15 teams are tied for the highest 25 / 26 this season, with 0.96. The first three are the New York Liberty, the Chicago Sky and the Washington Mystics.
Interpreted as:
highest team defensive rating 25/26 this regular season| TEAM | 25/26 | 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 |  | Liberty | 0.96 | 108.2 | 2026 | 33 | 201.5 | 90.7 | 35.0 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 31.1 | 66.8 | 46.5 | 10.3 | 28.9 | 35.5 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 85.3 | 59.5 | 8.1 | 26.9 | 15.0 | 6,650 | 2,994 | 1,156 | 690 | 201 | 138 | 496 | 611 |
| 2 |  | Sky | 0.96 | 108.6 | 2026 | 33 | 201.5 | 88.2 | 32.8 | 21.6 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 31.2 | 69.9 | 44.6 | 7.5 | 23.1 | 32.5 | 18.3 | 24.0 | 76.5 | 54.8 | 7.9 | 24.9 | 13.2 | 6,650 | 2,911 | 1,084 | 712 | 236 | 154 | 434 | 705 |
| 3 |  | Mystics | 0.96 | 103.3 | 2026 | 31 | 204.8 | 82.0 | 37.5 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 28.6 | 65.1 | 44.0 | 5.9 | 19.6 | 30.0 | 18.9 | 25.8 | 73.2 | 53.6 | 10.3 | 27.2 | 16.0 | 6,350 | 2,543 | 1,164 | 596 | 170 | 124 | 497 | 626 |
| 4 |  | Dream | 0.96 | 105.5 | 2026 | 32 | 200.0 | 89.6 | 35.0 | 20.9 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 31.0 | 71.0 | 43.7 | 8.3 | 26.6 | 31.3 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 77.2 | 54.7 | 11.2 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 6,400 | 2,867 | 1,120 | 668 | 291 | 101 | 446 | 632 |
| 5 |  | Sun | 0.96 | 108.0 | 2026 | 31 | 200.8 | 79.7 | 32.9 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 29.5 | 68.0 | 43.4 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 29.7 | 15.1 | 21.7 | 69.6 | 51.4 | 9.3 | 23.6 | 14.9 | 6,225 | 2,470 | 1,021 | 596 | 254 | 144 | 463 | 711 |
| 6 |  | Fever | 0.96 | 108.6 | 2026 | 32 | 202.3 | 95.9 | 33.6 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 33.4 | 68.8 | 48.5 | 10.2 | 26.4 | 38.7 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 82.4 | 60.8 | 8.1 | 25.5 | 15.4 | 6,475 | 3,069 | 1,076 | 666 | 215 | 127 | 493 | 704 |
| 7 |  | Mercury | 0.96 | 109.6 | 2026 | 34 | 200.7 | 83.6 | 31.3 | 19.9 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 28.9 | 65.3 | 44.2 | 7.7 | 24.1 | 32.1 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 78.3 | 55.3 | 6.9 | 24.4 | 13.5 | 6,825 | 2,841 | 1,065 | 676 | 244 | 109 | 459 | 623 |
| 8 |  | Sparks | 0.96 | 113.8 | 2026 | 31 | 200.8 | 89.2 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 69.1 | 46.7 | 9.0 | 26.6 | 33.7 | 15.8 | 20.1 | 78.6 | 57.3 | 7.6 | 23.4 | 14.7 | 6,225 | 2,765 | 962 | 683 | 231 | 98 | 456 | 614 |
| 9 |  | Aces | 0.96 | 108.6 | 2026 | 33 | 201.5 | 91.0 | 33.8 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 33.3 | 68.3 | 48.8 | 8.4 | 23.4 | 35.8 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 59.0 | 7.5 | 26.3 | 12.4 | 6,650 | 3,004 | 1,117 | 734 | 227 | 164 | 409 | 586 |
| 10 |  | Valkyries | 0.96 | 102.1 | 2026 | 32 | 200.0 | 83.3 | 32.5 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 28.8 | 67.9 | 42.5 | 10.9 | 30.8 | 35.3 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 77.6 | 54.6 | 9.2 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 6,400 | 2,666 | 1,041 | 614 | 243 | 129 | 364 | 634 |
| 11 |  | Wings | 0.96 | 107.8 | 2026 | 33 | 201.5 | 88.9 | 34.1 | 21.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 33.3 | 71.7 | 46.4 | 8.2 | 24.1 | 34.0 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 78.8 | 55.9 | 8.8 | 25.4 | 11.9 | 6,650 | 2,933 | 1,126 | 723 | 223 | 117 | 394 | 612 |
| 12 |  | Lynx | 0.96 | 104.1 | 2026 | 34 | 200.0 | 92.9 | 34.9 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 34.7 | 71.7 | 48.5 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 39.6 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 80.7 | 58.5 | 9.8 | 25.1 | 13.1 | 6,800 | 3,157 | 1,186 | 753 | 310 | 158 | 445 | 626 |
| 13 |  | Storm | 0.96 | 109.4 | 2026 | 35 | 200.7 | 83.4 | 33.4 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 29.8 | 68.6 | 43.5 | 8.5 | 26.0 | 32.6 | 15.3 | 19.3 | 79.5 | 54.1 | 8.3 | 25.1 | 14.8 | 7,025 | 2,918 | 1,169 | 676 | 267 | 150 | 517 | 702 |
| 14 |  | Fire | 0.96 | 113.7 | 2026 | 32 | 203.1 | 87.0 | 29.6 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 30.8 | 67.8 | 45.4 | 10.2 | 28.7 | 35.6 | 15.2 | 18.6 | 81.8 | 57.2 | 7.5 | 22.1 | 15.4 | 6,500 | 2,783 | 948 | 667 | 238 | 117 | 492 | 712 |
| 15 |  | Tempo | 0.96 | 116.9 | 2026 | 32 | 200.8 | 87.6 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 67.5 | 44.9 | 10.1 | 28.1 | 35.8 | 16.9 | 20.8 | 81.6 | 57.2 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 14.6 | 6,425 | 2,804 | 992 | 645 | 226 | 101 | 466 | 685 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.
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