2023-24 College Basketball Defensive Rankings: Team Defense Ratings and Efficiency Stats

2023-24 College Basketball Defensive Rankings: Team Defense Ratings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Apr. 8, 2024 8:19 p.m. ET
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Curious where the top college hoops squads are ranked as of Monday, looking at their overall defensive stats? That's available in this article.

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College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

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Scoring Defense

# Team Points Allowed Avg. Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1 Houston Cougars 57.6 77.2
2 Saint Mary's Gaels 59.2 81.6
3 Virginia Cavaliers 59.8 86.4
4 Iowa State Cyclones 61.5 81.0
5 McNeese Cowboys 62.2 82.0
5 Marist Red Foxes 62.2 86.8
7 Vermont Catamounts 63.0 87.6
8 Wagner Seahawks 63.1 88.1
9 Morehead State Eagles 63.4 84.7
10 UConn Huskies 63.5 84.8
11 Towson Tigers 63.6 86.5
12 North Texas Mean Green 63.8 87.9
13 Saint Peter's Peacocks 64.0 86.4
14 Colgate Raiders 64.1 87.4
15 Army Black Knights 64.3 91.0
16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 64.5 83.8
17 Saint Thomas Tommies 64.8 92.5
18 Merrimack Warriors 65.4 84.9
19 Liberty Flames 65.5 89.6
19 UCLA Bruins 65.5 90.7
21 Charlotte 49ers 65.6 92.8
21 Villanova Wildcats 65.6 90.6
23 Western Illinois Leathernecks 65.7 84.6
24 Maryland Terrapins 65.9 87.3
24 George Mason Patriots 65.9 90.6

Field Goal % Defense

# Team Opp. Field Goal % Opp. FG Made Per Game Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1 Houston Cougars 37.9 19.1 50.3
2 Auburn Tigers 38.6 22.4 58.0
3 McNeese Cowboys 38.8 20.7 53.4
4 Appalachian State Mountaineers 38.9 25.4 65.4
4 Tennessee Volunteers 38.9 22.6 58.1
6 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 39.1 22.4 57.3
6 UConn Huskies 39.1 22.3 57.0
8 Morehead State Eagles 39.3 22.5 57.3
9 Saint Mary's Gaels 39.6 20.9 52.9
10 Bryant Bulldogs 39.7 26.5 66.7
11 Nebraska Cornhuskers 40.0 25.1 62.8
12 Iowa State Cyclones 40.2 20.8 51.6
12 Loyola Chicago Ramblers 40.2 22.6 56.3
14 Grand Canyon Antelopes 40.3 23.5 58.3
15 George Mason Patriots 40.4 22.6 55.9
16 San Diego State Aztecs 40.5 23.2 57.2
16 CSU Northridge Matadors 40.5 24.3 59.9
16 Richmond Spiders 40.5 23.7 58.5
19 Virginia Cavaliers 40.6 21.6 53.1
19 Vermont Catamounts 40.6 23.0 56.6
21 Western Illinois Leathernecks 40.7 24.8 61.0
21 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 40.7 21.6 53.2
21 Gonzaga Bulldogs 40.7 25.2 62.0
21 VCU Rams 40.7 22.9 56.3
25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 40.8 22.9 56.2

Three-Point Defense

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# Team Opp. 3PT % Opp. 3PT Made Per Game Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1 UNT Dallas Trailblazers 27.6 5.3 19.3
1 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 27.6 4.9 17.9
3 North Carolina Central Eagles 28.1 5.8 20.8
4 UMass-Lowell River Hawks 28.7 6.3 21.9
5 Albany (NY) Great Danes 29.0 5.2 18.0
6 Seattle U Redhawks 29.2 5.7 19.5
7 Utah State Aggies 29.3 6.3 21.6
8 Cleveland State Vikings 29.8 6.5 21.8
8 Western Illinois Leathernecks 29.8 5.6 18.9
8 New Hampshire Wildcats 29.8 7.2 24.1
8 James Madison Dukes 29.8 6.3 20.9
8 Mississippi State Bulldogs 29.8 7.1 23.7
13 Green Bay Phoenix 29.9 5.9 19.9
13 Oklahoma Sooners 29.9 6.2 20.7
15 Wagner Seahawks 30.0 6.6 22.0
15 Georgia State Panthers 30.0 7.1 23.6
15 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 30.0 5.9 19.7
18 Houston Cougars 30.1 6.1 20.2
19 Morehead State Eagles 30.2 5.7 19.0
19 Auburn Tigers 30.2 5.9 19.4
21 Penn State Nittany Lions 30.3 5.7 18.8
22 Southern Illinois Salukis 30.4 5.1 16.8
22 Akron Zips 30.4 6.4 21.1
22 New Mexico Lobos 30.4 6.5 21.4
25 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 30.5 7.5 24.8

