The Houston Comets had the best defensive rating by a team in 2000, with a 114.6 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Comets	114.6	2000	32	202.3	77.3	31.2	15.4	8.9	3.3	27.8	59.2	47.0	5.4	15.3	35.0	16.3	19.8	82.2	56.9	8.5	22.6	6,475	2,475	997	494	284	104	554
2	Sparks	115.5	2000	32	201.6	75.5	34.1	18.3	8.5	4.9	26.9	61.1	44.0	4.7	14.1	33.2	17.0	21.7	78.6	53.5	9.6	24.5	6,450	2,417	1,091	586	271	156	705
3	Liberty	120.3	2000	32	200.8	67.1	29.4	14.9	7.7	3.2	24.8	56.7	43.6	4.2	12.4	34.1	13.4	17.7	75.7	52.0	9.0	20.4	6,425	2,148	940	476	246	102	617
4	Monarchs	122.8	2000	32	200.0	73.2	32.4	17.7	10.4	4.9	27.4	62.3	44.0	4.4	14.3	30.9	14.0	20.3	69.1	51.4	12.1	20.3	6,400	2,343	1,038	567	332	157	571
5	Mercury	123.6	2000	32	200.6	69.8	27.9	14.5	8.9	2.8	25.0	56.1	44.5	3.8	12.3	31.1	16.0	20.7	77.6	53.5	8.6	19.3	6,419	2,235	894	463	284	91	630
6	Sol	124.8	2000	32	202.3	57.2	30.0	13.0	8.5	2.8	20.2	55.4	36.5	2.7	9.7	27.4	14.1	20.8	68.1	44.3	11.4	18.6	6,475	1,831	960	415	272	88	707
7	Rockers	126.8	2000	31	202.2	68.1	29.3	16.8	8.1	2.9	25.2	57.1	44.2	4.2	12.5	33.5	13.5	18.0	74.6	52.4	10.4	18.9	6,269	2,111	908	520	251	89	620
8	Lynx	127.2	2000	32	200.8	68.5	27.2	15.5	7.4	2.0	24.1	57.2	42.1	6.4	17.8	35.7	14.0	18.4	75.9	52.4	8.1	19.1	6,425	2,192	870	495	237	63	690
9	Miracle	127.8	2000	31	202.4	68.9	29.1	14.8	7.7	4.1	26.1	59.9	43.5	4.6	13.5	34.1	12.1	16.8	72.2	51.2	10.1	19.0	6,275	2,136	902	460	240	128	561
10	Mystics	128.9	2000	32	200.0	68.0	29.6	16.3	7.7	3.9	26.0	56.7	45.9	3.4	10.5	32.5	12.6	18.1	69.7	52.6	9.4	20.2	6,400	2,176	946	521	245	126	597
11	Starzz	130.0	2000	32	200.0	75.4	33.8	16.3	6.7	4.9	26.8	59.3	45.3	2.8	8.2	33.6	19.0	24.7	77.1	53.8	10.9	22.9	6,400	2,413	1,080	522	214	157	698
12	Fire	130.9	2000	32	203.9	67.3	29.3	15.0	8.3	2.9	23.8	57.1	41.6	4.5	13.5	33.5	15.3	21.8	70.0	50.5	9.7	19.6	6,525	2,155	936	480	265	93	760
13	Fever	131.2	2000	32	200.8	69.2	29.1	15.7	8.5	3.9	24.9	57.4	43.3	6.0	16.3	37.0	13.4	17.8	75.2	53.0	8.9	20.2	6,425	2,213	932	501	271	126	641
14	Shock	131.6	2000	32	200.8	72.8	30.8	15.7	8.1	2.8	27.1	61.9	43.8	2.4	8.5	27.8	16.2	21.8	74.2	50.9	10.7	20.1	6,425	2,331	985	503	260	88	701
15	Storm	131.8	2000	32	202.3	56.9	24.8	12.2	8.0	2.9	20.8	54.4	38.3	3.4	11.4	29.9	11.8	17.5	67.6	45.9	8.0	16.8	6,475	1,822	793	390	255	93	648
16	Sting	134.9	2000	32	202.3	68.3	29.2	17.2	6.9	2.8	25.4	59.5	42.7	4.1	12.1	33.9	13.5	18.0	74.7	50.7	9.5	19.7	6,475	2,186	935	551	222	90	713

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

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	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
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