Regarding the 2023-24 campaign, the UTEP Miners are sitting in first place in thefts per contest with 11.4. Holding 2nd are the Troy Trojans, earning a steals per contest total of 10.3. Holding a mark of 10.3, the Iowa State Cyclones are sitting in the third spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (10.3) along with the McNeese Cowboys (10.3).
2022-23 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
UTEP Miners |
11.4 |
2nd |
Troy Trojans |
10.3 |
3rd |
Iowa State Cyclones |
10.3 |
4th |
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
10.3 |
5th |
McNeese Cowboys |
10.3 |
6th |
FIU Panthers |
10.2 |
7th |
Samford Bulldogs |
9.9 |
8th |
Merrimack Warriors |
9.8 |
9th |
Houston Cougars |
9.8 |
10th |
Florida State Seminoles |
9.2 |
11th |
IPFW Mastodons |
9.2 |
12th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
9.1 |
13th |
Southern Jaguars |
9.1 |
14th |
Syracuse Orange |
9.1 |
15th |
James Madison Dukes |
9.0 |
16th |
TCU Horned Frogs |
9.0 |
17th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
8.9 |
18th |
Iona Gaels |
8.8 |
19th |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders |
8.8 |
20th |
Norfolk State Spartans |
8.8 |
21st |
Tarleton State Texans |
8.8 |
22nd |
Sacred Heart Pioneers |
8.7 |
23rd |
UCF Knights |
8.7 |
24th |
New Mexico Lobos |
8.7 |
25th |
Alabama State Hornets |
8.7 |
26th |
Chicago State Cougars |
8.7 |
27th |
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns |
8.6 |
28th |
Northern Kentucky Norse |
8.6 |
29th |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
8.6 |
30th |
Memphis Tigers |
8.6 |
2021-22 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
LSU Tigers |
11.0 |
2nd |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
10.9 |
3rd |
Southern Jaguars |
10.5 |
4th |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
10.2 |
5th |
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks |
10.1 |
6th |
Texas A&M Aggies |
10.0 |
7th |
UAB Blazers |
9.5 |
8th |
Portland State Vikings |
9.3 |
9th |
Tennessee Volunteers |
9.3 |
10th |
VCU Rams |
9.2 |
11th |
Northern Kentucky Norse |
9.1 |
12th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
9.1 |
13th |
Belmont Bruins |
9.1 |
14th |
Merrimack Warriors |
9.0 |
15th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
9.0 |
16th |
Miami Hurricanes |
8.9 |
17th |
St. John’s Red Storm |
8.8 |
18th |
Georgia State Panthers |
8.8 |
19th |
Baylor Bears |
8.8 |
20th |
IPFW Mastodons |
8.8 |
21st |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
8.7 |
22nd |
Cleveland State Vikings |
8.6 |
23rd |
Iowa State Cyclones |
8.5 |
24th |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
8.5 |
25th |
James Madison Dukes |
8.5 |
26th |
Florida State Seminoles |
8.5 |
27th |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders |
8.5 |
28th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
8.5 |
29th |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
8.5 |
30th |
Morgan State Bears |
8.5 |
2020-21 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Tarleton State Texans |
10.5 |
2nd |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
10.3 |
3rd |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
9.7 |
4th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
9.6 |
5th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
9.5 |
6th |
Nicholls State Colonels |
9.1 |
7th |
St. John’s Red Storm |
9.1 |
8th |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
9.1 |
9th |
Baylor Bears |
8.9 |
10th |
UTRGV Vaqueros |
8.9 |
11th |
VCU Rams |
8.9 |
12th |
Richmond Spiders |
8.9 |
13th |
Memphis Tigers |
8.9 |
14th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
8.8 |
15th |
North Carolina A&T Aggies |
8.7 |
16th |
Coppin State Eagles |
8.5 |
17th |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
8.5 |
18th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
8.5 |
19th |
Georgia Bulldogs |
8.5 |
20th |
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds |
8.4 |
21st |
FIU Panthers |
8.4 |
22nd |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
8.4 |
23rd |
Monmouth Hawks |
8.3 |
24th |
Portland State Vikings |
8.3 |
25th |
UT Arlington Mavericks |
8.3 |
26th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
8.3 |
27th |
Duke Blue Devils |
8.2 |
28th |
Furman Paladins |
8.2 |
29th |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
8.2 |
30th |
San Diego State Aztecs |
8.2 |
2019-20 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
10.5 |
2nd |
St. John’s Red Storm |
10.0 |
3rd |
Nicholls State Colonels |
10.0 |
4th |
Merrimack Warriors |
9.9 |
5th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
