2023-24 Women's College Basketball Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Apr. 7, 2024 1:15 p.m. ET

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Women's College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Albany Great Danes	51.3	73.8
2	Vermont Catamounts	52.8	76.7
3	Norfolk State Spartans	53.1	67.5
4	VCU Rams	53.2	72.8
5	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	54.5	74.4
5	Chattanooga Mocs	54.5	78.3
7	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	55	71.9
8	Campbell Camels	55.1	74.4
8	Georgetown Hoyas	55.1	74.8
10	Fairfield Stags	55.2	69.7
11	Davidson Wildcats	55.4	75.1
12	Middle Tennessee Raiders	55.5	73.3
13	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	55.6	76.2
14	Colgate Raiders	55.7	79.1
14	UC Irvine Anteaters	55.7	72.4
16	Drexel Dragons	55.9	76.4
17	Eastern Washington Eagles	56.1	73.1
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	56.1	65.4
19	Princeton Tigers	56.2	74.5
19	UNC Greensboro Spartans	56.2	73.7
19	Grand Canyon Antelopes	56.2	72.7
22	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	56.3	76.7
23	Sacred Heart Pioneers	56.4	73.9
24	Manhattan Jaspers	56.7	79.3
24	Rhode Island Rams	56.7	74.1

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	South Carolina Gamecocks	32.2	20.6	64.1
2	Jackson State Tigers	34.4	19.5	56.8
3	Howard Bison	34.7	19.3	55.5
4	North Carolina A&T Aggies	34.9	20.1	57.5
5	Stony Brook Seawolves	35	21.8	62.4
6	Middle Tennessee Raiders	35.3	20.3	57.3
7	SE Louisiana Lions	35.4	19.6	55.4
8	Oregon State Beavers	35.5	23	64.8
9	UConn Huskies	35.6	21	59
10	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	35.7	21	58.7
11	Stanford Cardinal	35.8	22.6	63.3
12	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	36	21.5	59.8
13	Norfolk State Spartans	36.1	18.1	50
13	James Madison Dukes	36.1	23.7	65.8
13	Fairfield Stags	36.1	19.2	53.2
16	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	36.2	20.4	56.5
16	Kansas State Wildcats	36.2	21.1	58.1
18	NC State Wolfpack	36.3	23.5	64.7
18	UTSA Roadrunners	36.3	21.8	60
20	Holy Cross Crusaders	36.4	20.6	56.5
21	VCU Rams	36.5	19.2	52.6
22	Richmond Spiders	36.7	22.4	61
23	Central Arkansas Sugar Bears	36.8	21	57.2
23	UCLA Bruins	36.8	20.9	56.9
25	LSU Tigers	36.9	23.1	62.6

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Colgate Raiders	24.3	2.7	11.3
2	VCU Rams	24.8	4.6	18.5
3	Stony Brook Seawolves	25.2	5	20
4	Wofford Terriers	25.5	6.3	24.6
5	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	25.6	4.4	17
6	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	25.7	5.1	19.8
7	Monmouth Hawks	25.8	4.1	16
8	Baylor Bears	26.3	4.6	17.5
9	Campbell Camels	26.5	4.2	15.9
10	Kansas State Wildcats	26.6	4.7	17.6
10	Holy Cross Crusaders	26.6	4.7	17.8
12	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	26.7	5.6	20.9
13	Chattanooga Mocs	26.8	3.8	14
14	North Carolina Central Eagles	26.9	5	18.5
14	South Carolina Gamecocks	26.9	5.5	20.5
16	Jackson State Tigers	27	4.3	16.1
16	North Texas Eagles	27	6.1	22.7
18	Old Dominion Monarchs	27.1	4.7	17.4
18	SE Louisiana Lions	27.1	5.4	19.7
18	Buffalo Bulls	27.1	6.5	23.8
21	Vermont Catamounts	27.3	3.6	13.4
21	Texas State Bobcats	27.3	4.6	16.7
21	Oregon State Beavers	27.3	5	18.4
24	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	27.4	5.6	20.5
25	Albany Great Danes	27.5	4.4	15.9

