When discussing the 2024-25 campaign, the Houston Cougars are the best in the nation in points given up per game with 55.7. Holding down 2nd place are the Tennessee Volunteers, with a points surrendered per game total of 55.9. Holding a number of 56.7, the Drake Bulldogs come in at the third position. With the fourth and fifth spot are the North Texas Mean Green (56.8) and the UCLA Bruins (56.8).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Houston Cougars |
55.7 |
2nd |
Tennessee Volunteers |
55.9 |
3rd |
Drake Bulldogs |
56.7 |
4th |
North Texas Mean Green |
56.8 |
5th |
UCLA Bruins |
56.8 |
6th |
Oregon State Beavers |
56.9 |
7th |
Liberty Flames |
58.3 |
8th |
Duke Blue Devils |
58.7 |
9th |
Wagner Seahawks |
59.4 |
10th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
59.6 |
11th |
Kent State Golden Flashes |
60.2 |
12th |
St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
60.3 |
13th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
60.5 |
14th |
VCU Rams |
60.6 |
15th |
Maryland Terrapins |
60.7 |
16th |
Seton Hall Pirates |
61.6 |
17th |
San Francisco Dons |
62.3 |
18th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
62.5 |
19th |
High Point Panthers |
62.6 |
20th |
Texas Longhorns |
62.8 |
21st |
UC San Diego Tritons |
62.8 |
22nd |
Georgia Bulldogs |
63.4 |
23rd |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
63.5 |
24th |
George Mason Patriots |
63.5 |
25th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
63.6 |
26th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
63.8 |
27th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
63.8 |
28th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
63.9 |
29th |
Ole Miss Rebels |
63.9 |
30th |
Furman Paladins |
63.9 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
North Texas Mean Green |
55.7 |
2nd |
San Diego State Aztecs |
58.1 |
3rd |
Houston Cougars |
58.8 |
4th |
Jacksonville Dolphins |
59.3 |
5th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
59.4 |
6th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
60.1 |
7th |
Navy Midshipmen |
60.1 |
8th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
60.3 |
9th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
60.6 |
10th |
Texas Longhorns |
60.6 |
11th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
60.6 |
12th |
Vermont Catamounts |
60.7 |
13th |
Boise State Broncos |
60.9 |
14th |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
61.2 |
15th |
Dayton Flyers |
61.2 |
16th |
Southern Illinois Salukis |
61.4 |
17th |
Loyola Ramblers |
61.5 |
18th |
Campbell Fighting Camels |
62.0 |
19th |
VCU Rams |
62.4 |
20th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
62.5 |
21st |
Iowa State Cyclones |
62.5 |
22nd |
Akron Zips |
62.6 |
23rd |
Villanova Wildcats |
62.7 |
24th |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
62.8 |
25th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
62.9 |
26th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
63.1 |
27th |
Appalachian State Mountaineers |
63.1 |
28th |
Murray State Racers |
63.2 |
29th |
Texas State Bobcats |
63.2 |
30th |
LSU Tigers |
63.4 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Fordham Rams |
51.8 |
2nd |
Maine Black Bears |
53.1 |
3rd |
Chicago State Cougars |
55.4 |
4th |
MVSU Delta Devils |
56.8 |
5th |
Air Force Falcons |
58.7 |
6th |
Idaho Vandals |
61.0 |
7th |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
61.2 |
8th |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
61.5 |
9th |
Fairfield Stags |
61.8 |
10th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
61.8 |
11th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
62.0 |
12th |
MTSU Blue Raiders |
62.0 |
13th |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
62.3 |
14th |
Western Michigan Broncos |
63.1 |
15th |
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
63.2 |
16th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
63.2 |
17th |
Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers |
63.2 |
18th |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
63.3 |
19th |
Manhattan Jaspers |
63.4 |
20th |
Marist Red Foxes |
63.4 |
21st |
Charlotte 49ers |
63.5 |
22nd |
Butler Bulldogs |
63.5 |
23rd |
Tulane Green Wave |
63.9 |
24th |
Presbyterian Blue Hose |
64.1 |
25th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
64.2 |
26th |
Alabama State Hornets |
64.2 |
27th |
UL Monroe Warhawks |
64.2 |
28th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
64.3 |
29th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
64.3 |
30th |
Niagara Purple Eagles |
64.7 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
53.8 |
2nd |
Kennesaw State Owls |
55.2 |
3rd |
Virginia Cavaliers |
57.0 |
4th |
