The San Antonio Spurs ranked first in the league with a total of 3,886 rebounds during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (52 wins and 30 losses) where they recorded an average of 47.4 rebounds per game.

Most Total Rebounds

3,886 rebounds
San Antonio Spurs

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Rebounds

1980-81 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	San Antonio Spurs	3,886	47.4	82	1,304	2,582
2.	Denver Nuggets	3,822	46.6	82	1,325	2,497
3.	Golden State Warriors	3,769	46.0	82	1,403	2,366
4.	Phoenix Suns	3,724	45.4	82	1,234	2,490
5.	Philadelphia 76ers	3,709	45.2	82	1,091	2,618
6.	Chicago Bulls	3,702	45.1	82	1,227	2,475
7.	Washington Bullets	3,688	45.0	82	1,155	2,533
8.	Milwaukee Bucks	3,669	44.7	82	1,261	2,408
9.	Los Angeles Lakers	3,656	44.6	82	1,165	2,491
10.	Portland Trail Blazers	3,631	44.3	82	1,243	2,388

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Seattle Supersonics	3,601	43.9	82	1,167	2,434
12.	Indiana Pacers	3,592	43.8	82	1,325	2,267
13.	Boston Celtics	3,579	43.6	82	1,155	2,424
14.	Houston Rockets	3,563	43.5	82	1,216	2,347
15.	Cleveland Cavaliers	3,501	42.7	82	1,258	2,243
16.	Kansas City Kings	3,487	42.5	82	1,037	2,450
17.	New Jersey Nets	3,466	42.3	82	1,092	2,374
18.	Atlanta Hawks	3,425	41.8	82	1,201	2,224
19.	New York Knicks	3,342	40.8	82	1,137	2,205
20.	San Diego Clippers	3,313	40.4	82	1,169	2,144

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Detroit Pistons	3,312	40.4	82	1,201	2,111
22.	Utah Jazz	3,287	40.1	82	962	2,325
23.	Dallas Mavericks	3,286	40.1	82	1,109	2,177

= NBA Champion

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