The Minnesota Lynx have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 100.1 rating.

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2022 best team defensive rating this regular season

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lynx	100.1	2026	22	200.0	90.0	36.3	21.5	8.8	5.1	34.0	70.8	48.0	8.0	21.7	37.0	14.0	17.7	79.4	57.3	9.7	26.6	14.0	4,400	1,980	799	472	193	112	309	427
2	Valkyries	100.3	2026	24	200.0	82.0	33.0	18.2	7.4	4.3	28.3	68.0	41.5	10.6	30.6	34.6	14.9	19.5	76.4	53.5	9.2	23.8	11.5	4,800	1,967	791	436	177	104	276	479
3	Dream	103.2	2026	22	200.0	87.5	34.8	19.5	9.6	2.8	30.4	70.5	43.0	8.4	26.5	31.7	18.4	24.5	75.1	53.8	11.0	23.8	13.9	4,400	1,926	765	430	211	62	306	423
4	Mystics	103.7	2026	20	207.5	81.1	36.6	19.2	5.6	3.5	28.1	63.9	43.9	5.8	19.7	29.5	19.2	26.4	72.7	53.7	9.5	27.1	17.4	4,150	1,622	731	383	112	70	347	427
5	Liberty	105.5	2026	22	201.1	87.8	34.5	20.7	6.0	4.1	29.6	64.0	46.2	10.0	28.3	35.2	18.7	21.9	85.3	59.6	7.2	27.3	15.4	4,425	1,932	759	455	132	90	338	422
6	Storm	105.8	2026	24	201.0	80.0	32.5	18.9	7.5	4.4	28.3	66.5	42.5	8.7	25.8	33.6	14.9	18.5	80.4	53.6	6.9	25.6	14.9	4,825	1,921	780	453	181	105	358	483
7	Wings	106.1	2026	23	201.1	89.2	34.0	22.1	7.1	3.4	33.5	72.5	46.2	8.3	24.6	33.6	13.9	17.4	79.8	55.6	8.9	25.1	11.7	4,625	2,051	783	509	163	78	270	428
8	Aces	107.3	2026	22	201.1	89.9	34.6	22.3	7.2	5.2	32.9	67.5	48.7	8.0	22.6	35.5	16.1	20.8	77.3	58.6	7.8	26.8	12.7	4,425	1,977	761	490	159	114	279	386
9	Fever	107.5	2026	22	202.3	93.3	34.6	20.7	6.2	4.0	32.3	69.0	46.9	9.9	27.2	36.5	18.8	22.9	81.9	59.0	8.4	26.2	15.7	4,450	2,053	761	456	136	89	346	518
10	Sun	107.7	2026	23	201.1	79.3	33.3	18.8	8.5	4.6	29.3	68.1	43.1	5.1	18.3	27.8	15.5	22.6	68.5	50.8	9.7	23.6	14.7	4,625	1,823	765	433	195	105	337	525
11	Mercury	107.9	2026	23	201.1	83.7	32.0	19.1	7.7	3.4	28.7	65.6	43.7	8.1	24.6	33.1	18.2	23.1	78.9	55.2	7.7	24.3	13.8	4,625	1,924	735	440	176	79	317	418
12	Sky	107.9	2026	22	202.3	86.2	33.5	20.8	6.8	5.3	29.8	68.8	43.4	7.1	23.0	31.1	19.4	25.5	76.1	53.9	8.4	25.1	14.0	4,450	1,896	738	457	150	116	307	486
13	Fire	112.8	2026	22	204.5	84.1	29.9	19.9	7.5	4.2	29.7	68.0	43.6	9.4	27.7	33.9	15.3	18.9	81.0	55.1	7.9	22.0	16.0	4,500	1,850	657	438	164	93	351	501
14	Sparks	113.0	2026	21	201.2	89.0	31.1	21.0	7.6	3.0	31.5	69.1	45.6	8.5	26.6	32.1	17.5	22.2	78.8	56.4	7.8	23.3	14.3	4,225	1,870	654	440	160	62	300	431
15	Tempo	114.3	2026	22	201.1	89.6	31.4	20.2	7.5	3.2	30.5	68.1	44.8	10.3	28.1	36.7	18.2	22.0	82.5	57.6	8.2	23.2	13.6	4,425	1,971	690	444	166	71	299	489

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.5

Miles

RPG

8.0

Howard

APG

5.7

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

3rd

DRTG

100.1

1st

NETRTG

11.5

1st

3P%

37.0

1st

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	16	6	.727
2	Aces	16	6	.727
3	Valkyries	17	7	.708
4	Wings	15	8	.652	1.5
5	Sparks	10	11	.476	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/11	NYL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Mon 7/13	PHX	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Wed 7/15	LAS	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sat 7/18	PDX	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 7/20	MIN	@	SEA	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lynx

16 - 6

Final

Sun

5 - 17

Wed 8 Jul 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

23.9

Plum

22.5

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.7

Reese

11.7

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.2

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.3

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.6

Howard

2.1

Lacan

2.1

Canada

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Engstler

1.8

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.5

Mabrey

3.4

Howard

2.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

67.0

Rice

66.4

Allemand

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

112.0

111.9

111.6

111.2

110.5

DRtg Rankings

100.1

100.3

103.2

103.7

105.5

105.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

7.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

5-18

6-18

7-15

8-15

9-13

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

997.6

Wilson

849.8

Shepard

842.6

Stewart

DraftKings Points Leaders

985.5

Wilson

898.8

Shepard

840

Stewart

USG% Leaders

33.2

Wilson

32.1

Clark

31.2

Malonga

MPG Leaders

35.1

Howard

34.6

Citron

34.5

Plum

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.30

Boston

1.24

Cardoso

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.31

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

12-6

9-6

9-7

9-5

9-7

7-7

Worst Record ATS

6-9

6-8

6-10

6-9

7-7

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Aces	16	6	.727
2	Lynx	16	6	.727
3	Valkyries	17	7	.708
4	Wings	15	8	.652	1.5
5	Liberty	13	9	.591	3.0
6	Dream	13	9	.591	3.0
7	Fever	13	9	.591	3.0
8	Mystics	10	10	.500	5.0
9	Sparks	10	11	.476	5.5
10	Fire	9	13	.409	7.0
11	Tempo	9	13	.409	7.0
12	Mercury	8	15	.348	8.5
13	Sky	7	15	.318	9.0
14	Storm	6	18	.250	11.0
15	Sun	5	18	.217	11.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/8	WAS	@	TOR	68-65
Fri 5/8	CON	@	NYL	75-106
Fri 5/8	GSV	@	SEA	91-80
Sat 5/9	DAL	@	IND	107-104
Sat 5/9	PHX	@	LVA	99-66

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/11	NYL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sat 7/11	PDX	@	ATL	4:00 PM
Sat 7/11	PHX	@	LVA	6:00 PM
Sun 7/12	NYL	@	TOR	3:00 PM
Sun 7/12	SEA	@	WAS	3:00 PM

The Minnesota Lynx have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 100.1 rating.

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18.5

8.0

5.7

WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.1

23.9

22.5

11.7

11.7

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.3

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.5

3.4

2.6

68.4

67.0

66.4

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

997.6

849.8

842.6

985.5

898.8

840

33.2

32.1

31.2

35.1

34.6

34.5

1.56

1.30

1.24

1.54

1.32

1.31

WNBA 2026 Betting

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Schedule