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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College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

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