When discussing the 2023-24 season, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks are the best in college basketball in thefts given up with 124. Holding second are the Princeton Tigers, owning a steals surrendered total of 135. With a mark of 145, the Bellarmine Knights are holding on to the third position. With the fourth and fifth spot are the Navy Midshipmen (147) in addition to the Austin Peay Governors (151).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 124 |
| 2nd | Princeton Tigers | 135 |
| 3rd | Bellarmine Knights | 145 |
| 4th | Navy Midshipmen | 147 |
| 5th | Austin Peay Governors | 151 |
| 6th | UC San Diego Tritons | 152 |
| 7th | Richmond Spiders | 153 |
| 8th | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | 153 |
| 9th | UC Riverside Highlanders | 154 |
| 10th | San Jose State Spartans | 154 |
| 11th | Murray State Racers | 155 |
| 12th | McNeese Cowboys | 157 |
| 13th | Wagner Seahawks | 158 |
| 14th | Radford Highlanders | 160 |
| 15th | American Eagles | 160 |
| 16th | St. Thomas Tommies | 161 |
| 17th | Weber State Wildcats | 163 |
| 18th | Lipscomb Bisons | 164 |
| 19th | La Salle Explorers | 165 |
| 20th | Ohio Bobcats | 165 |
| 21st | Pittsburgh Panthers | 165 |
| 22nd | St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 165 |
| 23rd | North Alabama Lions | 166 |
| 24th | Northwestern Wildcats | 167 |
| 25th | Illinois State Redbirds | 168 |
| 26th | Western Carolina Catamounts | 168 |
| 27th | Nevada Wolf Pack | 169 |
| 28th | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 169 |
| 29th | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 169 |
| 30th | Denver Pioneers | 170 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | St. Thomas Tommies | 102 |
| 2nd | Montana Grizzlies | 132 |
| 3rd | New Hampshire Wildcats | 138 |
| 4th | South Dakota Coyotes | 141 |
| 5th | UC Davis Aggies | 141 |
| 6th | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 145 |
| 7th | Tulane Green Wave | 150 |
| 8th | Dartmouth Big Green | 150 |
| 9th | UMKC Kangaroos | 152 |
| 10th | CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners | 152 |
| 11th | Niagara Purple Eagles | 153 |
| 12th | UC Riverside Highlanders | 153 |
| 13th | UC Irvine Anteaters | 154 |
| 14th | Wisconsin Badgers | 155 |
| 15th | UCLA Bruins | 156 |
| 16th | Air Force Falcons | 156 |
| 17th | Northwestern Wildcats | 157 |
| 18th | Sacramento State Hornets | 158 |
| 19th | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 160 |
| 20th | Tarleton State Texans | 160 |
| 21st | Evansville Purple Aces | 160 |
| 22nd | Towson Tigers | 161 |
| 23rd | UNLV Runnin’ Rebels | 162 |
| 24th | Albany Great Danes | 163 |
| 25th | Vermont Catamounts | 164 |
| 26th | Bellarmine Knights | 164 |
| 27th | Penn Quakers | 164 |
| 28th | Harvard Crimson | 164 |
| 29th | Jacksonville Dolphins | 166 |
| 30th | Princeton Tigers | 166 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Howard Bison | 41 |
| 2nd | Chicago State Cougars | 58 |
| 3rd | Tarleton State Texans | 69 |
| 4th | Canisius Golden Griffins | 70 |
| 5th | Maine Black Bears | 74 |
| 6th | Lafayette Leopards | 76 |
| 7th | Vermont Catamounts | 76 |
| 8th | Pacific Tigers | 83 |
| 9th | Bucknell Bison | 84 |
| 10th | American Eagles | 85 |
| 11th | NJIT Highlanders | 88 |
| 12th | Colgate Raiders | 88 |
| 13th | Sacramento State Hornets | 90 |
| 14th | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 90 |
| 15th | Albany Great Danes | 90 |
| 16th | Temple Owls | 90 |
| 17th | Charleston Cougars | 91 |
| 18th | North Carolina Central Eagles | 91 |
| 19th | Niagara Purple Eagles | 93 |
| 20th | New Mexico State Aggies | 94 |
| 21st | Fordham Rams | 95 |
| 22nd | Delaware Blue Hens | 97 |
| 23rd | Towson Tigers | 98 |
| 24th | San Diego Toreros | 98 |
| 25th | Villanova Wildcats | 100 |
| 26th | New Hampshire Wildcats | 101 |
| 27th | St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 103 |
| 28th | Davidson Wildcats | 104 |
| 29th | UMass Minutemen | 105 |
| 30th | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 106 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oregon Ducks | 127 |
| 2nd | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 128 |
| 3rd | Virginia Tech Hokies | 132 |