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks |
57.5 |
5th |
Fairfield Stags |
58.0 |
6th |
Fordham Rams |
58.6 |
7th |
Marist Red Foxes |
60.5 |
8th |
Alabama State Hornets |
61.4 |
9th |
Chicago State Cougars |
61.4 |
10th |
Maine Black Bears |
61.4 |
11th |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
61.5 |
12th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
61.8 |
13th |
Manhattan Jaspers |
62.1 |
14th |
Southern Illinois Salukis |
62.6 |
15th |
USF Bulls |
62.7 |
16th |
Wyoming Cowboys |
62.7 |
17th |
Merrimack Warriors |
62.8 |
18th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
63.1 |
19th |
UL Monroe Warhawks |
63.1 |
20th |
Sacramento State Hornets |
63.2 |
21st |
Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
63.2 |
22nd |
California Golden Bears |
63.2 |
23rd |
NJIT Highlanders |
63.5 |
24th |
Navy Midshipmen |
63.6 |
25th |
Stetson Hatters |
63.7 |
26th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
64.2 |
27th |
Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers |
64.2 |
28th |
Texas Longhorns |
64.2 |
29th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
64.2 |
30th |
Loyola Marymount Lions |
64.3 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Manhattan Jaspers |
57.3 |
2nd |
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks |
57.3 |
3rd |
UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
59.9 |
4th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
60.1 |
5th |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
60.6 |
6th |
Charlotte 49ers |
61.2 |
7th |
Chicago State Cougars |
61.6 |
8th |
Jackson State Tigers |
61.7 |
9th |
Maine Black Bears |
62.1 |
10th |
Florida A&M Rattlers |
62.2 |
11th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
62.9 |
12th |
Delaware State Hornets |
63.1 |
13th |
Kennesaw State Owls |
63.4 |
14th |
George Washington Colonials |
63.5 |
15th |
UTEP Miners |
64.1 |
16th |
Coppin State Eagles |
64.2 |
17th |
MVSU Delta Devils |
64.3 |
18th |
Alcorn State Braves |
64.4 |
19th |
Siena Saints |
64.6 |
20th |
Southern Jaguars |
64.9 |
21st |
Portland Pilots |
64.9 |
22nd |
UNI Panthers |
65.1 |
23rd |
Binghamton Bearcats |
65.2 |
24th |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
65.2 |
25th |
Monmouth Hawks |
65.3 |
26th |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
65.3 |
27th |
Loyola Ramblers |
65.6 |
28th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
65.7 |
29th |
UC Davis Aggies |
65.7 |
30th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
65.8 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
60.4 |
2nd |
Coppin State Eagles |
60.8 |
3rd |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
62.0 |
4th |
Jackson State Tigers |
62.2 |
5th |
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks |
62.3 |
6th |
Fordham Rams |
62.3 |
7th |
UCF Knights |
62.7 |
8th |
Longwood Lancers |
63.3 |
9th |
USF Bulls |
63.3 |
10th |
Delaware State Hornets |
63.6 |
11th |
Holy Cross Crusaders |
63.6 |
12th |
Little Rock Trojans |
63.7 |
13th |
UNI Panthers |
64.3 |
14th |
Northwestern State Demons |
64.4 |
15th |
MVSU Delta Devils |
64.8 |
16th |
VMI Keydets |
65.1 |
17th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
65.2 |
18th |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
65.2 |
19th |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
65.3 |
20th |
American Eagles |
65.4 |
21st |
Evansville Purple Aces |
65.4 |
22nd |
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
65.6 |
23rd |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
65.7 |
24th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
65.8 |
25th |
San Jose State Spartans |
65.8 |
26th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
65.9 |
27th |
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners |
66.0 |
28th |
Santa Clara Broncos |
66.1 |
29th |
Cal State Northridge Matadors |
66.1 |
30th |
Texas State Bobcats |
66.4 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Holy Cross Crusaders |
60.4 |
2nd |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
60.8 |
3rd |
Presbyterian Blue Hose |
61.2 |
4th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
61.4 |
5th |
Western Carolina Catamounts |
61.4 |
6th |
American Eagles |
61.5 |
7th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
61.8 |
8th |
UNI Panthers |
61.8 |
9th |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
61.9 |
10th |
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers |
62.0 |
11th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
63.0 |
12th |
Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
63.0 |
13th |
Oregon State Beavers |
63.2 |
14th |
East Carolina Pirates |
63.3 |
15th |
Howard Bison |
