During the 2023-24 campaign, the Houston Cougars are in first place in points given up per game with 57.6. Positioned in the runner up spot are the St. Mary’s Gaels, possessing a points surrendered per game total of 59.2. Having a mark of 59.8, the Virginia Cavaliers rank in the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Iowa State Cyclones (61.5) along with the Marist Red Foxes (62.2).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Points Allowed Per Game Leaders
PPG Rank |
Team |
PPG |
1st |
Houston Cougars |
57.6 |
2nd |
St. Mary’s Gaels |
59.2 |
3rd |
Virginia Cavaliers |
59.8 |
4th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
61.5 |
5th |
Marist Red Foxes |
62.2 |
6th |
McNeese Cowboys |
62.2 |
7th |
Vermont Catamounts |
63.0 |
8th |
Wagner Seahawks |
63.1 |
9th |
UConn Huskies |
63.4 |
10th |
Morehead State Eagles |
63.4 |
11th |
Towson Tigers |
63.6 |
12th |
North Texas Mean Green |
63.8 |
13th |
St. Peter’s Peacocks |
64.0 |
14th |
Colgate Raiders |
64.1 |
15th |
Army Black Knights |
64.3 |
16th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
64.5 |
17th |
St. Thomas Tommies |
64.8 |
18th |
Merrimack Warriors |
65.4 |
19th |
UCLA Bruins |
65.5 |
20th |
Liberty Flames |
65.5 |
21st |
Charlotte 49ers |
65.6 |
22nd |
Villanova Wildcats |
65.6 |
23rd |
Western Illinois Leathernecks |
65.7 |
24th |
Maryland Terrapins |
65.9 |
25th |
George Mason Patriots |
65.9 |
26th |
Michigan State Spartans |
66.1 |
27th |
Akron Zips |
66.2 |
28th |
Richmond Spiders |
66.3 |
29th |
Duke Blue Devils |
66.3 |
30th |
Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
66.4 |
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 |