The Minnesota Lynx had the best defensive rating by a team in 2025, with a 98.6 rating.

	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	98.6	2025	44	200.6	86.1	34.2	23.3	8.2	4.8	32.1	68.1	47.2	9.6	25.4	37.8	12.2	16.1	76.0	57.2	8.5	25.6	13.0	8,825	3,787	1,504	1,026	361	211	571	704
2	Dream	99.2	2025	44	200.6	84.4	36.6	21.4	6.8	4.5	30.1	67.8	44.3	9.6	28.4	33.7	14.7	18.7	78.6	55.5	8.9	27.7	12.5	8,825	3,712	1,609	942	299	198	552	696
3	Valkyries	100.6	2025	44	200.6	77.7	35.3	18.5	6.8	2.9	26.5	65.2	40.7	9.7	29.9	32.5	15.0	18.4	81.5	53.1	8.7	26.6	14.2	8,825	3,420	1,554	815	301	126	623	772
4	Storm	100.7	2025	44	201.1	82.1	30.9	21.3	8.5	5.1	31.1	69.2	45.0	7.5	22.1	34.2	12.3	16.0	77.1	53.9	6.9	24.0	12.3	8,850	3,614	1,361	938	373	223	539	751
5	Mercury	101.1	2025	44	200.0	82.8	34.7	20.9	7.8	3.7	29.7	68.6	43.3	9.4	27.7	34.0	13.9	17.8	78.4	54.2	8.7	26.0	13.5	8,800	3,643	1,525	921	344	164	594	782
6	Liberty	101.8	2025	44	200.0	84.4	33.7	21.8	7.6	4.4	29.6	65.3	45.3	9.5	26.8	35.5	15.6	18.7	83.7	57.4	6.8	26.9	13.8	8,800	3,713	1,481	960	336	192	608	714
7	Fever	102.7	2025	44	200.6	84.9	33.4	20.6	7.7	2.8	31.4	68.8	45.6	8.3	24.0	34.6	13.8	18.0	77.0	55.4	8.8	24.6	14.0	8,825	3,734	1,470	906	339	121	615	820
8	Aces	102.9	2025	44	200.0	83.6	33.5	19.6	7.5	4.9	29.7	67.6	43.9	9.1	25.9	35.1	15.2	18.5	82.4	55.2	8.1	25.4	13.0	8,800	3,680	1,474	861	329	216	572	730
9	Mystics	104.2	2025	44	200.6	77.1	33.0	19.2	6.5	3.2	28.0	63.7	43.9	5.6	17.1	32.9	15.6	20.7	75.4	53.0	7.7	25.3	15.3	8,825	3,394	1,453	846	286	140	672	800
10	Sparks	109.5	2025	44	201.7	85.7	33.3	20.7	7.3	3.1	30.7	67.1	45.7	8.6	25.6	33.7	15.7	20.4	76.9	56.3	8.0	25.3	15.0	8,875	3,769	1,464	911	319	136	660	742
11	Sun	109.9	2025	44	200.6	75.8	31.9	17.4	7.8	3.7	27.6	67.1	41.2	6.2	20.4	30.2	14.5	18.2	79.3	50.5	8.5	23.3	14.0	8,825	3,337	1,402	765	345	161	615	863
12	Wings	109.9	2025	44	200.6	81.7	35.4	20.2	7.3	4.0	30.2	71.4	42.3	6.6	21.6	30.4	14.8	18.4	80.2	51.4	10.0	25.3	13.9	8,825	3,594	1,557	888	323	175	610	833
13	Sky	110.3	2025	44	200.0	75.8	35.5	19.3	6.0	4.2	28.0	66.0	42.5	6.7	20.2	33.0	13.0	17.1	76.3	51.6	9.8	25.7	16.9	8,800	3,335	1,561	850	266	184	745	782

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.7

Miles

RPG

7.7

Howard

APG

6.2

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.8

2nd

DRTG

104.4

2nd

NETRTG

10.4

1st

3P%

39.2

2nd

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	31	8	.795
2	Valkyries	27	11	.711	3.5
3	Aces	26	13	.667	5.0
4	Wings	23	16	.590	8.0
5	Fire	15	23	.395	15.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/30	MIN	@	ATL	3:00 PM
Fri 9/18	NYL	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CON	1:00 PM
Tue 9/22	MIN	@	IND	8:00 PM
Thu 9/24	IND	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Valkyries

26 - 11

Final

Lynx

31 - 8

Mon 24 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

24.8

Mitchell

22.1

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.5

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

8.3

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

2.0

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.8

Griner

1.8

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Mabrey

3.2

Howard

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

67.8

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.2

114.8

112.8

112.6

111.5

111.4

DRtg Rankings

100.6

104.4

104.6

104.7

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.4

8.8

6.9

6.8

4.6

3.9

Tank Leaderboard

8-31

10-28

11-27

13-25

15-24

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,799.7

Wilson

1,530.2

Stewart

1,458.6

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,781.8

Wilson

1,515.3

Stewart

1,492

Reese

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.4

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.5

Howard

33.9

Thomas

33.2

Bueckers

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.34

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-13

18-13

18-14

18-15

17-15

Worst Record ATS

10-20

12-20

13-17

14-18

15-15

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	8	.795
2	Valkyries - x	27	11	.711	3.5
3	Aces - x	26	13	.667	5.0
4	Dream - x	25	13	.658	5.5
5	Fever - x	25	14	.641	6.0
6	Liberty - x	23	15	.605	7.5
7	Mystics - x	23	15	.605	7.5
8	Wings - x	23	16	.590	8.0
9	Fire - e	15	23	.395	15.5
10	Sky - e	15	24	.385	16.0
11	Sparks - e	13	25	.342	17.5
12	Mercury - e	13	25	.342	17.5
13	Tempo - e	11	26	.297	19.0
14	Sun - e	10	28	.263	20.5
15	Storm - e	7	31	.184	23.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 6/10	LAS	@	SEA	88-83
Thu 6/11	CHI	@	IND	106-114
Thu 6/11	NYL	@	ATL	104-90
Thu 6/11	PHX	@	DAL	70-85
Thu 6/11	LVA	@	PDX	105-89

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/27	GSV	@	NYL	8:00 PM
Thu 8/27	WAS	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Fri 8/28	PDX	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 8/28	CON	@	IND	7:30 PM
Fri 8/28	WAS	@	LAS	10:00 PM

The Minnesota Lynx had the best defensive rating by a team in 2025, with a 98.6 rating.

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19.7

7.7

6.2

WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.0

24.8

22.1

12.4

11.1

9.5

8.3

8.3

7.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

3.3

3.2

3.0

69.3

68.4

67.8

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,799.7

1,530.2

1,458.6

1,781.8

1,515.3

1,492

32.8

31.8

30.4

34.5

33.9

33.2

1.56

1.35

1.32

1.54

1.35

1.34

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule