best defensive rating for wnba teams 2023

The Las Vegas Aces had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2023, with a 98.4 rating.

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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	Aces	98.4	2023	40	200.0	92.8	34.8	21.7	8.0	4.8	33.6	69.2	48.6	9.3	24.9	37.2	16.4	19.5	84.0	59.7	6.2	28.7	11.8	8,000	3,713	1,393	868	321	191	470	638
2	Sun	99.2	2023	40	201.9	82.7	33.6	20.7	8.1	3.8	30.2	67.8	44.5	7.2	20.0	36.0	15.2	19.9	76.6	54.0	8.1	25.6	13.7	8,075	3,307	1,344	826	323	152	548	736
3	Liberty	99.8	2023	40	201.9	89.2	37.9	24.1	6.7	4.5	32.2	69.9	46.0	11.1	29.7	37.4	13.8	16.7	82.9	57.7	8.7	29.2	14.2	8,075	3,569	1,515	965	266	178	568	640
4	Sparks	100.7	2023	40	200.6	78.9	31.5	19.0	8.5	2.9	28.4	66.8	42.5	6.5	19.5	33.3	15.6	19.1	81.9	52.5	6.7	24.8	13.8	8,025	3,156	1,259	760	339	114	551	676
5	Mystics	100.7	2023	40	200.6	80.5	32.3	19.2	7.7	3.3	28.9	67.5	42.8	7.8	23.1	33.6	15.0	18.2	82.3	53.3	6.6	25.7	13.2	8,025	3,221	1,291	768	309	130	529	743
6	Dream	101.8	2023	40	201.3	82.5	36.1	18.6	6.3	4.6	29.4	68.7	42.8	6.4	19.2	33.6	17.3	22.0	78.8	52.7	8.0	28.1	14.6	8,050	3,301	1,444	743	251	185	582	772
7	Sky	104.0	2023	40	201.3	81.7	33.3	20.5	6.7	4.5	30.7	69.6	44.2	8.3	22.2	37.2	12.0	16.0	75.2	53.3	8.6	24.8	14.3	8,050	3,269	1,333	818	267	181	573	691
8	Storm	104.5	2023	40	200.6	78.8	34.9	17.7	7.0	4.5	27.9	68.0	41.0	8.5	24.2	35.1	14.6	18.6	78.6	51.8	8.2	26.7	15.4	8,025	3,153	1,396	706	279	178	616	717
9	Wings	104.8	2023	40	200.6	87.9	38.7	20.3	7.6	4.3	32.4	73.2	44.3	6.8	21.3	31.7	16.4	20.3	80.6	53.5	11.8	26.9	13.8	8,025	3,514	1,547	813	303	171	550	754
10	Lynx	106.4	2023	40	201.3	80.2	34.3	19.4	6.4	2.6	29.4	67.5	43.5	6.8	20.8	32.5	14.7	18.4	80.0	53.0	8.0	26.3	14.2	8,050	3,206	1,370	777	257	105	569	675
11	Fever	107.0	2023	40	201.9	81.0	34.0	18.0	6.5	3.0	30.2	68.3	44.2	6.7	19.8	34.0	13.9	17.8	78.3	53.2	8.9	25.1	14.9	8,075	3,240	1,361	720	260	119	595	787
12	Mercury	108.3	2023	40	200.6	76.6	30.9	19.1	5.7	4.3	28.4	64.0	44.4	6.8	20.7	32.8	13.0	16.2	80.3	53.9	6.6	24.3	16.1	8,025	3,064	1,235	763	227	170	644	753

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

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More Aces Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.5

Wilson

RPG

9.3

Wilson

APG

6.2

Young

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

2nd

DRTG

106.7

5th

NETRTG

7.0

4th

3P%

36.2

3rd

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Wings	27	17	.614	6.0
5	Fire	17	27	.386	16.0

Last Game

Valkyries

3 - 0

Final

Aces

0 - 3

Fri 9 Oct 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

27.5

Wilson

27.0

Stewart

Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

10.2

Jones

9.5

Stokes

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

8.8

Canada

6.2

Young

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

2.2

Canada

2.0

Gray

Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

2.2

Stewart

2.2

Reese

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

3.2

Ionescu

3.0

Laksa

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Jocytė

113.6

VanSlooten

110.0

Laksa

WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

114.8

114.5

113.0

111.5

109.0

106.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.9

105.0

107.2

108.0

115.1

116.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

11.9

9.4

4.3

-1.1

-7.4

-8.7

WNBA Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

284.2

Wilson

262.3

Stewart

226.8

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

255.5

Stewart

233.3

Williams

Playoffs USG% Leaders

93.7

Bibby

44.6

Koné

37.0

Ogunbowale

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Stewart

38.3

Gray

38.2

Howard

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.50

Bibby

1.41

Okot

1.39

Boston

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.75

Bibby

1.39

Boston

1.34

Okot

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-17

22-18

21-17

24-20

20-17

22-21

Worst Record ATS

15-26

15-21

16-20

18-21

19-21

18-18

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	33	11	.750
2	Valkyries - x	32	12	.727	1.0
3	Aces - x	31	13	.705	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	3.0
5	Mystics - x	28	16	.636	5.0
6	Fever - x	28	16	.636	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	6.0
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	7.0
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	16.0
10	Sparks - e	16	28	.364	17.0
11	Sky - e	16	28	.364	17.0
12	Mercury - e	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	33	.250	22.0
14	Sun - e	11	33	.250	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	25.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 7/2	SEA	@	PHX	67-90
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	86-99
Fri 7/3	CHI	@	LVA	90-98
Sat 7/4	GSV	@	ATL	88-83
Sat 7/4	PDX	@	SEA	77-72

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ATL	@	GSV	3:30 PM
Mon 10/19	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM
Thu 10/22	GSV	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSV	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	GSV	8:00 PM

The Las Vegas Aces had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2023, with a 98.4 rating.

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

28.3

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15.0

10.2

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9.7

8.8

6.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

3.7

3.2

3.0

150.0

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

284.2

262.3

226.8

282.5

255.5

233.3

93.7

44.6

37.0

40.0

38.3

38.2

2.50

1.41

1.39

2.75

1.39

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