9.8 |
6th |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
9.5 |
7th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
9.3 |
8th |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
9.3 |
9th |
Sam Houston State Bearkats |
9.3 |
10th |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
9.1 |
11th |
VCU Rams |
9.0 |
12th |
Lamar Cardinals |
8.9 |
13th |
Florida State Seminoles |
8.8 |
14th |
FIU Panthers |
8.8 |
15th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
8.7 |
16th |
Portland State Vikings |
8.7 |
17th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
8.7 |
18th |
Tulane Green Wave |
8.5 |
19th |
Rhode Island Rams |
8.4 |
20th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
8.4 |
21st |
UTRGV Vaqueros |
8.4 |
22nd |
Duke Blue Devils |
8.3 |
23rd |
Providence Friars |
8.3 |
24th |
Furman Paladins |
8.3 |
25th |
UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
8.2 |
26th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
8.2 |
27th |
Baylor Bears |
8.1 |
28th |
Richmond Spiders |
8.1 |
29th |
Jackson State Tigers |
8.1 |
30th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
8.1 |
2018-19 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
FIU Panthers |
10.6 |
2nd |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
10.2 |
3rd |
UTRGV Vaqueros |
9.3 |
4th |
Auburn Tigers |
9.2 |
5th |
Duke Blue Devils |
9.1 |
6th |
Rider Broncs |
9.1 |
7th |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
9.0 |
8th |
Washington Huskies |
9.0 |
9th |
St. John’s Red Storm |
8.9 |
10th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
8.8 |
11th |
LSU Tigers |
8.8 |
12th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
8.8 |
13th |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
8.7 |
14th |
Furman Paladins |
8.7 |
15th |
Loyola Greyhounds |
8.7 |
16th |
New Orleans Privateers |
8.6 |
17th |
Temple Owls |
8.6 |
18th |
Lamar Cardinals |
8.6 |
19th |
Portland State Vikings |
8.3 |
20th |
Syracuse Orange |
8.2 |
21st |
Texas Southern Tigers |
8.1 |
22nd |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
8.1 |
23rd |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
8.1 |
24th |
USF Bulls |
8.1 |
25th |
Memphis Tigers |
8.0 |
26th |
VCU Rams |
8.0 |
27th |
Georgia State Panthers |
7.9 |
28th |
UMBC Retrievers |
7.9 |
29th |
Duquesne Dukes |
7.8 |
30th |
Houston Baptist Huskies |
7.8 |
2017-18 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
10.3 |
2nd |
Portland State Vikings |
9.8 |
3rd |
Nicholls State Colonels |
9.6 |
4th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
9.4 |
5th |
Savannah State Tigers |
9.4 |
6th |
Fordham Rams |
9.1 |
7th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
8.7 |
8th |
St. John’s Red Storm |
8.5 |
9th |
Lamar Cardinals |
8.5 |
10th |
Youngstown State Penguins |
8.3 |
11th |
NJIT Highlanders |
8.2 |
12th |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
8.2 |
13th |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
8.1 |
14th |
Abilene Christian Wildcats |
8.1 |
15th |
Washington Huskies |
8.1 |
16th |
Furman Paladins |
8.0 |
17th |
IPFW Mastodons |
8.0 |
18th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
7.9 |
19th |
Western Carolina Catamounts |
7.9 |
20th |
North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
7.9 |
21st |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
7.9 |
22nd |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
7.8 |
23rd |
Montana Grizzlies |
7.8 |
24th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
7.8 |
25th |
Grambling Tigers |
7.7 |
26th |
UTRGV Vaqueros |
7.7 |
27th |
LSU Tigers |
7.6 |
28th |
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles |
7.6 |
29th |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
7.6 |
30th |
Richmond Spiders |
7.6 |
2016-17 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
10.0 |
2nd |
Portland State Vikings |
9.9 |
3rd |
Fordham Rams |
9.8 |
4th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
9.6 |
5th |
Holy Cross Crusaders |
9.4 |
6th |
TAMU Islanders |
9.4 |
7th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
9.3 |
8th |
UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
9.3 |
9th |
Grambling Tigers |
8.8 |
10th |
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
8.8 |
11th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
8.7 |
12th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
8.4 |
13th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
8.4 |
14th |
Boston Terriers |
8.3 |
15th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
8.3 |
16th |
Omaha Mavericks |
8.2 |
17th |
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners |
