In terms of the 2025-26 year, the Cornell Big Red lead the league in assists per game with 21.3. In the runner up spot are the IU Indy Jaguars, earning a dimes per contest total of 20.3. Having a total of 19.6, the Purdue Boilermakers rank in the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are the Michigan State Spartans (18.6) in addition to the Michigan Wolverines (18.6).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Cornell Big Red |
21.3 |
| 2nd |
IU Indy Jaguars |
20.3 |
| 3rd |
Purdue Boilermakers |
19.6 |
| 4th |
Michigan State Spartans |
18.6 |
| 5th |
Michigan Wolverines |
18.6 |
| 6th |
Belmont Bruins |
18.6 |
| 7th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
18.5 |
| 8th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
18.5 |
| 9th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
18.4 |
| 10th |
Akron Zips |
18.3 |
| 11th |
UConn Huskies |
18.1 |
| 12th |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
18.0 |
| 13th |
Lipscomb Bisons |
18.0 |
| 14th |
William & Mary Tribe |
17.9 |
| 15th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
17.8 |
| 16th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
17.7 |
| 17th |
Utah State Aggies |
17.6 |
| 18th |
Indiana State Sycamores |
17.5 |
| 19th |
Xavier Musketeers |
17.4 |
| 20th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
17.4 |
| 21st |
Northwestern Wildcats |
17.2 |
| 22nd |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
17.2 |
| 23rd |
Liberty Flames |
17.1 |
| 24th |
USF Bulls |
17.1 |
| 25th |
Louisville Cardinals |
17.1 |
| 26th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
17.1 |
| 27th |
UMass Minutemen |
17.0 |
| 28th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
17.0 |
| 29th |
Florida Gators |
17.0 |
| 30th |
Cal State Northridge Matadors |
16.9 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Arizona Wildcats |
19.6 |
| 2nd |
St. John’s Red Storm |
18.8 |
| 3rd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
18.1 |
| 4th |
Belmont Bruins |
18.0 |
| 5th |
Utah State Aggies |
18.0 |
| 6th |
Furman Paladins |
17.4 |
| 7th |
Cornell Big Red |
17.3 |
| 8th |
Colgate Raiders |
17.1 |
| 9th |
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds |
16.9 |
| 10th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
16.5 |
| 11th |
Duke Blue Devils |
16.5 |
| 12th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
16.5 |
| 13th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
16.2 |
| 14th |
Houston Cougars |
16.2 |
| 15th |
Lafayette Leopards |
16.2 |
| 16th |
Kentucky Wildcats |
16.1 |
| 17th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
16.1 |
| 18th |
Iona Gaels |
16.1 |
| 19th |
Morehead State Eagles |
16.1 |
| 20th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
16.0 |
| 21st |
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles |
16.0 |
| 22nd |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
16.0 |
| 23rd |
VMI Keydets |
16.0 |
| 24th |
Baylor Bears |
15.9 |
| 25th |
California Baptist Lancers |
15.9 |
| 26th |
Memphis Tigers |
15.8 |
| 27th |
Northwestern Wildcats |
15.8 |
| 28th |
Eastern Washington Eagles |
15.8 |
| 29th |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
15.7 |
| 30th |
Michigan State Spartans |
15.7 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
19.2 |
| 2nd |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
18.8 |
| 3rd |
McNeese State Cowboys |
18.5 |
| 4th |
Belmont Bruins |
18.2 |
| 5th |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
17.7 |
| 6th |
Colgate Raiders |
17.6 |
| 7th |
Saint Louis Billikens |
17.6 |
| 8th |
Xavier Musketeers |
17.6 |
| 9th |
California Baptist Lancers |
17.5 |
| 10th |
Ohio Bobcats |
17.5 |
| 11th |
UC-San Diego Tritons |
17.3 |
| 12th |
Baylor Bears |
16.9 |
| 13th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
16.8 |
| 14th |
Georgia State Panthers |
16.8 |
| 15th |
Murray State Racers |
16.7 |
| 16th |
Furman Paladins |
16.6 |
| 17th |
Mercer Bears |
16.5 |
| 18th |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
16.3 |
| 19th |
Pepperdine Waves |
16.3 |
| 20th |
St. John’s Red Storm |
16.3 |
| 21st |
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds |
16.3 |
| 22nd |
Duke Blue Devils |
16.3 |
| 23rd |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
16.3 |
| 24th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
16.2 |
| 25th |
Lafayette Leopards |
16.2 |
| 26th |
Utah State Aggies |
16.2 |
| 27th |
BYU Cougars |
16.1 |
| 28th |
Toledo Rockets |
16.0 |
| 29th |
Memphis Tigers |
16.0 |
| 30th |
East Carolina Pirates |
15.9 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Belmont Bruins |
18.3 |
| 2nd |
Michigan State Spartans |
17.7 |
| 3rd |
Dayton Flyers |
17.6 |
| 4th |
Eastern Washington Eagles |
17.5 |
| 5th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
17.4 |
| 6th |
