best defensive rating for wnba teams 2026

The Golden State Valkyries have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 101.6 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Valkyries
Valkyries
101.6
2026
35
200.0
82.9
32.4
19.0
7.8
3.9
28.8
68.1
42.2
10.7
30.9
34.7
14.6
18.8
77.9
54.3
9.3
23.1
11.4
7,000
2,901
1,134
666
274
135
400
682
2Mystics
Mystics
103.6
2026
35
204.3
81.9
37.9
19.4
5.6
3.9
28.9
65.3
44.3
5.9
19.7
29.9
18.2
24.9
73.1
53.7
10.5
27.4
15.9
7,150
2,868
1,326
678
195
135
558
697
3Lynx
Lynx
104.0
2026
37
200.0
92.2
34.7
21.9
8.9
4.5
34.4
70.9
48.5
9.3
23.5
39.4
14.2
17.6
80.9
58.6
9.5
25.2
13.2
7,400
3,411
1,283
809
331
168
487
681
4Dream
Dream
104.8
2026
35
200.7
90.3
35.3
20.7
9.0
3.3
30.9
71.2
43.4
8.5
26.6
31.8
20.0
25.4
78.7
54.8
10.9
24.4
13.8
7,025
3,159
1,237
726
316
117
484
700
5Sky
Sky
107.9
2026
36
201.4
87.7
33.4
21.4
7.4
4.6
31.1
70.1
44.3
7.4
23.1
32.1
18.2
23.8
76.5
54.4
8.2
25.3
13.4
7,250
3,157
1,204
772
265
165
484
762
6Wings
Wings
108.2
2026
36
201.4
88.4
33.9
21.7
6.7
3.7
33.0
71.3
46.3
8.1
24.2
33.4
14.4
18.1
79.7
55.8
8.6
25.3
12.0
7,250
3,184
1,220
780
242
132
433
668
7Sun
Sun
108.4
2026
34
200.7
79.4
33.1
19.1
8.1
4.8
29.3
68.1
43.0
5.6
18.8
30.0
15.1
21.5
70.5
51.2
9.4
23.6
14.8
6,825
2,699
1,125
651
276
162
503
772
8Liberty
Liberty
108.4
2026
37
201.4
90.2
35.2
21.0
6.2
4.1
31.2
67.4
46.3
10.2
29.2
35.1
17.5
20.6
85.0
59.0
8.2
26.9
14.8
7,450
3,339
1,301
777
230
152
549
686
9Storm
Storm
108.6
2026
37
200.7
83.2
33.7
19.3
7.5
4.5
29.7
69.0
43.0
8.5
26.3
32.5
15.3
19.2
79.6
53.7
8.4
25.4
14.8
7,425
3,080
1,248
715
279
167
547
736
10Aces
Aces
108.6
2026
37
201.4
90.3
33.4
21.8
6.8
5.1
32.8
68.0
48.2
8.5
23.6
35.9
16.3
20.1
81.2
58.8
7.6
25.8
12.4
7,450
3,342
1,236
808
250
187
459
658
11Fever
Fever
108.7
2026
36
202.8
96.4
33.6
20.6
6.7
3.9
33.8
69.3
48.8
10.3
26.2
39.1
18.5
22.5
82.3
60.8
8.1
25.5
15.0
7,300
3,469
1,209
740
241
142
539
783
12Mercury
Mercury
109.3
2026
36
200.7
83.9
31.6
19.9
7.3
3.2
28.9
65.2
44.3
7.8
24.2
32.2
18.3
23.4
78.3
55.5
6.9
24.7
13.8
7,225
3,020
1,137
716
261
115
496
666
13Fire
Fire
112.8
2026
35
202.9
86.7
30.5
20.7
7.4
3.7
30.9
68.1
45.3
10.2
29.3
34.9
14.8
18.5
80.1
56.9
7.8
22.7
15.2
7,100
3,036
1,066
725
259
129
532
772
14Sparks
Sparks
112.9
2026
35
200.7
88.0
31.1
21.9
7.8
3.2
31.9
68.8
46.3
8.7
26.5
33.0
15.5
19.9
77.9
56.7
7.7
23.3
14.8
7,025
3,080
1,087
768
272
111
518
692
15Tempo
Tempo
117.1
2026
35
200.7
87.7
31.3
20.0
6.9
3.3
30.4
68.2
44.6
10.1
28.4
35.5
16.8
20.7
81.1
56.7
8.4
22.9
14.3
7,025
3,069
1,097
701
243
114
502
753
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.8

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

5.4

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

5.6

Burton

Veronica Burton
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.8

7th

DRTG

101.6

1st

NETRTG

8.2

2nd

3P%

34.7

7th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
Valkyries Valkyries
25
10
.714
4.0
3
24
13
.649
6.0
4
20
16
.556
9.5
5
15
20
.429
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
8/21
@
7:30 PM
Mon
8/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
8/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
8/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Lynx

30 - 7

77

Final

66

GSV Valkyries

25 - 10

Wed 19 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
24
12
.667
5.5
4
Aces Aces - x
24
13
.649
6.0
5
22
13
.629
7.0
6
21
14
.600
8.0
7
22
15
.595
8.0
8
20
16
.556
9.5
9
15
20
.429
14.0
10
14
22
.389
15.5
11
13
23
.361
16.5
12
12
23
.343
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
10
25
.286
19.0
14
Sun Sun - e
9
25
.265
19.5
15
Storm Storm - e
7
30
.189
23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
6/3
@
82-97
Wed
6/3
@
72-68
Thu
6/4
@
71-83
Thu
6/4
@
84-87
Fri
6/5
@
80-85

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
8/20
@
8:00 PM
Thu
8/20
@
10:00 PM
Thu
8/20
@
10:00 PM
Fri
8/21
@
7:30 PM
Fri
8/21
@
7:30 PM