what team has the best defensive rating wnba

The Minnesota Lynx have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 98.1 rating.

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What team has the best defensive rating wnba this regular season?
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1Lynx
Lynx
98.1
2026
19
200.0
90.5
37.0
21.3
9.1
5.1
34.4
70.6
48.8
7.7
20.8
37.2
13.9
17.6
79.0
57.8
9.5
27.5
14.4
3,800
1,719
703
405
172
97
274
369
2Valkyries
Valkyries
102.2
2026
20
200.0
82.8
33.5
18.3
6.7
4.3
28.2
68.7
41.1
10.8
30.9
35.0
15.6
20.4
76.2
53.3
9.2
24.4
11.1
4,000
1,655
670
366
134
86
222
394
3Dream
Dream
104.1
2026
19
200.0
88.3
34.6
19.7
9.4
2.8
30.7
70.2
43.7
8.6
26.4
32.7
18.3
24.3
75.3
54.6
10.7
23.9
13.6
3,800
1,678
658
375
178
54
258
362
4Liberty
Liberty
104.9
2026
20
201.3
87.8
34.6
20.7
6.1
4.0
29.5
64.1
46.0
10.2
28.6
35.7
18.7
22.1
84.6
59.5
7.3
27.3
15.4
4,025
1,756
691
413
121
80
307
391
5Mystics
Mystics
105.1
2026
18
208.3
82.9
36.2
19.4
6.1
3.6
28.4
64.6
44.1
5.8
19.6
29.5
20.2
27.4
73.7
54.1
9.5
26.7
16.8
3,750
1,492
652
349
109
64
302
392
6Wings
Wings
106.2
2026
19
201.3
88.4
33.7
22.3
7.6
3.3
33.2
72.4
45.9
8.1
24.4
33.3
13.9
17.7
78.3
55.1
8.6
25.1
11.9
3,825
1,680
640
424
144
63
226
347
7Fever
Fever
107.2
2026
19
202.6
93.9
34.3
21.2
6.1
4.1
32.3
68.4
47.2
9.8
27.1
36.2
19.6
23.8
82.3
59.5
8.1
26.2
16.3
3,850
1,785
651
402
115
77
310
460
8Aces
Aces
107.3
2026
19
200.0
90.7
35.3
22.9
6.9
5.4
33.4
68.4
48.8
8.5
23.0
36.8
15.4
20.1
76.6
58.7
8.2
27.1
12.7
3,800
1,723
670
436
131
102
241
333
9Sun
Sun
107.8
2026
19
201.3
79.3
33.7
18.8
8.3
4.5
29.6
69.2
42.8
5.1
18.8
27.1
14.9
21.7
68.7
50.4
9.9
23.7
14.3
3,825
1,506
640
357
158
85
271
442
10Storm
Storm
107.9
2026
20
201.3
81.1
32.1
19.0
7.1
4.5
28.3
66.1
42.8
9.0
25.6
35.0
15.6
19.3
80.6
54.4
7.1
25.0
14.8
4,025
1,622
641
379
142
90
295
404
11Sky
Sky
108.4
2026
19
201.3
86.4
33.4
20.8
6.6
5.5
30.1
69.2
43.4
7.0
22.8
30.7
19.3
25.7
75.2
53.7
8.6
24.8
13.4
3,825
1,642
635
395
126
104
255
414
12Mercury
Mercury
108.9
2026
20
201.3
84.0
31.9
19.3
7.6
3.6
28.6
65.5
43.6
7.9
24.4
32.4
19.0
23.9
79.3
55.2
7.7
24.2
13.7
4,025
1,679
637
385
152
71
274
372
13Tempo
Tempo
112.9
2026
19
201.3
90.8
32.0
20.3
8.0
3.5
30.7
68.9
44.5
10.4
28.3
36.6
19.1
23.1
82.5
57.4
8.4
23.6
13.2
3,825
1,725
608
385
152
66
251
436
14Fire
Fire
114.3
2026
20
205.0
84.7
29.0
20.2
7.4
4.4
30.1
68.4
43.9
9.6
27.7
34.7
15.0
18.6
80.6
55.3
7.9
21.2
15.7
4,100
1,693
580
404
147
87
314
463
15Sparks
Sparks
115.3
2026
18
201.4
88.8
30.6
20.3
7.3
3.2
31.2
68.4
45.5
8.4
26.6
31.6
18.1
22.8
79.1
56.6
8.2
22.3
14.3
3,625
1,598
550
365
131
57
257
380
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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.789
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