wnba best defensive rating by team 2026

The Minnesota Lynx have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 97.4 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Lynx
Lynx
97.4
2026
11
200.0
90.3
37.7
22.0
8.6
5.1
34.7
69.5
49.9
7.7
20.8
37.1
13.1
16.9
77.4
58.6
9.5
28.3
15.2
2,200
993
415
242
95
56
167
216
2Dream
Dream
99.8
2026
10
200.0
85.8
37.1
19.6
9.4
3.2
29.4
67.9
43.3
9.1
27.0
33.7
17.9
23.7
75.5
54.8
11.4
25.7
15.2
2,000
858
371
196
94
32
152
176
3Liberty
Liberty
102.6
2026
12
202.1
87.3
36.1
20.8
6.2
3.5
29.2
64.7
45.1
9.4
27.1
34.8
19.6
22.8
86.1
58.5
7.8
28.3
15.3
2,425
1,048
433
250
74
42
183
246
4Fever
Fever
103.0
2026
11
202.3
88.2
32.9
21.1
6.6
4.2
30.6
68.7
44.6
9.1
27.3
33.3
17.8
21.7
82.0
56.3
7.3
25.6
16.0
2,225
970
362
232
73
46
176
268
5Aces
Aces
104.2
2026
11
200.0
90.2
37.4
23.1
6.0
6.6
33.9
70.2
48.3
8.1
22.5
35.9
14.3
19.2
74.4
57.4
8.3
29.1
13.4
2,200
992
411
254
66
73
147
199
6Valkyries
Valkyries
104.2
2026
11
200.0
85.8
33.9
19.1
6.5
4.5
29.1
71.7
40.6
12.3
32.2
38.1
15.4
20.1
76.5
53.3
9.8
24.1
9.9
2,200
944
373
210
72
49
109
224
7Wings
Wings
104.6
2026
10
200.0
89.4
33.4
23.6
6.9
3.2
32.8
71.2
46.1
8.8
24.6
35.8
15.0
19.5
76.9
56.0
9.4
24.0
11.7
2,000
894
334
236
69
32
117
186
8Sky
Sky
104.7
2026
11
200.0
80.6
33.7
19.0
6.6
5.9
28.2
68.5
41.1
5.9
22.5
26.3
18.4
24.6
74.5
50.8
7.9
25.8
13.0
2,200
887
371
209
73
65
143
238
9Storm
Storm
105.4
2026
13
200.0
76.2
31.4
17.2
7.8
4.8
26.0
64.6
40.2
8.2
25.2
32.6
16.0
20.0
80.0
51.9
6.7
24.7
15.1
2,600
991
408
223
101
63
196
264
10Mercury
Mercury
107.4
2026
12
200.0
81.7
31.7
17.9
8.1
3.8
26.8
65.0
41.3
7.4
24.0
30.9
20.6
25.3
81.3
53.6
8.0
23.7
12.8
2,400
980
380
215
97
46
154
222
11Mystics
Mystics
107.9
2026
10
205.0
82.7
35.4
18.7
6.0
3.8
28.6
63.4
45.1
5.7
19.2
29.7
19.8
26.8
73.9
55.0
9.4
26.0
16.1
2,050
827
354
187
60
38
161
240
12Sun
Sun
109.1
2026
13
200.0
76.2
33.5
18.2
8.4
4.1
28.4
68.2
41.6
4.9
19.2
25.7
14.5
21.6
67.3
49.1
9.8
23.6
15.6
2,600
991
435
236
109
53
203
304
13Fire
Fire
109.5
2026
13
200.0
81.3
28.7
19.0
7.1
4.1
29.0
64.9
44.7
8.5
25.4
33.3
14.8
18.5
80.4
55.7
7.4
21.3
16.2
2,600
1,057
373
247
92
53
210
287
14Tempo
Tempo
109.8
2026
11
200.0
88.5
32.5
17.7
7.8
3.1
29.3
68.3
42.9
9.3
28.1
33.0
20.6
24.3
85.0
56.0
9.0
23.5
12.8
2,200
973
357
195
86
34
141
241
15Sparks
Sparks
112.9
2026
11
200.0
88.7
30.5
19.9
7.7
2.9
31.2
66.1
47.2
8.5
25.2
33.6
17.9
22.9
78.2
58.2
8.4
22.1
15.7
2,200
976
335
219
85
32
173
242
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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RPG

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Howard

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APG

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ORTG

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DRTG

97.4

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14.8

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37.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx
9
2
.818
2
8
3
.727
1.0
3
7
3
.700
1.5
4
6
5
.545
3.0
5
6
7
.462
4.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/9
@
8:00 PM
Sat
6/13
@
8:00 PM
Mon
6/15
@
8:00 PM
Wed
6/17
@
10:00 PM
Fri
6/19
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
SEA Storm

3 - 9

68

Final

88

MIN Lynx

9 - 2

Sat 6 Jun 2026

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

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WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
3
.727
1.0
3
7
3
.700
1.5
4
7
3
.700
1.5
5
8
4
.667
1.5
6
6
5
.545
3.0
7
6
5
.545
3.0
8
6
5
.545
3.0
9
6
7
.462
4.0
10
5
6
.455
4.0
11
4
6
.400
4.5
12
4
7
.364
5.0
13
4
8
.333
5.5
14
3
10
.231
7.0
15
2
11
.154
8.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/8
@
68-65
Fri
5/8
@
75-106
Fri
5/8
@
91-80
Sat
5/9
@
107-104
Sat
5/9
@
99-66

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/9
@
7:00 PM
Tue
6/9
@
8:00 PM
Tue
6/9
@
10:00 PM
Wed
6/10
@
7:00 PM
Wed
6/10
@
10:00 PM