When discussing the 2023-24 campaign, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks hold down the top spot in steals surrendered per game with 4.0. Positioned in second are the Austin Peay Governors, bearing a thefts alllowed per contest total of 4.3. Sitting with a mark of 4.5, the UC Riverside Highlanders are sitting in the third position. Finishing out the top five are the UC San Diego Tritons (4.6) and the McNeese Cowboys (4.6).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
4.0 |
2nd |
Austin Peay Governors |
4.3 |
3rd |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
4.5 |
4th |
UC San Diego Tritons |
4.6 |
5th |
McNeese Cowboys |
4.6 |
6th |
Richmond Spiders |
4.6 |
7th |
Princeton Tigers |
4.7 |
8th |
Bellarmine Knights |
4.7 |
9th |
Navy Midshipmen |
4.7 |
10th |
Wagner Seahawks |
4.8 |
11th |
San Jose State Spartans |
4.8 |
12th |
Murray State Racers |
4.8 |
13th |
Radford Highlanders |
4.8 |
14th |
St. Thomas Tommies |
4.9 |
15th |
Northwestern Wildcats |
4.9 |
16th |
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
4.9 |
17th |
High Point Panthers |
4.9 |
18th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
5.0 |
19th |
Denver Pioneers |
5.0 |
20th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
5.0 |
21st |
La Salle Explorers |
5.0 |
22nd |
Ohio Bobcats |
5.0 |
23rd |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
5.0 |
24th |
St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
5.0 |
25th |
American Eagles |
5.0 |
26th |
Houston Cougars |
5.0 |
27th |
Wisconsin Badgers |
5.0 |
28th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
5.1 |
29th |
Weber State Wildcats |
5.1 |
30th |
NC State Wolfpack |
5.1 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
St. Thomas Tommies |
3.4 |
2nd |
Montana Grizzlies |
4.1 |
3rd |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
4.4 |
4th |
UCLA Bruins |
4.5 |
5th |
South Dakota Coyotes |
4.5 |
6th |
Wisconsin Badgers |
4.7 |
7th |
Towson Tigers |
4.7 |
8th |
Villanova Wildcats |
4.7 |
9th |
Vermont Catamounts |
4.8 |
10th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
4.8 |
11th |
Washington State Cougars |
4.9 |
12th |
UMKC Kangaroos |
4.9 |
13th |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
4.9 |
14th |
New Hampshire Wildcats |
4.9 |
15th |
Bellarmine Knights |
5.0 |
16th |
Davidson Wildcats |
5.0 |
17th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
5.1 |
18th |
Northwestern Wildcats |
5.1 |
19th |
Niagara Purple Eagles |
5.1 |
20th |
Toledo Rockets |
5.1 |
21st |
Miami Hurricanes |
5.1 |
22nd |
St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
5.2 |
23rd |
Tarleton State Texans |
5.2 |
24th |
Tulane Green Wave |
5.2 |
25th |
Wyoming Cowboys |
5.2 |
26th |
Boise State Broncos |
5.2 |
27th |
Appalachian State Mountaineers |
5.2 |
28th |
Canisius Golden Griffins |
5.2 |
29th |
Missouri State Bears |
5.2 |
30th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
5.3 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Tarleton State Texans |
3.5 |
2nd |
Villanova Wildcats |
4.0 |
3rd |
UAB Blazers |
4.2 |
4th |
Wisconsin Badgers |
4.4 |
5th |
Sacramento State Hornets |
4.5 |
6th |
San Diego State Aztecs |
4.5 |
7th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
4.6 |
8th |
Pacific Tigers |
4.6 |
9th |
NJIT Highlanders |
4.6 |
10th |
Niagara Purple Eagles |
4.7 |
11th |
South Dakota Coyotes |
4.7 |
12th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
4.7 |
13th |
Davidson Wildcats |
4.7 |
14th |
Colorado Buffaloes |
4.8 |
15th |
Oregon Ducks |
4.8 |
16th |
Charleston Cougars |
4.8 |
17th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
4.8 |
18th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
4.9 |
19th |
St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
4.9 |
20th |
UCLA Bruins |
4.9 |
21st |
UC Riverside Highlanders |
4.9 |
22nd |
Houston Cougars |
4.9 |
23rd |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
5.0 |
24th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
5.0 |
25th |
Michigan Wolverines |
5.0 |
26th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
5.0 |
27th |
North Dakota State Bison |
5.0 |
28th |
Lafayette Leopards |
5.1 |
29th |
Vermont Catamounts |
5.1 |
30th |
Loyola Ramblers |
5.1 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
4.0 |
2nd |
Oregon Ducks |
4.1 |
3rd |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
4.1 |
4th |
Radford Highlanders |
4.2 |
5th |
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
4.5 |
6th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
4.5 |
7th |
North Dakota State Bison |
4.6 |
