what wnba team has the best def rating

The Golden State Valkyries have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 100.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
What wnba team has the best def rating this regular season?
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1Valkyries
Valkyries
100.1
2026
40
200.0
82.6
32.9
19.3
7.7
3.9
28.9
68.0
42.5
10.6
30.6
34.7
14.2
18.3
77.8
54.3
9.1
23.8
11.4
8,000
3,305
1,315
773
308
155
455
764
2Lynx
Lynx
104.5
2026
40
200.0
91.3
34.3
21.7
8.9
4.6
34.0
70.5
48.2
9.3
23.7
39.1
14.1
17.4
80.9
58.4
9.3
25.1
13.1
8,000
3,652
1,373
869
356
182
522
724
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
105.0
2026
40
200.6
90.8
35.6
21.1
9.0
3.3
31.4
71.4
43.9
8.9
27.3
32.4
19.3
24.5
78.7
55.3
10.9
24.6
14.0
8,025
3,632
1,422
843
359
132
558
792
5Wings
Wings
107.2
2026
40
201.3
89.0
34.3
21.8
6.7
3.9
33.1
70.9
46.7
8.2
23.8
34.2
14.6
18.5
79.1
56.3
8.5
25.8
12.0
8,050
3,560
1,371
871
269
157
480
734
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
7Storm
Storm
108.1
2026
40
200.6
82.9
34.1
19.2
7.8
4.6
29.7
69.7
42.6
8.5
26.5
31.9
15.1
18.9
79.6
53.1
8.6
25.4
14.7
8,025
3,314
1,362
769
312
182
589
791
8Liberty
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
9Sky
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
10Mercury
Mercury
109.1
2026
40
200.6
84.2
31.6
20.1
7.4
3.3
29.2
65.6
44.5
7.9
24.1
32.7
18.0
22.9
78.7
55.6
6.9
24.7
13.7
8,025
3,367
1,262
805
297
131
546
745
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
12Sun
Sun
109.3
2026
40
200.6
79.0
32.5
19.0
8.1
4.5
29.1
68.6
42.3
5.8
19.8
29.2
15.1
21.3
70.8
50.6
9.2
23.3
14.4
8,025
3,158
1,300
761
324
179
577
899
13Sparks
Sparks
111.7
2026
40
200.6
87.4
31.2
21.9
7.8
3.3
31.7
68.2
46.4
8.7
26.1
33.3
15.4
19.7
78.0
56.9
7.4
23.8
15.1
8,025
3,494
1,246
876
311
133
602
787
14Fire
Fire
113.2
2026
40
202.5
86.6
30.3
20.6
7.5
3.6
30.8
68.2
45.2
10.4
29.7
34.8
14.6
18.1
80.8
56.9
7.9
22.3
15.0
8,100
3,463
1,210
823
299
145
598
883
15Tempo
Tempo
116.7
2026
40
200.6
86.2
31.8
19.8
6.8
3.2
29.9
67.8
44.0
9.7
28.0
34.6
16.9
20.9
80.8
56.0
8.4
23.4
14.6
8,025
3,449
1,271
791
271
126
582
847
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
9
.775
2
Valkyries Valkyries
29
11
.725
2.0
3
27
13
.675
4.0
4
24
16
.600
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5
16
24
.400
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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10:00 PM
Sat
9/19
@
9:00 PM
Tue
9/22
@
10:00 PM
Thu
9/24
@
10:00 PM
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29 - 11

86

Final

69

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16 - 24

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TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
9
.775
2
29
11
.725
2.0
3
Aces Aces - x
27
13
.675
4.0
4
Dream Dream - x
26
14
.650
5.0
5
Fever Fever - x
26
14
.650
5.0
6
24
16
.600
7.0
7
24
16
.600
7.0
8
Wings Wings - x
24
16
.600
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
16
24
.400
15.0
10
Sky Sky - e
15
25
.375
16.0
11
15
25
.375
16.0
12
14
26
.350
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
29
.275
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
30
.250
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
32
.200
23.0

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Mon
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74-107
Mon
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@
58-78
Tue
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@
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
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7:30 PM
Thu
9/17
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Thu
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