th |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
28.5 |
18th |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
28.4 |
19th |
Lipscomb Bisons |
28.4 |
20th |
Ball State Cardinals |
28.3 |
21st |
Rice Owls |
28.3 |
22nd |
Buffalo Bulls |
28.3 |
23rd |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
28.3 |
24th |
Duke Blue Devils |
28.2 |
25th |
Florida Atlantic Owls |
28.2 |
26th |
Maryland Terrapins |
28.2 |
27th |
Oklahoma Sooners |
28.2 |
28th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
28.2 |
29th |
Lehigh Mountain Hawks |
28.2 |
30th |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
28.0 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
30.0 |
2nd |
Michigan State Spartans |
29.5 |
3rd |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
29.2 |
4th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
29.1 |
5th |
Hampton Pirates |
29.0 |
6th |
Creighton Bluejays |
29.0 |
7th |
UTSA Roadrunners |
29.0 |
8th |
Penn Quakers |
29.0 |
9th |
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
28.8 |
10th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
28.8 |
11th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
28.7 |
12th |
UCLA Bruins |
28.7 |
13th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
28.6 |
14th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
28.5 |
15th |
Xavier Musketeers |
28.5 |
16th |
Boise State Broncos |
28.5 |
17th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
28.4 |
18th |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
28.3 |
19th |
Wichita State Shockers |
28.2 |
20th |
McNeese State Cowboys |
28.2 |
21st |
Lipscomb Bisons |
28.2 |
22nd |
UIC Flames |
28.1 |
23rd |
Northern Colorado Bears |
28.1 |
24th |
UT Arlington Mavericks |
28.1 |
25th |
Ohio Bobcats |
28.0 |
26th |
UAB Blazers |
27.9 |
27th |
Sacred Heart Pioneers |
27.9 |
28th |
Ball State Cardinals |
27.8 |
29th |
Oklahoma Sooners |
27.8 |
30th |
Stanford Cardinal |
27.8 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
BYU Cougars |
31.0 |
2nd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
31.0 |
3rd |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
30.7 |
4th |
UCF Knights |
30.1 |
5th |
Wyoming Cowboys |
29.6 |
6th |
George Mason Patriots |
29.1 |
7th |
UCLA Bruins |
29.0 |
8th |
Green Bay Phoenix |
28.9 |
9th |
Wichita State Shockers |
28.8 |
10th |
Elon Phoenix |
28.7 |
11th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
28.6 |
12th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
28.5 |
13th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
28.3 |
14th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
28.2 |
15th |
Buffalo Bulls |
28.1 |
16th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
28.0 |
17th |
Army Black Knights |
28.0 |
18th |
Utah Utes |
28.0 |
19th |
UIC Flames |
28.0 |
20th |
Savannah State Tigers |
28.0 |
21st |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
28.0 |
22nd |
Purdue Boilermakers |
27.9 |
23rd |
Rice Owls |
27.9 |
24th |
Ball State Cardinals |
27.8 |
25th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
27.7 |
26th |
Ohio Bobcats |
27.6 |
27th |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
27.6 |
28th |
IPFW Mastodons |
27.6 |
29th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
27.6 |
30th |
Rider Broncs |
27.6 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Purdue Boilermakers |
29.6 |
2nd |
George Mason Patriots |
29.4 |
3rd |
Michigan State Spartans |
29.3 |
4th |
Arkansas State Red Wolves |
29.3 |
5th |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
29.1 |
6th |
Colorado Buffaloes |
29.1 |
7th |
BYU Cougars |
29.0 |
8th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
29.0 |
9th |
Duquesne Dukes |
29.0 |
10th |
UT Arlington Mavericks |
28.9 |
11th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
28.8 |
12th |
Valparaiso Beacons |
28.8 |
13th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
28.7 |
14th |
Arizona Wildcats |
28.6 |
15th |
James Madison Dukes |
28.5 |
16th |
William & Mary Tribe |
28.5 |
17th |
Weber State Wildcats |
28.5 |
18th |
Dayton Flyers |
28.4 |
19th |
California Golden Bears |
28.3 |
20th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
28.3 |
21st |
Army Black Knights |
28.2 |
22nd |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
28.2 |
23rd |
Monmouth Hawks |
28.0 |
24th |
Xavier Musketeers |
28.0 |
25th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
27.9 |
26th |
UCF Knights |
27.9 |
27th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
27.9 |
28th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
27.8 |
29th |
North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
27.8 |
30th |
Memphis Tigers |
27.7 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Quinnipiac Bobcats |
29.0 |
2nd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
27.6 |
3rd |
Texas Longhorns |
27.3 |
4th |
Georgia Bulldogs |
27.3 |
5th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
27.3 |
6th |
LSU Tigers |
27.1 |
7th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
27.0 |
8th |
Oklahoma Sooners |
26.9 |
9th |
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns |
26.9 |
10th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
26.7 |
11th |
BYU Cougars |
26.5 |
12th |
Delaware State Hornets |
26.4 |
13th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
26.4 |
14th |
California Golden Bears |
26.4 |
15th |
Lehigh Mountain Hawks |
26.4 |
16th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
26.3 |
17th |
Alabama State Hornets |
26.3 |
18th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
26.2 |
19th |
Michigan State Spartans |
26.2 |
20th |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
26.2 |
21st |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
26.2 |
22nd |
Iona Gaels |
26.1 |
23rd |
Kansas Jayhawks |
26.1 |
24th |
Arizona Wildcats |
26.0 |
25th |
Maryland Terrapins |
26.0 |
26th |
Brown Bears |
26.0 |
27th |
NC State Wolfpack |
25.9 |
28th |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
25.9 |
29th |
Temple Owls |
25.9 |
30th |
Valparaiso Beacons |
25.9 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
DRB Rank |
Team |
DRB |
1st |
Quinnipiac Bobcats |
28.7 |
2nd |
Incarnate Word Cardinals |
28.5 |
3rd |
Brown Bears |
28.4 |
4th |
UAB Blazers |
28.2 |
5th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
28.1 |
6th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
27.7 |
7th |
BYU Cougars |
27.7 |
8th |
New Mexico Lobos |
27.5 |
9th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
27.2 |
10th |
VMI Keydets |
27.1 |
11th |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
27.0 |
12th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
26.8 |
13th |
Southern Jaguars |
26.8 |
14th |
Towson Tigers |
26.7 |
15th |
Wichita State Shockers |
26.7 |
16th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
26.7 |
17th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
26.5 |
18th |
Michigan State Spartans |
26.4 |
19th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
26.4 |
20th |
Indiana Hoosiers |
26.4 |
21st |
Wagner Seahawks |
26.4 |
22nd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
26.3 |
23rd |
Texas Longhorns |
26.3 |
24th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
26.3 |
25th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
26.2 |
26th |
LSU Tigers |
26.2 |
27th |
UMass Minutemen |
26.2 |
28th |
Utah Utes |
26.2 |
29th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
26.1 |
30th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
26.1 |