BYU Cougars |
17.3 |
| 7th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
16.7 |
| 8th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
16.5 |
| 9th |
Utah State Aggies |
16.5 |
| 10th |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
16.5 |
| 11th |
McNeese State Cowboys |
16.3 |
| 12th |
Army Black Knights |
16.2 |
| 13th |
Green Bay Phoenix |
16.2 |
| 14th |
VMI Keydets |
16.0 |
| 15th |
Winthrop Eagles |
15.9 |
| 16th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
15.8 |
| 17th |
Creighton Bluejays |
15.8 |
| 18th |
North Florida Ospreys |
15.7 |
| 19th |
SMU Mustangs |
15.6 |
| 20th |
Colorado State Rams |
15.5 |
| 21st |
Richmond Spiders |
15.5 |
| 22nd |
Loyola Greyhounds |
15.5 |
| 23rd |
Yale Bulldogs |
15.5 |
| 24th |
Duke Blue Devils |
15.5 |
| 25th |
Arizona Wildcats |
15.4 |
| 26th |
Santa Clara Broncos |
15.4 |
| 27th |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
15.4 |
| 28th |
Lafayette Leopards |
15.3 |
| 29th |
Valparaiso Beacons |
15.2 |
| 30th |
UTRGV Vaqueros |
15.0 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Belmont Bruins |
19.5 |
| 2nd |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
18.8 |
| 3rd |
Michigan State Spartans |
18.3 |
| 4th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
18.1 |
| 5th |
Murray State Racers |
17.9 |
| 6th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
17.8 |
| 7th |
Lipscomb Bisons |
17.7 |
| 8th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
17.6 |
| 9th |
Utah State Aggies |
17.1 |
| 10th |
William & Mary Tribe |
17.1 |
| 11th |
Northern Kentucky Norse |
16.9 |
| 12th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
16.8 |
| 13th |
Yale Bulldogs |
16.8 |
| 14th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
16.8 |
| 15th |
Buffalo Bulls |
16.6 |
| 16th |
Georgetown Hoyas |
16.4 |
| 17th |
Dayton Flyers |
16.4 |
| 18th |
Toledo Rockets |
16.3 |
| 19th |
USC Trojans |
16.2 |
| 20th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
16.2 |
| 21st |
Creighton Bluejays |
16.0 |
| 22nd |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
16.0 |
| 23rd |
Duke Blue Devils |
15.9 |
| 24th |
IPFW Mastodons |
15.9 |
| 25th |
Furman Paladins |
15.9 |
| 26th |
Columbia Lions |
15.8 |
| 27th |
North Florida Ospreys |
15.8 |
| 28th |
Bucknell Bison |
15.7 |
| 29th |
Richmond Spiders |
15.7 |
| 30th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
15.7 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Michigan State Spartans |
19.1 |
| 2nd |
TCU Horned Frogs |
18.6 |
| 3rd |
Wichita State Shockers |
18.5 |
| 4th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
18.2 |
| 5th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
18.2 |
| 6th |
Creighton Bluejays |
17.8 |
| 7th |
William & Mary Tribe |
17.7 |
| 8th |
Duke Blue Devils |
17.5 |
| 9th |
Georgetown Hoyas |
17.4 |
| 10th |
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns |
17.4 |
| 11th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
17.1 |
| 12th |
UAB Blazers |
17.0 |
| 13th |
Canisius Golden Griffins |
16.8 |
| 14th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
16.8 |
| 15th |
Army Black Knights |
16.7 |
| 16th |
Davidson Wildcats |
16.7 |
| 17th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
16.6 |
| 18th |
Buffalo Bulls |
16.6 |
| 19th |
Samford Bulldogs |
16.6 |
| 20th |
Xavier Musketeers |
16.5 |
| 21st |
Citadel Bulldogs |
16.5 |
| 22nd |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
16.4 |
| 23rd |
Villanova Wildcats |
16.4 |
| 24th |
Yale Bulldogs |
16.4 |
| 25th |
Northern Kentucky Norse |
16.3 |
| 26th |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
16.2 |
| 27th |
Central Arkansas Bears |
16.2 |
| 28th |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
16.2 |
| 29th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
16.2 |
| 30th |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
16.1 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
UCLA Bruins |
21.4 |
| 2nd |
Purdue Boilermakers |
18.3 |
| 3rd |
Lipscomb Bisons |
18.2 |
| 4th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
18.1 |
| 5th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
17.7 |
| 6th |
Canisius Golden Griffins |
17.7 |
| 7th |
William & Mary Tribe |
17.5 |
| 8th |
IPFW Mastodons |
17.5 |
| 9th |
Savannah State Tigers |
17.3 |
| 10th |
Creighton Bluejays |
17.1 |
| 11th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
17.0 |
| 12th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
16.9 |
| 13th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
16.9 |
| 14th |
Richmond Spiders |
16.9 |
| 15th |
Michigan State Spartans |
16.9 |
| 16th |
Wofford Terriers |
16.7 |
| 17th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
16.6 |
| 18th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
16.5 |
| 19th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