| 4th | Radford Highlanders | 134 |
| 5th | St. Mary’s Gaels | 136 |
| 6th | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | 138 |
| 7th | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 141 |
| 8th | Michigan Wolverines | 143 |
| 9th | Northern Colorado Bears | 143 |
| 10th | Nevada Wolf Pack | 148 |
| 11th | UNC Asheville Bulldogs | 148 |
| 12th | Creighton Bluejays | 150 |
| 13th | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 150 |
| 14th | North Dakota State Bison | 152 |
| 15th | Niagara Purple Eagles | 152 |
| 16th | Northern Illinois Huskies | 152 |
| 17th | Towson Tigers | 153 |
| 18th | Indiana State Sycamores | 153 |
| 19th | Seattle Redhawks | 153 |
| 20th | Cornell Big Red | 153 |
| 21st | Ohio State Buckeyes | 154 |
| 22nd | Wisconsin Badgers | 154 |
| 23rd | Davidson Wildcats | 154 |
| 24th | Arizona Wildcats | 155 |
| 25th | Charleston Cougars | 155 |
| 26th | Kentucky Wildcats | 155 |
| 27th | UT Arlington Mavericks | 156 |
| 28th | Tulane Green Wave | 156 |
| 29th | Liberty Flames | 157 |
| 30th | California Golden Bears | 157 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cincinnati Bearcats | 133 |
| 2nd | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 140 |
| 3rd | Michigan Wolverines | 147 |
| 4th | Omaha Mavericks | 148 |
| 5th | Radford Highlanders | 149 |
| 6th | Nicholls State Colonels | 150 |
| 7th | San Francisco Dons | 150 |
| 8th | South Dakota Coyotes | 152 |
| 9th | California Golden Bears | 154 |
| 10th | SMU Mustangs | 155 |
| 11th | Idaho State Bengals | 155 |
| 12th | Cal Poly Mustangs | 155 |
| 13th | Siena Saints | 156 |
| 14th | New Hampshire Wildcats | 156 |
| 15th | Nevada Wolf Pack | 158 |
| 16th | Boise State Broncos | 160 |
| 17th | Hofstra Pride | 162 |
| 18th | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 163 |
| 19th | Saint Joseph’s Hawks | 166 |
| 20th | St. Mary’s Gaels | 167 |
| 21st | Hampton Pirates | 169 |
| 22nd | Old Dominion Monarchs | 169 |
| 23rd | Georgia State Panthers | 169 |
| 24th | Saint Francis Red Flash | 169 |
| 25th | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | 169 |
| 26th | Northern Illinois Huskies | 171 |
| 27th | Charleston Cougars | 171 |
| 28th | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 171 |
| 29th | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 172 |
| 30th | Canisius Golden Griffins | 172 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 116 |
| 2nd | Virginia Cavaliers | 130 |
| 3rd | Charleston Cougars | 140 |
| 4th | Georgia Southern Eagles | 140 |
| 5th | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 147 |
| 6th | Old Dominion Monarchs | 148 |
| 7th | Florida Gators | 150 |
| 8th | Jackson State Tigers | 152 |
| 9th | Saint Joseph’s Hawks | 152 |
| 10th | SE Missouri State Redhawks | 153 |
| 11th | Princeton Tigers | 154 |
| 12th | FIU Panthers | 155 |
| 13th | Northern Illinois Huskies | 155 |
| 14th | Vanderbilt Commodores | 155 |
| 15th | Davidson Wildcats | 158 |
| 16th | Fresno State Bulldogs | 158 |
| 17th | SMU Mustangs | 159 |
| 18th | Pacific Tigers | 159 |
| 19th | USC Upstate Spartans | 159 |
| 20th | Connecticut Huskies | 163 |
| 21st | Columbia Lions | 163 |
| 22nd | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 164 |
| 23rd | Idaho Vandals | 164 |
| 24th | Nevada Wolf Pack | 165 |
| 25th | UL Monroe Warhawks | 165 |
| 26th | Saint Francis Red Flash | 165 |
| 27th | New Mexico State Aggies | 166 |
| 28th | Western Michigan Broncos | 166 |
| 29th | Tennessee State Tigers | 166 |
| 30th | Arkansas Razorbacks | 167 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Santa Clara Broncos | 127 |
| 2nd | Cincinnati Bearcats | 130 |
| 3rd | Princeton Tigers | 134 |
| 4th | Charleston Cougars | 135 |
| 5th | Dayton Flyers | 139 |
| 6th | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 140 |
| 7th | Stony Brook Seawolves | 142 |
| 8th | Cal Poly Mustangs | 147 |
| 9th | San Diego Toreros | 147 |
| 10th | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 151 |
| 11th | Holy Cross Crusaders | 153 |
| 12th | Houston Cougars | 153 |
| 13th | Old Dominion Monarchs | 154 |
| 14th | North Carolina Central Eagles | 155 |
| 15th | SE Missouri State Redhawks | 155 |
