2024-25 College Basketball Defensive Rankings: Team Defense Ratings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Dec. 20, 2024 11:20 a.m. ET

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Top college hoops squad rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided here, if you are curious where everyone stacks up as of Friday.

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College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Houston Cougars	55.7	74.2
2	Tennessee Volunteers	55.9	73.7
3	Drake Bulldogs	56.7	80.2
4	North Texas Mean Green	56.8	81.8
4	UCLA Bruins	56.8	74.2
6	Oregon State Beavers	56.9	76.6
7	Liberty Flames	58.3	78.4
8	Duke Blue Devils	58.7	76.6
9	Wagner Seahawks	59.4	85.1
10	Cincinnati Bearcats	59.6	78.1
11	Kent State Golden Flashes	60.2	82.2
12	Saint Bonaventure Bonnies	60.3	80.4
13	Virginia Cavaliers	60.5	88.6
14	VCU Rams	60.6	77.4
15	Maryland Terrapins	60.7	76.8
16	Seton Hall Pirates	61.6	86.9
17	San Francisco Dons	62.3	80.4
18	UC Irvine Anteaters	62.5	80.3
19	High Point Panthers	62.6	84.7
20	Texas Longhorns	62.8	81.6
20	UCSD Tritons	62.8	84.1
22	Georgia Bulldogs	63.4	79.9
23	George Mason Patriots	63.5	81.1
23	UNC Greensboro Spartans	63.5	83.8
25	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	63.6	79.6

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Tennessee Volunteers	33.9	19.1	56.3
2	Houston Cougars	34.4	17.6	51.2
3	Duke Blue Devils	35.5	20.5	57.5
4	George Mason Patriots	35.6	21.4	60.0
5	San Diego State Aztecs	35.9	21.6	60.1
6	Oregon State Beavers	36.8	20.4	55.4
7	Illinois Fighting Illini	36.9	23.9	64.7
8	Utah Utes	37.0	21.8	58.9
9	Cincinnati Bearcats	37.6	22.1	58.8
10	Little Rock Trojans	37.7	21.8	57.9
11	Elon Phoenix	37.9	24.5	64.5
11	VCU Rams	37.9	20.8	54.9
13	Appalachian State Mountaineers	38.0	23.8	62.7
13	Hofstra Pride	38.0	21.6	56.8
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	38.1	22.8	59.8
16	CSU Northridge Matadors	38.2	21.5	56.4
16	Georgia Bulldogs	38.2	22.8	59.7
16	LSU Tigers	38.2	24.9	65.3
16	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	38.2	24.1	63.1
20	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	38.4	22.2	57.8
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	38.5	23.1	60.0
22	UC Irvine Anteaters	38.6	23.4	60.5
23	Maryland Terrapins	38.7	22.2	57.3
23	Texas A&M Aggies	38.7	22.0	56.9
25	Tulane Green Wave	38.9	22.4	57.7

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#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	23.7	4.1	17.3
2	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	24.4	5.5	22.5
2	Tennessee Volunteers	24.4	6.8	27.9
4	Furman Paladins	24.6	5.4	22.0
5	Gonzaga Bulldogs	25.2	6.2	24.5
6	Illinois Fighting Illini	26.4	5.8	22.0
7	Florida State Seminoles	26.5	6.8	25.8
8	Georgia Bulldogs	26.9	6.5	24.0
8	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	26.9	6.0	22.3
10	Oklahoma Sooners	27.1	6.5	24.2
11	Kennesaw State Owls	27.3	6.5	23.6
12	Saint Peter's Peacocks	27.5	5.2	19.0
13	Appalachian State Mountaineers	27.6	7.0	25.4
13	Kentucky Wildcats	27.6	7.6	27.6
15	Drake Bulldogs	27.7	5.2	18.8
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	27.7	6.5	23.6
17	George Mason Patriots	27.8	7.4	26.5
17	Drexel Dragons	27.8	6.2	22.2
19	Montana State Bobcats	27.9	5.0	17.9
19	Murray State Racers	27.9	5.0	17.9
21	VCU Rams	28.1	4.7	16.6
21	Duke Blue Devils	28.1	6.5	23.3
23	Binghamton Bearcats	28.2	6.5	23.2
23	UNC Greensboro Spartans	28.2	6.1	21.6
23	North Carolina Central Eagles	28.2	5.3	18.7

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Illinois Fighting Illini	30.1	8.2	42.0
2	Kentucky Wildcats	29.5	8.4	39.7
3	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	29.0	12.4	35.9
4	Rhode Island Rams	28.8	11.6	38.8
5	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	28.6	9.5	37.5
5	Elon Phoenix	28.6	12.5	40.5
7	Creighton Bluejays	28.5	11.6	35.5
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	28.5	12.2	40.2
9	UC Irvine Anteaters	28.4	8.5	36.5
10	Florida Gators	28.2	10.9	41.5
11	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	27.6	8.2	36.8
12	Boise State Broncos	27.5	8.5	37.8
12	UT Martin Skyhawks	27.5	8.6	40.0
12	North Carolina Tar Heels	27.5	12.5	36.1
12	Utah Utes	27.5	9.3	38.1
16	Appalachian State Mountaineers	27.4	10.3	36.3
16	Michigan State Spartans	27.4	7.5	38.0
18	UCSB Gauchos	27.3	8.8	35.5
19	Gonzaga Bulldogs	27.2	7.6	36.5
20	Maryland Terrapins	27.1	6.9	37.4
21	Tennessee State Tigers	27.0	10.8	42.1
21	Weber State Wildcats	27.0	9.7	36.1
21	Duke Blue Devils	27.0	8.5	37.7
24	UMass-Lowell River Hawks	26.6	10.9	34.6
24	Arkansas State Red Wolves	26.6	13.9	39.0

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Auburn Tigers	7.5	10.4	0.72
1	Murray State Racers	7.5	12.6	0.60
3	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	7.9	7.4	1.07
4	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	8.7	8.4	1.03
5	Stanford Cardinal	8.8	12.5	0.71
6	Tennessee Volunteers	9.0	13.3	0.68
6	VCU Rams	9.0	14.4	0.62
8	Liberty Flames	9.1	13.3	0.69
8	Michigan Wolverines	9.1	13.5	0.67
10	Northern Iowa Panthers	9.2	11.2	0.82
10	High Point Panthers	9.2	11.7	0.78
10	UConn Huskies	9.2	11.5	0.80
13	Drake Bulldogs	9.3	14.5	0.64
14	Florida Gators	9.5	12.3	0.78
14	Ohio State Buckeyes	9.5	11.4	0.84
14	Vermont Catamounts	9.5	10.7	0.88
17	Houston Cougars	9.6	13.2	0.73
17	Stonehill Skyhawks	9.6	12.5	0.77
17	Boise State Broncos	9.6	10.5	0.91
20	San Francisco Dons	9.8	13.8	0.70
21	Brown Bears	9.9	11.6	0.85
22	North Texas Mean Green	10.0	14.8	0.68
22	Northern Colorado Bears	10.0	11.0	0.91
24	Georgia Bulldogs	10.1	12.8	0.79
24	Providence Friars	10.1	9.2	1.10

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