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	James Madison Dukes	29.9	8.6	47.3
2	South Carolina Gamecocks	29.6	8.1	46.5
3	Cal Baptist Lancers	28.7	10.8	42.2
3	NC State Wolfpack	28.7	8.2	42.5
5	Oregon State Beavers	28.5	8.6	39.9
6	Iowa State Cyclones	28.4	8	40.7
7	Stanford Cardinal	28.3	8.8	44.3
8	Troy Trojans	28.2	10.9	47.8
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	28.2	9.3	41.7
8	Stony Brook Seawolves	28.2	8.4	42
11	Utah Tech Trailblazers	28	11.1	38.1
12	LSU Tigers	27.8	8.6	46.3
13	Tennessee Volunteers	27.6	10.3	43.5
14	Oklahoma Sooners	27.5	9.8	44.5
15	Monmouth Hawks	27.4	9.2	40.9
16	New Mexico Lobos	27.3	7.3	39.4
17	UNLV Rebels	27.1	6.4	40.1
17	Florida State Seminoles	27.1	11.7	40.8
19	Drake Bulldogs	27	8.1	38.6
20	UCLA Bruins	26.9	6.9	43.7
20	Colorado State Rams	26.9	9.1	32.5
22	Virginia Tech Hokies	26.8	8.5	40.7
23	Western Illinois Leathernecks	26.7	8.9	41.1
23	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	26.7	7.9	38.6
25	Illinois State Redbirds	26.5	10.2	38.2

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Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Davidson Wildcats	7.8	14.6	0.54
2	Idaho Vandals	8.1	13.3	0.61
3	Chattanooga Mocs	8.2	12.3	0.67
3	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	8.2	18	0.46
5	Vermont Catamounts	8.7	11.8	0.74
5	Auburn Tigers	8.7	19.4	0.45
7	Virginia Tech Hokies	9.2	11.1	0.82
8	Binghamton Bearcats	9.3	13.8	0.67
9	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	9.4	13.4	0.7
10	VCU Rams	9.5	13	0.73
11	Campbell Camels	9.6	12.6	0.76
11	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	9.6	13.7	0.7
13	Central Arkansas Sugar Bears	9.7	14.1	0.69
13	Duke Blue Devils	9.7	15.7	0.62
13	Albany Great Danes	9.7	13.6	0.72
13	UNC Greensboro Spartans	9.7	13.6	0.71
17	Northwestern State Demons	9.9	13.8	0.71
17	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	9.9	15.3	0.65
19	Eastern Washington Eagles	10.1	16.4	0.62
19	George Washington Revolutionaries	10.1	14.4	0.71
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	10.2	14.7	0.69
21	Wyoming Cowgirls	10.2	10.8	0.94
21	Little Rock Trojans	10.2	16.2	0.63
24	Fairfield Stags	10.3	17.8	0.58
24	Jackson State Tigers	10.3	15	0.69

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	North Carolina A&T Aggies	19
2	Norfolk State Spartans	19.1
3	UConn Huskies	19.8
4	New Hampshire Wildcats	20.5
5	Middle Tennessee Raiders	20.6
6	North Carolina Tar Heels	21.9
6	Colorado State Rams	21.9
8	UC Irvine Anteaters	22.2
8	Manhattan Jaspers	22.2
10	Stetson Hatters	22.3
11	Howard Bison	22.4
11	Seton Hall Pirates	22.4
13	Boston University Terriers	22.6
13	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	22.6
15	Alcorn State Braves	22.7
15	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	22.7
15	SE Louisiana Lions	22.7
18	Georgetown Hoyas	22.8
18	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	22.8
20	South Carolina Gamecocks	22.9
21	Fairfield Stags	23
22	UCLA Bruins	23.1
23	San Jose State Spartans	23.2
24	Duke Blue Devils	23.3
25	Green Bay Phoenix	23.4

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