| 16th | Charleston Southern Buccaneers | 155 |
| 17th | Morehead State Eagles | 156 |
| 18th | Cleveland State Vikings | 157 |
| 19th | Liberty Flames | 158 |
| 20th | Georgia Southern Eagles | 158 |
| 21st | Ohio State Buckeyes | 158 |
| 22nd | Columbia Lions | 158 |
| 23rd | Penn Quakers | 159 |
| 24th | Jackson State Tigers | 161 |
| 25th | UC Riverside Highlanders | 161 |
| 26th | Michigan Wolverines | 162 |
| 27th | California Golden Bears | 162 |
| 28th | Hofstra Pride | 163 |
| 29th | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 164 |
| 30th | Stetson Hatters | 164 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 139 |
| 2nd | Little Rock Trojans | 140 |
| 3rd | Norfolk State Spartans | 141 |
| 4th | Central Michigan Chippewas | 141 |
| 5th | Temple Owls | 144 |
| 6th | Michigan Wolverines | 146 |
| 7th | Texas Longhorns | 147 |
| 8th | Georgia Southern Eagles | 148 |
| 9th | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 151 |
| 10th | Richmond Spiders | 151 |
| 11th | San Francisco Dons | 151 |
| 12th | Butler Bulldogs | 152 |
| 13th | Santa Clara Broncos | 152 |
| 14th | Cal Poly Mustangs | 152 |
| 15th | Kentucky Wildcats | 155 |
| 16th | St. Mary’s Gaels | 155 |
| 17th | Cornell Big Red | 156 |
| 18th | Jacksonville Dolphins | 157 |
| 19th | Northwestern Wildcats | 157 |
| 20th | Clemson Tigers | 157 |
| 21st | Georgia State Panthers | 158 |
| 22nd | Oregon State Beavers | 160 |
| 23rd | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 160 |
| 24th | Drexel Dragons | 160 |
| 25th | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 160 |
| 26th | Old Dominion Monarchs | 161 |
| 27th | Saint Joseph’s Hawks | 161 |
| 28th | Columbia Lions | 161 |
| 29th | Fresno State Bulldogs | 161 |
| 30th | Dayton Flyers | 161 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cal Poly Mustangs | 115 |
| 2nd | Northern Colorado Bears | 131 |
| 3rd | Idaho State Bengals | 140 |
| 4th | Wichita State Shockers | 142 |
| 5th | Michigan Wolverines | 142 |
| 6th | Morgan State Bears | 143 |
| 7th | Little Rock Trojans | 145 |
| 8th | North Dakota State Bison | 151 |
| 9th | Idaho Vandals | 151 |
| 10th | Holy Cross Crusaders | 155 |
| 11th | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 156 |
| 12th | Denver Pioneers | 156 |
| 13th | Columbia Lions | 156 |
| 14th | Harvard Crimson | 157 |
| 15th | Albany Great Danes | 158 |
| 16th | Cornell Big Red | 158 |
| 17th | Georgia State Panthers | 159 |
| 18th | Pacific Tigers | 159 |
| 19th | Illinois Fighting Illini | 160 |
| 20th | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 160 |
| 21st | Boston Terriers | 160 |
| 22nd | Central Michigan Chippewas | 161 |
| 23rd | Boise State Broncos | 162 |
| 24th | Davidson Wildcats | 162 |
| 25th | Drexel Dragons | 162 |
| 26th | Wisconsin Badgers | 163 |
| 27th | Richmond Spiders | 163 |
| 28th | Alcorn State Braves | 164 |
| 29th | Georgia Southern Eagles | 164 |
| 30th | IPFW Mastodons | 164 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Allowed Leaders
| STL Rank | Team | STL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Drexel Dragons | 118 |
| 2nd | Montana Grizzlies | 137 |
| 3rd | Wyoming Cowboys | 138 |
| 4th | Ohio State Buckeyes | 144 |
| 5th | Georgia State Panthers | 144 |
| 6th | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 144 |
| 7th | Syracuse Orange | 146 |
| 8th | Santa Clara Broncos | 149 |
| 9th | Duquesne Dukes | 151 |
| 10th | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 152 |
| 11th | Cal Poly Mustangs | 153 |
| 12th | Idaho State Bengals | 153 |
| 13th | San Diego State Aztecs | 154 |
| 14th | West Virginia Mountaineers | 154 |
| 15th | Northern Colorado Bears | 154 |
| 16th | Colorado State Rams | 155 |
| 17th | Dartmouth Big Green | 155 |
| 18th | Boise State Broncos | 156 |
| 19th | Nevada Wolf Pack | 156 |
| 20th | California Golden Bears | 158 |
| 21st | Iona Gaels | 158 |
| 22nd | Sacramento State Hornets | 158 |
| 23rd | Denver Pioneers | 159 |
| 24th | Wisconsin Badgers | 161 |
| 25th | Charleston Southern Buccaneers | 161 |
| 26th | Saint Francis Red Flash | 161 |
| 27th | South Alabama Jaguars | 161 |
| 28th | Loyola Greyhounds | 161 |
| 29th | Miami Hurricanes | 162 |
| 30th | Weber State Wildcats | 162 |