Defensive Rebounds

# Team Def. Reb. Per Game Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg. Reb. Per Game
1 UT Martin Skyhawks 29.3 11.1 41.2
2 Appalachian State Mountaineers 28.5 10.0 41.6
3 Creighton Bluejays 28.4 9.6 38.1
4 Bryant Bulldogs 28.0 12.4 37.7
5 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 27.6 10.3 39.9
6 UMass-Lowell River Hawks 27.5 10.8 40.8
6 North Carolina Tar Heels 27.5 8.0 41.1
6 Arizona Wildcats 27.5 9.6 42.6
9 Western Carolina Catamounts 27.4 9.3 39.7
9 Utah Utes 27.4 10.4 38.9
11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 27.3 11.5 40.3
12 Purdue Boilermakers 27.0 9.5 40.8
12 Missouri State Bears 27.0 9.8 39.1
14 Binghamton Bearcats 26.9 9.6 38.5
15 Indiana State Sycamores 26.6 8.9 35.5
16 Florida Gators 26.4 11.7 42.3
16 New Hampshire Wildcats 26.4 9.1 37.4
16 Nebraska Cornhuskers 26.4 10.7 37.6
19 George Washington Revolutionaries 26.3 11.7 36.9
19 Illinois Fighting Illini 26.3 10.1 40.9
19 CSU Northridge Matadors 26.3 9.2 40.1
22 Drexel Dragons 26.1 8.8 39.2
22 Richmond Spiders 26.1 10.2 32.8
22 Chattanooga Mocs 26.1 11.1 36.5
22 Morehead State Eagles 26.1 8.3 39.4

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

# Team Opp. Assists Per Game Opp. Turnovers Per Game Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1 Western Carolina Catamounts 8.9 9.3 0.97
2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 9.3 10.3 0.91
3 Morehead State Eagles 9.4 10.1 0.93
4 Marist Red Foxes 9.5 12.6 0.75
5 Auburn Tigers 9.6 11.9 0.81
6 Liberty Flames 9.7 11.0 0.88
7 Vermont Catamounts 9.9 9.6 1.02
7 Saint Mary's Gaels 9.9 10.2 0.97
9 North Texas Mean Green 10.0 11.9 0.84
10 UConn Huskies 10.1 10.1 1.00
10 North Carolina Tar Heels 10.1 9.9 1.02
12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 10.2 12.3 0.83
13 Appalachian State Mountaineers 10.3 10.1 1.01
14 Florida Atlantic Owls 10.4 11.1 0.94
15 North Dakota Fightin' Hawks 10.6 10.3 1.02
15 Indiana State Sycamores 10.6 10.7 0.99
15 Charlotte 49ers 10.6 9.3 1.13
15 Drake Bulldogs 10.6 11.8 0.90
19 Western Illinois Leathernecks 10.7 9.2 1.17
19 Towson Tigers 10.7 10.3 1.04
19 James Madison Dukes 10.7 13.9 0.77
22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 10.8 10.9 0.99
22 Troy Trojans 10.8 14.9 0.72
22 Drexel Dragons 10.8 8.7 1.24
25 Providence Friars 10.9 11.5 0.95

Points in the Paint Defense

# Team Points in the Paint Per Game
1 Houston Cougars 21.4
2 McNeese Cowboys 21.9
2 Iowa State Cyclones 21.9
4 UNC Greensboro Spartans 23.1
5 Norfolk State Spartans 23.4
6 UCLA Bruins 23.5
7 George Mason Patriots 24.4
8 Alabama State Hornets 24.5
9 Hofstra Pride 25.0
10 UCF Knights 25.3
10 CSU Northridge Matadors 25.3
10 Virginia Cavaliers 25.3
13 Michigan State Spartans 25.4
14 Marist Red Foxes 25.6
14 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 25.6
14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 25.6
14 Villanova Wildcats 25.6
18 Boston University Terriers 26.0
18 North Texas Mean Green 26.0
20 Saint Mary's Gaels 26.2
20 Nevada Wolf Pack 26.2
22 UConn Huskies 26.4
23 Lafayette Leopards 26.5
24 CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 26.6
24 Tennessee Volunteers 26.6

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