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

18.5

Miles

RPG

8.0

Howard

APG

5.7

Miles

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.7

3rd

DRTG

100.1

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.6

1st

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	15	6	.714
2	Aces	15	6	.714
3	Valkyries	15	7	.682	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	1.5
5	Fire	9	12	.429	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/8	MIN	@	CON	7:30 PM
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

Last Game

Sun

5 - 16

Final

Lynx

15 - 6

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WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

25.7

Wilson

23.9

Plum

21.9

Mitchell

RPG Leaders

11.8

Reese

11.5

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.3

Thomas

8.2

Clark

7.3

Gray

SPG Leaders

2.5

Howard

2.3

Lacan

2.0

Canada

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

2.0

Stokes

1.9

Engstler

3PM Leaders

3.5

Mabrey

3.4

Howard

2.6

Clark

TS% Leaders

68.4

Carter

68.0

Cunningham

67.4

Allemand

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

112.2

111.9

111.7

111.1

110.5

109.9

DRtg Rankings

100.1

100.9

103.7

104.0

105.4

105.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

6.9

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

5-16

6-17

7-14

8-14

8-11

9-12

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

938.1

Wilson

842.6

Stewart

805.9

Shepard

DraftKings Points Leaders

927

Wilson

851.5

Shepard

840

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

31.7

Malonga

MPG Leaders

35.2

Howard

34.6

Citron

34.5

Plum

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.32

Boston

1.25

Cardoso

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.52

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Clark

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-6

9-5

9-6

8-4

7-7

8-7

Worst Record ATS

4-9

5-8

6-8

6-9

6-6

6-8

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Aces	15	6	.714
2	Lynx	15	6	.714
3	Valkyries	15	7	.682	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	1.5
5	Fever	12	8	.600	2.5
6	Liberty	13	9	.591	2.5
7	Dream	12	9	.571	3.0
8	Mystics	10	10	.500	4.5
9	Tempo	9	11	.450	5.5
10	Fire	9	12	.429	6.0
11	Sparks	8	11	.421	6.0
12	Mercury	8	14	.364	7.5
13	Sky	7	14	.333	8.0
14	Storm	6	17	.261	10.0
15	Sun	5	16	.238	10.0

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)
Wed 7/8	GSV	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Wed 7/8	MIN	@	CON	7:30 PM
Wed 7/8	IND	@	LAS	10:00 PM
Thu 7/9	SEA	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 7/9	LVA	@	PDX	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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5.7

WNBA 2026 Leaders

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23.9

21.9

11.8

11.5

9.4

8.3

8.2

7.3

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.5

3.4

2.6

68.4

68.0

67.4

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

938.1

842.6

805.9

927

851.5

840

32.8

31.8

31.7

35.2

34.6

34.5

1.54

1.32

1.25

1.52

1.35

1.32

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