2024-25 Women's College Basketball Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Apr. 7, 2025 5:17 a.m. ET

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What women's college hoops squads have been the best on defense this season, as of Monday? See below, because rankings across several stats are provided for you.

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Women's College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Middle Tennessee Raiders	52.2	69.4
1	UConn Huskies	52.2	67.6
3	UNC Greensboro Spartans	52.4	72.5
4	Vermont Catamounts	52.9	77.3
4	Harvard Crimson	52.9	69.3
6	SE Louisiana Lions	53	69.7
7	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	53.1	70.7
8	Albany Great Danes	53.6	75.7
9	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	54	70.9
10	UC Irvine Anteaters	54.3	70.9
11	Fairfield Stags	55	72.2
12	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	55.2	74.7
12	Rhode Island Rams	55.2	75
14	North Carolina A&T Aggies	55.5	74.1
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	55.7	68.7
16	UC Davis Aggies	55.8	70.2
16	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	55.8	74.1
18	Montana State Bobcats	55.9	69.4
19	Lamar Cardinals	56.1	72.3
20	Texas Longhorns	56.2	68.8
21	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	56.4	75.1
22	Green Bay Phoenix	56.5	76.9
22	Duke Blue Devils	56.5	69.4
22	VCU Rams	56.5	75.2
22	UTSA Roadrunners	56.5	70.5

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Middle Tennessee Raiders	32.6	18.1	55.5
2	UC Davis Aggies	33.3	20.1	60.3
3	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	33.6	18.9	56.4
4	UConn Huskies	34.7	19.3	55.6
5	UC Irvine Anteaters	35.4	19	53.8
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	35.6	22	61.7
7	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	35.8	20.4	57.1
7	UCLA Bruins	35.8	21.6	60.4
7	Idaho Vandals	35.8	20.9	58.4
10	USC Trojans	35.9	21.2	59
11	North Carolina Tar Heels	36.1	20.8	57.6
12	Kentucky Wildcats	36.2	23.4	64.5
12	James Madison Dukes	36.2	22.7	62.6
12	Howard Bison	36.2	20.6	57
15	SE Louisiana Lions	36.4	17.7	48.6
16	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	36.5	23.1	63.4
17	Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks	36.6	19.3	52.6
17	Manhattan Jaspers	36.6	21.6	59
19	Kansas State Wildcats	36.7	22.1	60.2
19	Norfolk State Spartans	36.7	19.5	53.1
21	George Washington Revolutionaries	36.8	21.3	58
21	Tulane Green Wave	36.8	23.5	63.7
23	Wofford Terriers	36.9	20.9	56.6
23	VCU Rams	36.9	20.2	54.8
23	Northwestern State Demons	36.9	21.6	58.5

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	24.5	5.5	22.5
2	Cal Poly Mustangs	25.3	5.1	20.2
3	UC Davis Aggies	25.8	5	19.2
4	Stony Brook Seawolves	26	4.7	18.2
5	Santa Clara Broncos	26.1	5.6	21.6
6	Albany Great Danes	26.4	4.8	18
6	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	26.4	4.3	16.3
8	Davidson Wildcats	26.6	3.6	13.5
9	Hofstra Pride	26.7	5	18.9
10	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	26.8	5.4	20
11	Dayton Flyers	26.9	5.3	19.6
12	Fairfield Stags	27	4.6	17.2
12	Jackson State Tigers	27	4.3	15.9
14	Brown Bears	27.1	6	22
15	Wofford Terriers	27.2	5.7	20.8
15	Kentucky Wildcats	27.2	5.2	19.1
15	Tulane Green Wave	27.2	5.7	20.8
15	LSU Tigers	27.2	6.4	23.5
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	27.3	5.4	19.7
20	James Madison Dukes	27.4	6.7	24.4
20	Chattanooga Mocs	27.4	5	18.3
20	UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	27.4	5	18.3
20	North Carolina A&T Aggies	27.4	5.3	19.2
20	Baylor Bears	27.4	4.7	17.2
20	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	27.4	5.2	19

