The Minnesota Lynx have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 98.3 rating.

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best wnba 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	98.3	2026	16	200.0	92.3	37.7	21.8	9.1	4.9	35.3	70.4	50.1	7.9	20.1	39.3	13.8	17.6	78.6	59.0	9.8	27.9	14.8	3,200	1,477	603	349	145	79	237	304
2	Dream	103.1	2026	15	200.0	90.2	35.9	20.3	9.5	3.1	31.4	70.3	44.6	9.2	27.0	34.1	18.2	24.4	74.6	55.6	11.3	24.7	13.7	3,000	1,353	539	304	143	46	206	281
3	Liberty	103.3	2026	16	201.6	88.6	35.4	21.0	6.1	4.2	29.5	64.0	46.1	9.9	27.7	35.9	19.6	22.9	85.8	59.8	7.5	27.9	15.6	3,225	1,417	567	336	97	67	250	322
4	Valkyries	103.7	2026	17	200.0	83.8	33.9	18.4	6.9	4.0	28.4	69.8	40.6	11.1	31.5	35.3	15.9	20.8	76.8	53.1	9.6	24.2	10.5	3,400	1,424	576	312	118	68	179	328
5	Wings	104.3	2026	16	200.0	87.9	34.0	22.7	7.6	3.5	32.6	71.4	45.6	8.5	24.7	34.4	14.3	18.6	77.1	55.3	8.8	25.3	11.8	3,200	1,407	544	363	121	56	188	293
6	Fever	106.5	2026	16	203.1	92.4	34.1	20.9	6.1	4.3	31.9	68.9	46.2	9.6	27.1	35.3	19.1	23.3	82.3	58.4	7.9	26.1	16.7	3,250	1,479	545	334	97	68	267	384
7	Aces	106.8	2026	16	200.0	90.1	35.7	23.3	6.8	5.8	33.7	69.1	48.8	8.4	22.9	36.8	14.3	18.9	75.2	58.2	8.6	27.1	12.9	3,200	1,441	571	373	108	92	206	278
8	Storm	107.0	2026	17	200.0	76.9	31.4	17.9	7.3	4.5	26.5	65.1	40.7	8.4	25.4	33.1	15.6	19.4	80.3	52.2	6.8	24.6	14.6	3,400	1,308	534	305	124	77	248	350
9	Mystics	107.5	2026	14	203.6	82.2	34.9	18.9	6.1	3.3	28.4	63.4	44.8	5.5	19.4	28.4	20.0	26.6	75.3	54.8	9.5	25.4	16.1	2,850	1,151	489	264	85	46	225	316
10	Sky	107.6	2026	15	201.7	83.7	33.4	19.5	6.9	5.7	29.1	68.3	42.5	6.6	22.1	29.8	18.9	25.2	75.1	52.7	8.3	25.1	13.5	3,025	1,255	501	293	104	86	202	330
11	Mercury	108.1	2026	17	201.5	82.5	32.4	19.4	7.6	3.8	27.9	65.2	42.8	8.0	24.5	32.7	18.6	23.2	80.0	54.6	7.8	24.5	14.1	3,425	1,402	550	329	129	64	239	312
12	Sun	111.6	2026	17	201.5	79.2	33.2	18.7	8.0	4.1	29.5	69.4	42.5	5.2	19.6	26.4	15.1	22.1	68.1	50.1	10.2	22.9	14.4	3,425	1,346	564	318	136	70	244	393
13	Sparks	112.0	2026	15	201.7	87.7	31.3	19.7	7.7	3.3	30.3	66.7	45.5	8.5	26.2	32.3	18.6	23.5	79.3	56.9	8.5	22.7	15.3	3,025	1,316	469	296	115	49	230	314
14	Fire	112.1	2026	17	200.0	82.2	28.4	19.8	6.9	4.1	29.3	65.8	44.5	9.4	27.0	34.6	14.3	17.8	80.2	55.8	7.4	21.0	15.8	3,400	1,398	483	336	118	70	269	378
15	Tempo	113.0	2026	16	201.6	89.6	30.6	19.4	8.4	3.4	30.2	68.8	43.9	9.8	27.4	35.6	19.4	23.3	83.6	56.7	8.4	22.2	13.3	3,225	1,433	490	311	135	54	212	366

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.3

Miles

RPG

7.5

Howard

APG

5.6

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

1st

DRTG

98.3

1st

NETRTG

16.0

1st

3P%

39.3

1st

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	13	3	.813
2	Aces	12	4	.750	1.0
3	Wings	10	6	.625	3.0
4	Valkyries	10	7	.588	3.5
5	Fire	8	9	.471	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/24	MIN	@	WAS	7:30 PM
Sun 6/28	MIN	@	DAL	2:00 PM
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYL	7:30 PM
Mon 7/6	CON	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Wed 7/8	MIN	@	CON	7:30 PM

Last Game

Lynx

13 - 3

Final

Valkyries

10 - 6

Fri 19 Jun 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

25.7

Wilson

25.0

Plum

21.1

Clark

RPG Leaders

11.9

Reese

11.3

Shepard

10.4

Morrow

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.1

Clark

7.3

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.9

Howard

2.2

Canada

1.8

Atkins

BPG Leaders

2.2

Wilson

2.0

Engstler

1.7

Cardoso

3PM Leaders

3.4

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

2.7

Plum

TS% Leaders

70.1

Onyenwere

69.6

Cunningham

69.1

Carter

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

114.4

112.2

112.0

110.8

110.5

110.1

DRtg Rankings

98.3

103.1

103.3

103.7

104.3

106.5

NetRtg Rankings

16.0

8.9

7.5

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

2-15

3-14

4-11

5-12

7-8

8-9

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

787.5

Wilson

651.4

Stewart

583.5

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

779.3

Wilson

644.5

Stewart

614.5

Shepard

USG% Leaders

32.3

Wilson

31.5

Taylor

31.4

Clark

MPG Leaders

35.1

Howard

34.4

Plum

33.6

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Boston

1.25

Stewart

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.53

Wilson

1.38

Boston

1.30

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-1

6-3

6-4

5-4

5-3

5-6

Worst Record ATS

3-6

3-7

3-6

4-5

4-4

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	13	3	.813
2	Aces	12	4	.750	1.0
3	Dream	11	4	.733	1.5
4	Liberty	11	5	.688	2.0
5	Wings	10	6	.625	3.0
6	Valkyries	10	7	.588	3.5
7	Fever	9	7	.563	4.0
8	Mystics	7	7	.500	5.0
9	Tempo	8	8	.500	5.0
10	Fire	8	9	.471	5.5
11	Sparks	7	8	.467	5.5
12	Mercury	5	12	.294	8.5
13	Sky	4	11	.267	8.5
14	Storm	3	14	.176	10.5
15	Sun	2	15	.118	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)
Sun 6/21	NYL	@	LAS	8:00 PM
Mon 6/22	CHI	@	CON	7:00 PM
Mon 6/22	TOR	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Mon 6/22	PHX	@	IND	8:00 PM
Mon 6/22	DAL	@	SEA	10:00 PM

The Minnesota Lynx have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 98.3 rating.

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

25.7

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21.1

11.9

11.3

10.4

8.4

8.1

7.3

2.9

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

3.4

3.3

2.7

70.1

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

787.5

651.4

583.5

779.3

644.5

614.5

32.3

31.5

31.4

35.1

34.4

33.6

1.54

1.36

1.25

1.53

1.38

1.30

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