8th |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.6 |
9th |
Northern Colorado Bears |
4.6 |
10th |
Liberty Flames |
4.6 |
11th |
Niagara Purple Eagles |
4.8 |
12th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
4.8 |
13th |
UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
4.8 |
14th |
Towson Tigers |
4.8 |
15th |
Creighton Bluejays |
4.8 |
16th |
Arizona Wildcats |
4.8 |
17th |
UT Arlington Mavericks |
4.9 |
18th |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
4.9 |
19th |
California Golden Bears |
4.9 |
20th |
Wagner Seahawks |
6.8 |
21st |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
5.0 |
22nd |
Wisconsin Badgers |
5.0 |
23rd |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
5.0 |
24th |
Charleston Cougars |
5.0 |
25th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
5.0 |
26th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
5.0 |
27th |
Cal State Northridge Matadors |
5.1 |
28th |
Merrimack Warriors |
5.1 |
29th |
Indiana State Sycamores |
5.1 |
30th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
5.1 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
3.8 |
2nd |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.0 |
3rd |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
4.4 |
4th |
Radford Highlanders |
4.5 |
5th |
Omaha Mavericks |
4.6 |
6th |
Hofstra Pride |
4.6 |
7th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
4.6 |
8th |
Siena Saints |
4.7 |
9th |
Presbyterian Blue Hose |
4.8 |
10th |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
4.8 |
11th |
Hampton Pirates |
4.8 |
12th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
4.8 |
13th |
Nicholls State Colonels |
4.8 |
14th |
San Francisco Dons |
4.8 |
15th |
SMU Mustangs |
4.8 |
16th |
Boise State Broncos |
4.8 |
17th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
4.9 |
18th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
4.9 |
19th |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
4.9 |
20th |
California Golden Bears |
5.0 |
21st |
Georgia State Panthers |
5.0 |
22nd |
New Mexico State Aggies |
5.0 |
23rd |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
5.0 |
24th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
5.0 |
25th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
5.0 |
26th |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
5.0 |
27th |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
5.0 |
28th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
5.0 |
29th |
South Dakota Coyotes |
5.1 |
30th |
Texas Longhorns |
5.1 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
3.6 |
2nd |
Virginia Cavaliers |
3.8 |
3rd |
Charleston Cougars |
4.1 |
4th |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.2 |
5th |
Georgia Southern Eagles |
4.2 |
6th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
4.3 |
7th |
Florida Gators |
4.4 |
8th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
4.5 |
9th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
4.6 |
10th |
Jackson State Tigers |
4.8 |
11th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
4.8 |
12th |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
4.8 |
13th |
Davidson Wildcats |
4.8 |
14th |
SMU Mustangs |
4.8 |
15th |
Villanova Wildcats |
4.8 |
16th |
South Dakota Coyotes |
4.8 |
17th |
FIU Panthers |
4.8 |
18th |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
4.8 |
19th |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
4.8 |
20th |
New Mexico State Aggies |
4.9 |
21st |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
4.9 |
22nd |
SE Missouri State Redhawks |
4.9 |
23rd |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
4.9 |
24th |
Montana Grizzlies |
4.9 |
25th |
Pacific Tigers |
5.0 |
26th |
USC Upstate Spartans |
5.0 |
27th |
Georgia State Panthers |
5.0 |
28th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
5.0 |
29th |
Houston Cougars |
5.0 |
30th |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
5.1 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
3.6 |
2nd |
Santa Clara Broncos |
3.8 |
3rd |
Charleston Cougars |
3.9 |
4th |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.3 |
5th |
Dayton Flyers |
4.3 |
6th |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
4.4 |
7th |
Princeton Tigers |
4.5 |
8th |
Liberty Flames |
4.5 |
9th |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
4.5 |
10th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
4.6 |
11th |
SE Missouri State Redhawks |
4.7 |
12th |
Arizona Wildcats |
4.7 |
13th |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
4.7 |
14th |
San Diego Toreros |
4.7 |
15th |
MTSU Blue Raiders |
