I didn't find anything for this season, but the Golden State Valkyries had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2025 playoffs, with a 113.1 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 |  | Valkyries | 113.1 | 2025 | 2 | 200.0 | 73.0 | 27.0 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 24.0 | 61.5 | 39.0 | 10.0 | 26.5 | 37.7 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 83.3 | 52.6 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 16.0 | 400 | 146 | 54 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 32 | 36 |
| 2 |  | Storm | 111.7 | 2025 | 3 | 200.0 | 78.7 | 33.0 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 30.0 | 69.3 | 43.3 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 42.9 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 78.0 | 52.2 | 8.7 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 600 | 236 | 99 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 57 |
| 3 |  | Aces | 103.7 | 2025 | 12 | 202.1 | 88.6 | 30.9 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 32.3 | 68.6 | 47.0 | 8.0 | 21.1 | 37.9 | 16.1 | 20.3 | 79.4 | 57.2 | 7.3 | 23.6 | 11.8 | 2,425 | 1,063 | 371 | 252 | 103 | 68 | 142 | 218 |
| 4 |  | Fever | 102.5 | 2025 | 8 | 203.1 | 81.1 | 35.1 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 28.9 | 68.1 | 42.4 | 5.8 | 18.4 | 31.3 | 17.6 | 22.4 | 78.8 | 52.0 | 9.6 | 25.5 | 15.4 | 1,625 | 649 | 281 | 139 | 52 | 20 | 123 | 143 |
| 5 |  | Mercury | 100.8 | 2025 | 11 | 204.5 | 81.8 | 37.2 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 29.9 | 70.4 | 42.5 | 7.8 | 25.3 | 30.9 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 80.8 | 52.4 | 8.0 | 29.2 | 12.8 | 2,250 | 900 | 409 | 217 | 78 | 28 | 141 | 174 |
| 6 |  | Lynx | 98.5 | 2025 | 6 | 204.2 | 83.0 | 34.5 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 32.7 | 72.5 | 45.1 | 8.2 | 26.2 | 31.2 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 82.6 | 53.5 | 7.5 | 27.0 | 12.8 | 1,225 | 498 | 207 | 127 | 50 | 27 | 77 | 94 |
| 7 |  | Dream | 96.7 | 2025 | 3 | 200.0 | 75.0 | 34.0 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 29.7 | 70.0 | 42.4 | 6.0 | 21.3 | 28.1 | 9.7 | 14.0 | 69.0 | 49.2 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 15.0 | 600 | 225 | 102 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 69 |
| 8 |  | Liberty | 94.6 | 2025 | 3 | 208.3 | 69.7 | 39.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 24.0 | 67.7 | 35.5 | 7.7 | 30.3 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 45.6 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 15.3 | 625 | 209 | 117 | 51 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 46 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 playoffs.
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More Valkyries Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
14.3
Williams
RPG
5.4
Stokes
APG
5.8
Burton
Team Rankings
ORTG
109.6
7th
DRTG
100.1
1st
NETRTG
9.6
2nd
3P%
34.7
6th
WNBA 2026 Leaders
WNBA 2026 Rankings
WNBA Fantasy 2026
WNBA 2026 Betting
WNBA 2026 Standings
| 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 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |