Pulling Out All The Stats: Rebounding

This isn’t the first time that the Final Four Blog is going to ESPN.com for some good, raw stats data. And it’s not going to be the last. Today we bring you some good old fashioned rebounding. Which teams are playing the best defense in the land? Who keeps on the boards the best, on a per-game basis? ESPN has some excellent numbers to document at the stats page if you click on the Rebounding column title. Although there are some pretty standard teams in the rebounding department, some programs might be a surprise. Here are the top ranked rebounding teams in the nation:

LSU
Northwestern State
Wake Forest
Hofstra
Washington
Cincinnati
North Carolina
Mississippi State
Western Carolina
Georgia Tech
Appalachian State
Memphis
Drexel
Kansas
Saint Mary’s
Arkansas
Mercer
Virginia
South Carolina
Miami (FL)
Tennessee

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