4.8 |
16th |
Duke Blue Devils |
4.8 |
17th |
California Golden Bears |
4.8 |
18th |
Oregon Ducks |
4.8 |
19th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
4.8 |
20th |
Holy Cross Crusaders |
4.8 |
21st |
Houston Cougars |
4.8 |
22nd |
Georgia Southern Eagles |
4.8 |
23rd |
Kentucky Wildcats |
4.8 |
24th |
Weber State Wildcats |
4.9 |
25th |
Iona Gaels |
4.9 |
26th |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
4.9 |
27th |
SMU Mustangs |
4.9 |
28th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
4.9 |
29th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
4.9 |
30th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
5.0 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Little Rock Trojans |
4.0 |
2nd |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.1 |
3rd |
Norfolk State Spartans |
4.1 |
4th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
4.2 |
5th |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
4.3 |
6th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
4.3 |
7th |
Temple Owls |
4.4 |
8th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
4.4 |
9th |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
4.4 |
10th |
Texas Longhorns |
4.5 |
11th |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks |
4.5 |
12th |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
4.5 |
13th |
Duke Blue Devils |
4.5 |
14th |
Oregon Ducks |
4.6 |
15th |
Columbia Lions |
4.6 |
16th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
4.6 |
17th |
Butler Bulldogs |
4.6 |
18th |
Wichita State Shockers |
4.7 |
19th |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
4.7 |
20th |
Richmond Spiders |
4.7 |
21st |
Georgia Southern Eagles |
4.8 |
22nd |
UNI Panthers |
4.8 |
23rd |
Dayton Flyers |
4.9 |
24th |
Santa Clara Broncos |
4.9 |
25th |
Jacksonville Dolphins |
4.9 |
26th |
Northwestern Wildcats |
4.9 |
27th |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
4.9 |
28th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
5.0 |
29th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
5.0 |
30th |
Oregon State Beavers |
5.0 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
4.0 |
2nd |
Wichita State Shockers |
4.1 |
3rd |
Wisconsin Badgers |
4.1 |
4th |
Northern Colorado Bears |
4.4 |
5th |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.4 |
6th |
Georgia State Panthers |
4.5 |
7th |
North Dakota State Bison |
4.6 |
8th |
Morgan State Bears |
4.6 |
9th |
Richmond Spiders |
4.7 |
10th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
4.7 |
11th |
Idaho State Bengals |
4.7 |
12th |
Little Rock Trojans |
4.7 |
13th |
Old Dominion Monarchs |
4.7 |
14th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
4.7 |
15th |
Arizona Wildcats |
4.7 |
16th |
Stanford Cardinal |
4.8 |
17th |
Boise State Broncos |
4.8 |
18th |
UNI Panthers |
4.8 |
19th |
Albany Great Danes |
4.8 |
20th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
4.8 |
21st |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
4.9 |
22nd |
Ole Miss Rebels |
4.9 |
23rd |
Hofstra Pride |
5.0 |
24th |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
5.0 |
25th |
Virginia Cavaliers |
5.0 |
26th |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
5.0 |
27th |
Idaho Vandals |
5.0 |
28th |
Miami Hurricanes |
5.1 |
29th |
Temple Owls |
5.1 |
30th |
American Eagles |
5.1 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Drexel Dragons |
3.9 |
2nd |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
4.1 |
3rd |
Wyoming Cowboys |
4.2 |
4th |
Georgia State Panthers |
4.2 |
5th |
Wisconsin Badgers |
4.2 |
6th |
San Diego State Aztecs |
4.3 |
7th |
Syracuse Orange |
4.3 |
8th |
Cal Poly Mustangs |
4.5 |
9th |
California Golden Bears |
4.5 |
10th |
Santa Clara Broncos |
4.5 |
11th |
Montana Grizzlies |
4.6 |
12th |
Louisville Cardinals |
4.6 |
13th |
Boise State Broncos |
4.6 |
14th |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
4.7 |
15th |
Arizona Wildcats |
4.7 |
16th |
Wichita State Shockers |
4.7 |
17th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
4.7 |
18th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
4.8 |
19th |
Iona Gaels |
4.8 |
20th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
4.8 |
21st |
Northern Colorado Bears |
4.8 |
22nd |
Idaho Vandals |
4.8 |
23rd |
Creighton Bluejays |
4.8 |
24th |
Colorado State Rams |
4.8 |
25th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
4.9 |
26th |
Oregon Ducks |
4.9 |
27th |
Delaware Blue Hens |
4.9 |
28th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
4.9 |
29th |
Michigan Wolverines |
4.9 |
30th |
Cal State Fullerton Titans |
4.9 |