teams with best defensive rating in wnba

The Golden State Valkyries have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 100.2 rating.

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teams with best defensive rating in wnba this regular season
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1Valkyries
Valkyries
100.2
2026
39
200.0
82.5
32.9
19.3
7.7
3.9
28.9
68.2
42.4
10.6
30.6
34.8
14.1
18.2
77.5
54.2
9.1
23.8
11.3
7,800
3,219
1,284
753
299
151
441
752
2Lynx
Lynx
104.4
2026
39
200.0
91.6
34.4
21.8
8.8
4.6
34.1
70.5
48.3
9.3
23.8
39.2
14.1
17.4
81.0
58.6
9.3
25.1
13.1
7,800
3,571
1,341
852
342
178
511
710
3Mystics
Mystics
104.5
2026
40
203.8
82.8
37.6
19.6
5.4
3.9
29.3
65.1
44.9
6.1
19.6
31.2
18.2
24.9
73.2
54.4
10.3
27.4
15.9
8,150
3,313
1,504
782
217
154
636
773
4Dream
Dream
105.2
2026
39
200.6
90.8
35.5
21.1
9.0
3.3
31.3
71.4
43.8
8.7
27.1
32.3
19.5
24.7
78.8
55.2
11.0
24.5
13.8
7,825
3,543
1,385
822
351
129
540
778
5Wings
Wings
107.5
2026
39
201.3
88.8
34.1
21.8
6.8
3.9
33.1
71.1
46.6
8.2
24.0
34.0
14.4
18.2
79.2
56.1
8.6
25.5
12.0
7,850
3,463
1,330
851
264
152
469
714
6Aces
Aces
107.8
2026
40
201.3
90.6
33.6
21.8
7.0
4.9
32.9
68.3
48.2
8.5
23.8
35.5
16.4
20.2
81.3
58.7
7.8
25.8
12.2
8,050
3,624
1,343
873
278
196
488
703
7Liberty
Liberty
108.2
2026
40
201.3
89.8
35.3
20.8
6.1
4.2
31.0
67.3
46.0
10.2
29.2
35.0
17.7
20.8
85.0
58.7
8.2
27.1
14.6
8,050
3,593
1,411
832
242
169
583
742
8Sky
Sky
108.2
2026
40
201.3
86.7
33.3
21.5
7.1
4.7
30.8
69.8
44.1
7.4
23.3
31.7
17.7
23.1
76.6
54.2
7.9
25.4
13.3
8,050
3,467
1,332
858
282
188
531
846
9Storm
Storm
108.3
2026
39
200.6
83.1
33.8
19.3
7.7
4.6
29.7
69.4
42.8
8.6
26.6
32.2
15.1
18.9
79.7
53.5
8.5
25.3
14.7
7,825
3,240
1,319
752
301
178
573
772
10Sun
Sun
108.9
2026
39
200.6
79.2
32.6
19.1
8.2
4.5
29.2
68.5
42.6
5.7
19.6
29.3
15.1
21.3
70.7
50.8
9.2
23.4
14.6
7,825
3,087
1,271
745
318
176
570
876
11Fever
Fever
109.2
2026
40
202.5
97.0
33.2
20.8
6.8
3.9
34.1
69.4
49.2
10.4
26.4
39.5
18.3
22.6
81.0
61.1
7.8
25.5
14.5
8,100
3,880
1,329
831
273
154
578
861
12Mercury
Mercury
109.6
2026
39
200.6
83.7
31.5
19.9
7.3
3.3
28.9
65.3
44.3
7.7
23.8
32.3
18.2
23.1
78.5
55.5
6.8
24.6
13.8
7,825
3,266
1,227
778
285
128
537
726
13Sparks
Sparks
112.5
2026
39
200.6
87.3
30.9
21.9
7.7
3.3
31.6
68.0
46.5
8.6
25.9
33.1
15.4
19.8
77.7
56.9
7.4
23.5
15.0
7,825
3,404
1,206
853
299
128
585
771
14Fire
Fire
113.1
2026
39
202.6
87.0
30.3
20.6
7.5
3.7
31.0
68.3
45.3
10.4
29.5
35.2
14.7
18.2
80.7
57.0
7.9
22.4
14.9
7,900
3,394
1,181
804
291
144
582
866
15Tempo
Tempo
116.4
2026
39
200.6
86.7
31.8
19.8
6.8
3.2
30.0
67.9
44.2
9.8
28.1
34.9
16.8
20.8
80.8
56.2
8.5
23.3
14.5
7,825
3,380
1,239
774
267
123
566
835
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

14.3

Williams

Gabby Williams

RPG

5.5

Stokes

Kiah Stokes

APG

5.8

Burton

Veronica Burton
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.4

7th

DRTG

100.2

1st

NETRTG

9.2

2nd

3P%

34.8

7th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
8
.795
2
Valkyries Valkyries
28
11
.718
3.0
3
27
13
.675
4.5
4
23
16
.590
8.0
5
16
23
.410
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
9/18
@
10:00 PM
Sat
9/19
@
9:00 PM
Tue
9/22
@
10:00 PM
Thu
9/24
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
GSV Valkyries

28 - 11

79

Final

60

NYL Liberty

23 - 16

Thu 27 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
8
.795
2
28
11
.718
3.0
3
Aces Aces - x
27
13
.675
4.5
4
Fever Fever - x
26
14
.650
5.5
5
Dream Dream - x
25
14
.641
6.0
6
24
16
.600
7.5
7
24
16
.600
7.5
8
Wings Wings - x
23
16
.590
8.0
9
Fire Fire - e
16
23
.410
15.0
10
Sky Sky - e
15
25
.375
16.5
11
14
25
.359
17.0
12
13
26
.333
18.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
28
.282
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
29
.256
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
31
.205
23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
6/13
@
85-75
Sat
6/13
@
97-100
Sat
6/13
@
83-84
Sat
6/13
@
111-102
Sun
6/14
@
64-86

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
10:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
3:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
5:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
7:00 PM
Sun
8/30
@
8:30 PM