8.2 |
18th |
Syracuse Orange |
8.1 |
19th |
Jacksonville Dolphins |
8.0 |
20th |
Lamar Cardinals |
8.0 |
21st |
Robert Morris Colonials |
7.9 |
22nd |
New Orleans Privateers |
7.9 |
23rd |
North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
7.8 |
24th |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
7.8 |
25th |
Savannah State Tigers |
7.8 |
26th |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
7.8 |
27th |
Dayton Flyers |
7.8 |
28th |
Chattanooga Mocs |
7.8 |
29th |
Iowa State Cyclones |
7.8 |
30th |
Kansas State Wildcats |
7.7 |
2015-16 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
Green Bay Phoenix |
9.9 |
2nd |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
9.8 |
3rd |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
9.5 |
4th |
Omaha Mavericks |
9.3 |
5th |
TAMU Islanders |
9.3 |
6th |
UNC Asheville Bulldogs |
9.2 |
7th |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks |
9.1 |
8th |
Citadel Bulldogs |
8.8 |
9th |
VCU Rams |
8.6 |
10th |
Fordham Rams |
8.5 |
11th |
Portland State Vikings |
8.5 |
12th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
8.4 |
13th |
New Orleans Privateers |
8.4 |
14th |
Maine Black Bears |
8.3 |
15th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
8.3 |
16th |
Monmouth Hawks |
8.2 |
17th |
Morehead State Eagles |
8.2 |
18th |
Syracuse Orange |
8.1 |
19th |
Western Carolina Catamounts |
8.1 |
20th |
Tennessee State Tigers |
8.1 |
21st |
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels |
8.1 |
22nd |
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs |
8.0 |
23rd |
High Point Panthers |
8.0 |
24th |
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners |
8.0 |
25th |
LSU Tigers |
8.0 |
26th |
Baylor Bears |
7.9 |
27th |
Marquette Golden Eagles |
7.8 |
28th |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
7.8 |
29th |
North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
7.8 |
30th |
Chattanooga Mocs |
7.8 |
2014-15 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
10.7 |
2nd |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
9.7 |
3rd |
Hawaii Warriors |
9.6 |
4th |
VCU Rams |
9.5 |
5th |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
9.5 |
6th |
Georgia State Panthers |
9.2 |
7th |
Savannah State Tigers |
8.9 |
8th |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
8.8 |
9th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
8.7 |
10th |
Prairie View A&M Panthers |
8.7 |
11th |
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights |
8.7 |
12th |
Robert Morris Colonials |
8.6 |
13th |
VMI Keydets |
8.5 |
14th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
8.4 |
15th |
Chicago State Cougars |
8.4 |
16th |
Syracuse Orange |
8.3 |
17th |
Morehead State Eagles |
8.2 |
18th |
Omaha Mavericks |
8.2 |
19th |
Western Carolina Catamounts |
8.1 |
20th |
UMKC Kangaroos |
8.1 |
21st |
Manhattan Jaspers |
8.0 |
22nd |
Longwood Lancers |
7.9 |
23rd |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
7.9 |
24th |
Incarnate Word Cardinals |
7.9 |
25th |
Louisville Cardinals |
7.9 |
26th |
USC Upstate Spartans |
7.9 |
27th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
7.8 |
28th |
Cleveland State Vikings |
7.8 |
29th |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
7.8 |
30th |
Oregon State Beavers |
7.8 |
2013-14 NCAA College Basketball Team Steals Per Game Leaders
SPG Rank |
Team |
SPG |
1st |
VCU Rams |
11.2 |
2nd |
Louisville Cardinals |
10.0 |
3rd |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
9.5 |
4th |
UCLA Bruins |
9.2 |
5th |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
9.2 |
6th |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
8.8 |
7th |
Northwestern State Demons |
8.7 |
8th |
Chicago State Cougars |
8.7 |
9th |
Memphis Tigers |
8.6 |
10th |
Miami RedHawks |
8.6 |
11th |
Central Arkansas Bears |
8.5 |
12th |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
8.4 |
13th |
North Dakota Fighting Hawks |
8.4 |
14th |
Omaha Mavericks |
8.3 |
15th |
Manhattan Jaspers |
8.3 |
16th |
Eastern Michigan Eagles |
8.3 |
17th |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
8.2 |
18th |
UMBC Retrievers |
8.0 |
19th |
Morehead State Eagles |
8.0 |
20th |
Syracuse Orange |
8.0 |
21st |
Cincinnati Bearcats |
7.9 |
22nd |
Loyola Greyhounds |
7.9 |
23rd |
Oregon Ducks |
7.7 |
24th |
Mississippi State Bulldogs |
7.7 |
25th |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
7.7 |
26th |
Illinois State Redbirds |
7.7 |
27th |
North Carolina Central Eagles |
7.7 |
28th |
Bowling Green Falcons |
7.7 |
29th |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
7.7 |
30th |
LSU Tigers |
7.7 |