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Oklahoma Sooners	30.7	9.5	43
1	Troy Trojans	30.7	10.4	45
3	James Madison Dukes	28.4	7.9	38.6
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	28	9.4	38.7
4	UC Davis Aggies	28	7.8	35.9
6	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	27.6	10.1	38.4
7	LSU Tigers	27.5	9.9	41.9
8	Iowa State Cyclones	27.3	8	34.2
9	Cleveland State Vikings	27.2	7.4	35.1
10	NC State Wolfpack	27.1	9.4	36.8
11	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	26.9	7.6	34.9
12	Idaho Vandals	26.8	7.3	36
13	Kentucky Wildcats	26.7	10.5	35.5
13	Kent State Golden Flashes	26.7	7.8	35.5
15	Kansas State Wildcats	26.6	7.9	35.3
15	Drake Bulldogs	26.6	8.5	36.2
15	UCLA Bruins	26.6	8.3	38.1
18	Rice Owls	26.5	8.5	36.6
19	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	26.2	9.1	36.2
19	New Mexico Lobos	26.2	8.2	35.2
21	Iowa Hawkeyes	26.1	8.9	34.4
22	USC Trojans	25.9	8	38.1
22	Murray State Racers	25.9	7.7	35.4
22	Oregon State Beavers	25.9	8	34.3
22	Northwestern State Demons	25.9	9.6	36.8

Morgan Maly hits a 3-pointer, extending Creighton's lead over Seton Hall

Morgan Maly hit a 3-pointer, extending the Creighton Bluejays' lead over the Seton Hall Pirates.

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Davidson Wildcats	8.1	14.3	0.56
2	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	8.4	16.2	0.52
3	UC Davis Aggies	8.9	14.5	0.62
4	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	9.3	13.8	0.68
4	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	9.3	17	0.55
6	Middle Tennessee Raiders	9.5	15.2	0.63
6	Rhode Island Rams	9.5	13.3	0.72
8	Northwestern State Demons	9.6	15.1	0.64
8	Albany Great Danes	9.6	14.8	0.65
10	UNC Greensboro Spartans	9.7	15.5	0.62
10	Harvard Crimson	9.7	18.4	0.53
12	High Point Panthers	9.8	18.3	0.53
12	Vermont Catamounts	9.8	13.7	0.72
14	Florida A&M Rattlers	9.9	17.6	0.56
14	Texas Longhorns	9.9	19	0.52
16	Nicholls Colonels	10	16.8	0.59
16	Idaho Vandals	10	12.6	0.79
18	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	10.1	13.4	0.75
18	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	10.1	11.4	0.88
18	Fairfield Stags	10.1	17.3	0.58
18	Duke Blue Devils	10.1	19	0.53
18	SE Louisiana Lions	10.1	19	0.53
23	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	10.2	13.1	0.78
24	Wofford Terriers	10.3	15	0.68
24	North Dakota State Bison	10.3	15	0.68

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Middle Tennessee Raiders	16.9
2	UConn Huskies	17.8
3	SE Louisiana Lions	18.3
4	Colorado State Rams	20.9
5	George Washington Revolutionaries	21
6	Miami (OH) RedHawks	21.2
6	Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks	21.2
8	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	21.3
9	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	21.4
10	Iowa State Cyclones	21.7
10	UC Irvine Anteaters	21.7
10	UTSA Roadrunners	21.7
10	Oregon State Beavers	21.7
14	UCSB Gauchos	22
14	Seton Hall Pirates	22
14	Saint Peter's Peacocks	22
17	UC Davis Aggies	22.2
17	North Carolina Tar Heels	22.2
19	Utah Valley Wolverines	22.4
20	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	22.5
20	North Carolina A&T Aggies	22.5
22	Quinnipiac Bobcats	22.8
22	UNC Greensboro Spartans	22.8
24	UCLA Bruins	22.9
25	UCSD Tritons	23.1