The Minnesota Lynx had the best defensive rating by a team in 2016, with a 97.1 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	97.1	2016	34	242.9	85.8	35.8	20.0	8.2	4.6	32.2	68.4	47.1	4.0	11.9	33.7	17.4	21.5	80.6	55.1	9.6	26.2	13.5	8,260	2,917	1,218	681	280	156	460	647
2	Sparks	98.6	2016	34	240.3	83.0	31.5	20.4	8.0	3.8	31.2	64.1	48.7	5.9	15.7	37.5	14.7	18.6	79.1	57.4	6.7	24.8	13.6	8,170	2,821	1,070	692	273	130	463	559
3	Liberty	100.6	2016	34	245.1	81.6	38.6	18.7	7.1	4.7	30.1	69.3	43.4	4.5	12.4	36.3	17.0	21.9	77.7	51.7	10.6	27.9	14.6	8,335	2,776	1,311	637	243	161	498	683
4	Dream	103.9	2016	34	242.1	81.8	36.5	15.0	7.2	5.0	29.0	68.6	42.2	3.7	13.0	28.7	20.1	26.7	75.1	50.8	10.9	25.5	13.9	8,230	2,780	1,240	510	245	171	471	680
5	Storm	104.1	2016	34	240.7	80.8	31.3	18.9	6.3	3.6	28.9	63.2	45.7	7.2	20.2	35.5	15.8	19.0	83.3	56.4	6.8	24.5	14.4	8,185	2,748	1,065	644	215	121	491	588
6	Fever	104.2	2016	34	241.5	80.5	30.9	17.7	8.8	2.4	29.2	65.4	44.7	5.1	15.9	32.1	16.9	20.0	84.5	54.2	8.5	22.4	14.6	8,210	2,736	1,052	601	298	80	497	708
7	Sun	104.4	2016	34	243.2	83.0	34.1	16.7	8.4	3.4	31.5	71.7	43.9	5.6	18.3	30.8	14.4	20.1	71.5	51.5	10.8	23.3	14.2	8,270	2,821	1,159	568	285	117	482	729
8	Mercury	104.6	2016	34	242.9	84.6	32.4	16.8	7.2	5.3	29.4	64.8	45.3	6.1	17.9	34.3	19.7	23.4	83.9	56.3	7.5	24.9	13.8	8,260	2,876	1,100	571	245	181	469	698
9	Stars	105.1	2016	34	241.0	72.0	31.9	16.2	7.1	3.8	26.6	65.6	40.5	4.5	14.9	29.9	14.4	18.1	79.8	49.0	8.4	23.5	14.1	8,195	2,449	1,083	551	240	129	479	685
10	Mystics	105.7	2016	34	244.4	80.7	32.7	17.4	6.3	3.2	28.1	66.4	42.3	7.1	19.7	35.8	17.5	21.9	80.0	53.1	8.2	24.5	12.7	8,310	2,745	1,113	593	213	110	433	669
11	Sky	107.6	2016	34	242.2	86.2	35.6	18.2	6.9	5.1	33.3	72.0	46.2	4.1	11.0	36.8	15.6	18.8	83.1	53.7	10.2	25.5	12.1	8,235	2,930	1,212	620	236	174	411	670
12	Wings	109.9	2016	34	240.9	82.6	34.1	15.3	6.5	3.5	28.1	70.2	40.0	7.0	21.8	32.2	19.4	24.2	80.4	51.1	11.0	23.1	14.0	8,190	2,810	1,160	521	220	120	475	701

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.5

Miles

RPG

8.0

Howard

APG

5.7

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.6

3rd

DRTG

100.1

1st

NETRTG

11.5

1st

3P%

37.0

1st

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	16	6	.727
2	Aces	16	6	.727
3	Valkyries	16	7	.696	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
5	Sparks	9	11	.450	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/11	NYL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Mon 7/13	PHX	@	MIN	9:00 PM
Wed 7/15	LAS	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sat 7/18	PDX	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 7/20	MIN	@	SEA	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lynx

16 - 6

Final

Sun

5 - 17

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.1

Wilson

23.9

Plum

22.5

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.7

Reese

11.5

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.2

Thomas

7.9

Clark

7.3

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.6

Howard

2.2

Lacan

2.1

Canada

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.9

Stokes

1.9

Engstler

3PM Leaders

3.4

Howard

3.4

Mabrey

2.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

67.1

Allemand

67.0

Rice

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

112.0

111.9

111.6

110.7

110.5

109.9

DRtg Rankings

100.1

100.9

103.2

103.7

105.4

105.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

7.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

Tank Leaderboard

5-17

6-18

7-14

8-15

9-13

9-12

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

997.6

Wilson

842.6

Stewart

805.9

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

985.5

Wilson

851.5

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

1.25

Cardoso

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.31

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-6

9-6

9-4

9-7

7-7

Worst Record ATS

5-9

6-9

6-8

6-10

6-7

7-7

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Aces	16	6	.727
2	Lynx	16	6	.727
3	Valkyries	16	7	.696	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
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	9	11	.450	6.0
10	Tempo	9	12	.429	6.5
11	Fire	9	13	.409	7.0
12	Mercury	8	15	.348	8.5
13	Sky	7	14	.333	8.5
14	Storm	6	18	.250	11.0
15	Sun	5	17	.227	11.0

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)
Fri 7/10	DAL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 7/10	GSV	@	CON	7:30 PM
Fri 7/10	CHI	@	LAS	10:00 PM
Sat 7/11	NYL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sat 7/11	PDX	@	ATL	4:00 PM

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.1

23.9

22.5

11.7

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8.2

7.9

7.3

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

3.4

3.4

2.6

68.4

67.1

67.0

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

997.6

842.6

805.9

985.5

851.5

840

33.2

32.1

31.2

35.1

34.6

34.5

1.56

1.30

1.25

1.54

1.32

1.31

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