team with the best defensive rating in 2026

The Golden State Valkyries have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 101.3 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Valkyries
Valkyries
101.3
2026
36
200.0
82.5
32.6
19.0
7.7
3.8
28.7
68.2
42.1
10.6
30.6
34.5
14.6
18.9
77.6
54.0
9.2
23.4
11.4
7,200
2,971
1,172
683
278
135
410
697
2Mystics
Mystics
104.2
2026
36
204.2
82.0
37.8
19.4
5.5
3.8
28.9
65.3
44.3
5.9
19.7
30.0
18.2
24.9
73.1
53.7
10.5
27.3
15.9
7,350
2,952
1,362
699
197
138
572
706
3Lynx
Lynx
104.2
2026
38
200.0
92.2
34.4
21.9
8.9
4.6
34.4
70.8
48.6
9.3
23.6
39.4
14.1
17.4
81.1
58.8
9.4
25.0
13.0
7,600
3,505
1,309
834
340
174
493
699
4Dream
Dream
104.8
2026
36
200.7
91.2
35.3
21.1
9.1
3.4
31.3
71.2
44.0
8.7
26.6
32.6
19.9
25.3
78.6
55.4
10.8
24.5
13.8
7,225
3,283
1,271
761
327
121
498
720
5Sky
Sky
107.4
2026
37
201.4
87.3
33.4
21.4
7.3
4.6
30.9
69.8
44.2
7.6
23.3
32.6
18.0
23.5
76.3
54.4
8.0
25.4
13.4
7,450
3,230
1,235
791
269
169
497
784
6Wings
Wings
108.1
2026
37
201.4
88.5
33.8
21.7
6.7
3.8
33.0
71.3
46.3
8.0
24.0
33.3
14.5
18.3
79.2
55.8
8.6
25.2
11.9
7,450
3,275
1,252
802
247
140
442
687
7Aces
Aces
108.3
2026
38
201.3
90.6
33.6
21.9
6.8
5.0
32.9
68.2
48.2
8.5
23.7
35.9
16.4
20.2
81.2
58.8
7.7
25.9
12.4
7,650
3,443
1,276
831
257
189
470
675
8Liberty
Liberty
108.4
2026
37
201.4
90.2
35.2
21.0
6.2
4.1
31.2
67.4
46.3
10.2
29.2
35.1
17.5
20.6
85.0
59.0
8.2
26.9
14.8
7,450
3,339
1,301
777
230
152
549
686
9Storm
Storm
108.6
2026
37
200.7
83.2
33.7
19.3
7.5
4.5
29.7
69.0
43.0
8.5
26.3
32.5
15.3
19.2
79.6
53.7
8.4
25.4
14.8
7,425
3,080
1,248
715
279
167
547
736
10Sun
Sun
108.8
2026
35
200.7
79.3
32.8
19.1
8.1
4.7
29.3
68.0
43.0
5.7
18.9
29.9
15.1
21.4
70.7
51.2
9.3
23.5
14.9
7,025
2,777
1,148
669
283
165
522
795
11Fever
Fever
108.8
2026
37
202.7
96.1
33.4
20.5
6.7
3.9
33.6
69.2
48.6
10.2
26.1
38.9
18.6
22.6
82.6
60.7
8.0
25.5
14.8
7,500
3,554
1,237
757
247
145
548
806
12Mercury
Mercury
109.3
2026
36
200.7
83.9
31.6
19.9
7.3
3.2
28.9
65.2
44.3
7.8
24.2
32.2
18.3
23.4
78.3
55.5
6.9
24.7
13.8
7,225
3,020
1,137
716
261
115
496
666
13Fire
Fire
112.6
2026
36
202.8
86.5
30.4
20.8
7.3
3.7
30.8
68.2
45.1
10.2
29.3
34.9
14.8
18.5
80.2
56.7
7.8
22.6
15.2
7,300
3,115
1,093
747
263
132
546
798
14Sparks
Sparks
113.8
2026
36
200.7
88.0
30.9
21.9
7.7
3.1
31.8
68.6
46.4
8.8
26.5
33.1
15.6
20.1
77.8
56.8
7.7
23.2
15.0
7,225
3,168
1,111
787
278
113
539
715
15Tempo
Tempo
116.7
2026
36
200.7
87.5
31.4
20.0
6.9
3.3
30.3
68.0
44.5
10.0
28.2
35.3
17.1
21.1
81.0
56.7
8.4
23.1
14.4
7,225
3,151
1,131
720
248
118
517
776
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.4

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

5.3

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

5.5

Burton

Veronica Burton
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.2

7th

DRTG

101.3

1st

NETRTG

7.8

2nd

3P%

34.5

7th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
Valkyries Valkyries
25
11
.694
5.0
3
25
13
.658
6.0
4
21
16
.568
9.5
5
15
21
.417
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
8/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
8/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
9/18
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
GSV Valkyries

25 - 11

70

Final

73

CHI Sky

15 - 22

Fri 21 Aug 2026

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
7
.816
2
25
11
.694
5.0
3
Aces Aces - x
25
13
.658
6.0
4
24
13
.649
6.5
5
23
13
.639
7.0
6
22
15
.595
8.5
7
21
15
.583
9.0
8
21
16
.568
9.5
9
15
21
.417
15.0
10
15
22
.405
15.5
11
13
23
.361
17.0
12
12
24
.333
18.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
25
.306
19.0
14
Sun Sun - e
9
26
.257
20.5
15
Storm Storm - e
7
30
.189
23.5

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
6/5
@
78-72
Sat
6/6
@
68-88
Sat
6/6
@
79-84
Sat
6/6
@
77-109
Sat
6/6
@
75-83

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/22
@
7:00 PM
Sat
8/22
@
9:00 PM
Sat
8/22
@
10:00 PM
Sun
8/23
@
4:00 PM
Sun
8/23
@
7:00 PM