63.6 |
16th |
North Carolina A&T Aggies |
64.3 |
17th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
64.4 |
18th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
64.5 |
19th |
Jackson State Tigers |
64.6 |
20th |
Maine Black Bears |
64.7 |
21st |
USF Bulls |
64.8 |
22nd |
Navy Midshipmen |
64.9 |
23rd |
Chicago State Cougars |
65.3 |
24th |
Fordham Rams |
65.3 |
25th |
Radford Highlanders |
65.3 |
26th |
San Diego Toreros |
65.3 |
27th |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
65.3 |
28th |
Delaware Blue Hens |
65.4 |
29th |
Bradley Braves |
65.5 |
30th |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
65.5 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Bradley Braves |
56.0 |
2nd |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
56.6 |
3rd |
American Eagles |
57.6 |
4th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
60.4 |
5th |
San Diego Toreros |
60.7 |
6th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
60.8 |
7th |
Binghamton Bearcats |
60.9 |
8th |
Boston College Eagles |
61.2 |
9th |
Delaware State Hornets |
61.9 |
10th |
Grambling Tigers |
62.1 |
11th |
Savannah State Tigers |
62.3 |
12th |
Drexel Dragons |
63.2 |
13th |
USF Bulls |
63.2 |
14th |
Miami RedHawks |
63.3 |
15th |
UC Davis Aggies |
63.8 |
16th |
La Salle Explorers |
64.1 |
17th |
Florida A&M Rattlers |
64.2 |
18th |
Loyola Ramblers |
64.3 |
19th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
64.3 |
20th |
Niagara Purple Eagles |
64.6 |
21st |
Liberty Flames |
64.7 |
22nd |
Holy Cross Crusaders |
64.8 |
23rd |
Seattle Redhawks |
64.8 |
24th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
65.1 |
25th |
Bryant Bulldogs |
65.1 |
26th |
Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
65.1 |
27th |
Denver Pioneers |
65.2 |
28th |
Charleston Cougars |
65.4 |
29th |
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers |
65.5 |
30th |
MVSU Delta Devils |
65.5 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Grambling Tigers |
52.0 |
2nd |
San Jose State Spartans |
53.7 |
3rd |
Florida A&M Rattlers |
55.4 |
4th |
UMBC Retrievers |
56.1 |
5th |
Savannah State Tigers |
56.7 |
6th |
Bradley Braves |
57.0 |
7th |
Binghamton Bearcats |
57.7 |
8th |
Tennessee State Tigers |
57.8 |
9th |
Chicago State Cougars |
58.0 |
10th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
58.6 |
11th |
Charleston Cougars |
58.6 |
12th |
American Eagles |
58.7 |
13th |
Loyola Greyhounds |
58.8 |
14th |
North Carolina A&T Aggies |
58.9 |
15th |
Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
59.2 |
16th |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
59.3 |
17th |
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
59.3 |
18th |
Drake Bulldogs |
59.5 |
19th |
Fairfield Stags |
59.5 |
20th |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
59.5 |
21st |
Drexel Dragons |
59.6 |
22nd |
Southern Illinois Salukis |
59.6 |
23rd |
Missouri State Bears |
59.7 |
24th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
59.8 |
25th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
59.8 |
26th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
60.1 |
27th |
Penn Quakers |
60.3 |
28th |
Maine Black Bears |
60.4 |
29th |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
60.4 |
30th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
60.5 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
57.8 |
2nd |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
59.0 |
3rd |
Northwestern Wildcats |
59.5 |
4th |
Navy Midshipmen |
60.7 |
5th |
Howard Bison |
61.2 |
6th |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
61.3 |
7th |
Binghamton Bearcats |
61.3 |
8th |
UMass Lowell River Hawks |
61.4 |
9th |
Texas State Bobcats |
61.4 |
10th |
Miami Hurricanes |
61.5 |
11th |
Savannah State Tigers |
61.5 |
12th |
Delaware State Hornets |
61.6 |
13th |
Rice Owls |
61.8 |
14th |
Saint Francis Red Flash |
61.8 |
15th |
Stetson Hatters |
61.8 |
16th |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
62.3 |
17th |
Washington State Cougars |
62.4 |
18th |
San Jose State Spartans |
62.5 |
19th |
Bowling Green Falcons |
62.7 |
20th |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
62.8 |
21st |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
62.9 |
22nd |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
63.0 |
23rd |
Charleston Cougars |
63.0 |
24th |
American Eagles |
63.1 |
25th |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
63.1 |
26th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
63.1 |
27th |
James Madison Dukes |
63.3 |
28th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
63.3 |
29th |
Fairfield Stags |
63.4 |
30th |
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
63.5 |