2022 best team defensive rating in first 40 games

The Connecticut Sun had the best defensive rating by a team in their first 40 games in 2022, with a 97.6 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Sun	97.6	40	227.3	85.0	37.3	21.0	8.8	2.7	31.7	69.2	45.8	6.2	17.7	34.8	15.5	19.7	78.9	54.6	10.4	26.9	15.2	9,090	3,401	1,490	841	350	109	608	664
2	Mystics	98.6	38	220.9	80.4	34.4	20.3	7.6	3.7	29.4	66.7	44.0	7.8	22.6	34.4	13.9	17.7	78.5	54.0	7.9	26.5	13.6	8,395	3,055	1,309	770	287	141	517	600
3	Storm	99.7	40	220.6	82.6	33.6	22.5	8.0	4.2	30.5	68.7	44.4	9.2	25.2	36.3	12.4	14.9	82.7	54.8	7.6	26.0	13.0	8,825	3,302	1,343	901	321	167	519	619
4	Dream	100.8	36	201.4	78.5	35.5	17.6	7.8	3.1	28.8	68.4	42.0	7.5	21.4	35.1	13.5	17.3	77.7	51.6	8.6	26.8	16.1	7,250	2,826	1,277	632	280	112	581	702
5	Sky	100.9	40	222.9	86.7	35.4	24.4	7.4	4.3	33.0	68.7	48.0	7.2	21.5	33.4	13.7	16.6	82.2	57.1	7.5	27.9	14.3	8,915	3,469	1,415	974	295	171	573	642
6	Aces	102.5	40	210.6	90.5	35.5	20.8	7.6	4.1	32.4	70.0	46.3	9.8	26.5	36.8	16.0	19.3	82.7	57.6	6.8	28.7	11.8	8,425	3,618	1,418	831	303	164	471	628
7	Liberty	104.4	39	224.5	79.4	34.0	20.7	6.1	4.0	28.8	66.8	43.1	9.5	27.2	34.8	12.4	14.9	82.8	54.1	6.8	27.2	15.4	8,755	3,098	1,327	806	238	156	601	699
8	Lynx	105.8	36	224.7	82.4	36.9	20.6	6.1	2.8	30.2	67.1	45.0	6.8	19.6	34.8	15.2	19.4	78.4	54.5	9.0	28.0	15.5	8,090	2,968	1,330	743	220	102	559	610
9	Wings	106.0	39	223.2	82.1	33.6	18.7	7.0	3.8	29.5	67.9	43.4	7.7	22.5	34.1	15.4	20.3	76.1	53.4	9.5	24.1	13.7	8,705	3,201	1,311	729	273	149	534	729
10	Mercury	106.7	38	223.0	80.6	31.3	19.1	7.2	4.4	28.6	66.9	42.7	8.6	26.4	32.5	14.9	18.5	80.8	53.7	7.0	24.3	14.1	8,475	3,063	1,191	725	275	166	537	744
11	Sparks	107.7	36	211.8	79.4	30.4	18.9	8.6	3.9	29.8	66.9	44.6	5.4	16.9	32.0	14.4	18.3	78.6	53.0	6.9	23.4	14.7	7,625	2,860	1,094	680	308	142	529	657
12	Fever	109.3	36	209.2	78.0	33.3	18.0	7.2	3.6	28.4	69.4	40.9	6.8	20.1	33.8	14.4	19.4	74.6	50.0	9.8	23.5	16.5	7,530	2,807	1,197	649	258	129	593	719

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

13.5

Griner

RPG

9.4

Morrow

APG

4.6

Lacan

Team Rankings

ORTG

98.9

15th

DRTG

107.7

10th

NETRTG

-8.8

15th

3P%

27.8

15th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Fever	13	9	.591
4	Mystics	10	10	.500	2.0
5	Tempo	9	13	.409	4.0
6	Sky	7	15	.318	6.0
7	Sun	5	18	.217	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/14	PDX	@	CON	11:00 AM
Fri 7/17	CON	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Sun 7/19	CON	@	PHX	7:00 PM
Wed 7/22	CON	@	IND	8:00 PM
Tue 7/28	CON	@	WAS	7:30 PM

Last Game

Valkyries

17 - 7

Final

Sun

5 - 18

Fri 10 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 Connecticut Sun had the best defensive rating by a team in their first 40 games in 2022, with a 97.6 rating.

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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

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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

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