The Washington Bullets ranked first in the league with an average of 49.5 rebounds per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (39 wins and 43 losses) where they recorded a total of 4,057 rebounds.

Most Rebounds Per Game

49.5 rebounds
Washington Bullets

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Rebounds Per Game

1979-80 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	Washington Bullets	49.5	4,057	82	16.3	33.2
2.	Seattle Supersonics	47.9	3,930	82	16.8	31.1
3.	Denver Nuggets	46.8	3,835	82	16.0	30.8
4.	Philadelphia 76ers	46.6	3,822	82	14.5	32.1
5.	Atlanta Hawks	46.0	3,775	82	16.7	29.3
6.	New Jersey Nets	45.9	3,764	82	15.0	30.9
7.	Los Angeles Lakers	45.6	3,738	82	13.2	32.4
8.	Indiana Pacers	45.4	3,724	82	17.0	28.4
9.	Portland Trail Blazers	45.2	3,703	82	15.8	29.4
10.	Cleveland Cavaliers	45.0	3,688	82	15.9	29.0

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Boston Celtics	44.9	3,684	82	15.0	30.0
12.	San Antonio Spurs	44.7	3,668	82	14.1	30.7
13.	Detroit Pistons	44.4	3,641	82	15.0	29.5
	Milwaukee Bucks	44.4	3,641	82	15.2	29.2
15.	Kansas City Kings	44.1	3,616	82	14.5	29.6
16.	Houston Rockets	44.0	3,611	82	17.0	27.0
17.	San Diego Clippers	43.9	3,602	82	15.8	28.1
18.	Golden State Warriors	43.8	3,592	82	14.1	29.7
19.	Chicago Bulls	43.7	3,580	82	13.6	30.1
20.	New York Knicks	43.2	3,539	82	15.1	28.1

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Phoenix Suns	43.0	3,529	82	13.1	30.0
22.	Utah Jazz	40.6	3,326	82	11.8	28.8

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Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / OFF = Offensive Rebounds / DEF = Defensive Rebounds