16.5 |
| 20th |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
16.4 |
| 21st |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
16.4 |
| 22nd |
Wichita State Shockers |
16.3 |
| 23rd |
Army Black Knights |
16.3 |
| 24th |
Kansas Jayhawks |
16.2 |
| 25th |
Toledo Rockets |
16.2 |
| 26th |
SMU Mustangs |
16.2 |
| 27th |
Samford Bulldogs |
16.1 |
| 28th |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
16.1 |
| 29th |
Morehead State Eagles |
16.1 |
| 30th |
Belmont Bruins |
16.0 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Michigan State Spartans |
20.5 |
| 2nd |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
18.7 |
| 3rd |
UAB Blazers |
18.4 |
| 4th |
Baylor Bears |
17.7 |
| 5th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
17.7 |
| 6th |
SMU Mustangs |
17.6 |
| 7th |
Purdue Boilermakers |
17.6 |
| 8th |
Evansville Purple Aces |
17.5 |
| 9th |
Milwaukee Panthers |
17.2 |
| 10th |
Belmont Bruins |
17.0 |
| 11th |
Portland State Vikings |
17.0 |
| 12th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
16.9 |
| 13th |
UT Arlington Mavericks |
16.9 |
| 14th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
16.8 |
| 15th |
Iona Gaels |
16.7 |
| 16th |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
16.7 |
| 17th |
Lipscomb Bisons |
16.6 |
| 18th |
Richmond Spiders |
16.6 |
| 19th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
16.6 |
| 20th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
16.5 |
| 21st |
BYU Cougars |
16.5 |
| 22nd |
Iowa State Cyclones |
16.5 |
| 23rd |
Northwestern Wildcats |
16.5 |
| 24th |
North Florida Ospreys |
16.4 |
| 25th |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
16.4 |
| 26th |
Toledo Rockets |
16.3 |
| 27th |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
16.2 |
| 28th |
William & Mary Tribe |
16.2 |
| 29th |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
16.2 |
| 30th |
Xavier Musketeers |
16.1 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
17.5 |
| 2nd |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
17.4 |
| 3rd |
Davidson Wildcats |
17.1 |
| 4th |
BYU Cougars |
17.0 |
| 5th |
Michigan State Spartans |
16.6 |
| 6th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
16.5 |
| 7th |
Iona Gaels |
16.4 |
| 8th |
Gonzaga Bulldogs |
16.3 |
| 9th |
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
16.1 |
| 10th |
Xavier Musketeers |
16.1 |
| 11th |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
16.1 |
| 12th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
16.1 |
| 13th |
Evansville Purple Aces |
15.9 |
| 14th |
Northwestern State Demons |
15.9 |
| 15th |
Villanova Wildcats |
15.8 |
| 16th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
15.7 |
| 17th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
15.7 |
| 18th |
LSU Tigers |
15.6 |
| 19th |
Air Force Falcons |
15.6 |
| 20th |
Lafayette Leopards |
15.6 |
| 21st |
Murray State Racers |
15.5 |
| 22nd |
Vanderbilt Commodores |
15.5 |
| 23rd |
Hofstra Pride |
15.4 |
| 24th |
SMU Mustangs |
15.4 |
| 25th |
Belmont Bruins |
15.3 |
| 26th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
15.3 |
| 27th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
15.2 |
| 28th |
Denver Pioneers |
15.2 |
| 29th |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
15.2 |
| 30th |
Syracuse Orange |
15.1 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Assists Per Game Leaders
| AST Rank |
Team |
AST |
| 1st |
Iowa State Cyclones |
18.4 |
| 2nd |
Creighton Bluejays |
17.5 |
| 3rd |
Iona Gaels |
17.5 |
| 4th |
Memphis Tigers |
17.4 |
| 5th |
UCLA Bruins |
17.2 |
| 6th |
Michigan State Spartans |
16.8 |
| 7th |
SE Missouri State Redhawks |
16.7 |
| 8th |
Northwestern State Demons |
16.5 |
| 9th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
16.4 |
| 10th |
Mercer Bears |
16.3 |
| 11th |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
16.1 |
| 12th |
Utah State Aggies |
15.9 |
| 13th |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
15.9 |
| 14th |
Belmont Bruins |
15.9 |
| 15th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
15.8 |
| 16th |
Incarnate Word Cardinals |
15.8 |
| 17th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
15.7 |
| 18th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
15.7 |
| 19th |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
15.6 |
| 20th |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
15.6 |
| 21st |
Youngstown State Penguins |
15.6 |
| 22nd |
BYU Cougars |
15.5 |
| 23rd |
USC Upstate Spartans |
15.5 |
| 24th |
Omaha Mavericks |
15.4 |
| 25th |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
15.4 |
| 26th |
Villanova Wildcats |
15.4 |
| 27th |
New Mexico Lobos |
15.4 |
| 28th |
Louisville Cardinals |
15.4 |
| 29th |
California Golden Bears |
15.3 |
| 30th |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
15.3 |
