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

Updated Jan. 9, 2025 5:24 a.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	Ole Miss Rebels	48.4	59.8
2	Kansas State Wildcats	50.5	62.7
3	Minnesota Golden Gophers	50.8	69.0
4	West Virginia Mountaineers	51.1	61.9
5	UNC Greensboro Spartans	51.5	71.6
5	UConn Huskies	51.5	67.2
7	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	52.3	69.3
8	Harvard Crimson	52.5	66.4
9	UCLA Bruins	52.7	63.5
10	Army Black Knights	53.0	71.6
11	USC Trojans	53.4	61.7
12	Charleston (SC) Cougars	53.6	61.7
13	North Carolina Tar Heels	54.1	67.5
13	TCU Horned Frogs	54.1	68.9
15	St. John's Red Storm	54.8	76.6
16	UTSA Roadrunners	54.9	68.3
16	VCU Rams	54.9	71.9
16	Montana State Bobcats	54.9	67.6
19	UC Davis Aggies	55.1	66.2
19	Rhode Island Rams	55.1	74.6
21	North Carolina A&T Aggies	55.2	75.9
22	South Carolina Gamecocks	55.3	66.6
22	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	55.3	71.8
24	SE Louisiana Lions	55.4	71.8
25	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	55.5	72.6

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Kansas State Wildcats	31.6	19.1	60.4
2	UCLA Bruins	32.5	18.9	58.1
3	UC Davis Aggies	32.9	20.4	62.1
3	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	32.9	19.5	59.4
5	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	33.0	19.7	59.7
6	Idaho Vandals	33.7	20.6	61.2
7	LSU Tigers	33.8	21.8	64.4
8	USC Trojans	33.9	19.8	58.4
8	Kentucky Wildcats	33.9	21.4	63.1
10	Minnesota Golden Gophers	34.2	17.5	51.1
11	Mississippi State Bulldogs	34.6	19.9	57.4
12	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	35.0	19.2	54.8
12	Middle Tennessee Raiders	35.0	19.6	56.1
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	35.2	20.3	57.6
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	35.3	19.9	56.5
15	Marquette Golden Eagles	35.3	20.4	57.7
15	NC State Wolfpack	35.3	22.6	64.0
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	35.3	20.7	58.6
15	Buffalo Bulls	35.3	19.5	55.3
20	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	35.4	20.8	58.7
20	TCU Horned Frogs	35.4	20.2	56.9
22	UConn Huskies	35.7	19.2	53.7
22	Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks	35.7	22.3	62.5
22	Cleveland State Vikings	35.7	22.3	62.6
22	Ole Miss Rebels	35.7	17.6	49.3

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Bradley Braves	21.4	3.4	16.0
2	Yale Bulldogs	22.0	2.8	12.6
3	North Carolina A&T Aggies	23.0	3.8	16.7
4	Stony Brook Seawolves	23.3	4.7	20.2
5	Kansas State Wildcats	23.4	4.2	17.9
6	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	23.6	4.6	19.4
7	UMBC Retrievers	23.9	3.9	16.4
8	UC Davis Aggies	24.1	4.6	19.3
9	CSU Fullerton Titans	24.3	3.9	16.1
9	Northwestern State Demons	24.3	3.8	15.5
11	Albany Great Danes	24.6	4.0	16.3
11	Old Dominion Monarchs	24.6	4.4	18.1
11	Cal Poly Mustangs	24.6	5.3	21.5
14	Davidson Wildcats	24.7	3.4	13.7
15	Kennesaw State Owls	24.8	4.7	18.8
16	Michigan Wolverines	24.9	5.5	21.9
16	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	24.9	4.7	18.7
16	American Eagles	24.9	5.6	22.6
19	Tulane Green Wave	25.0	5.1	20.5
20	VCU Rams	25.1	4.8	18.9
20	Arkansas State Red Wolves	25.1	3.9	15.6
20	Ole Miss Rebels	25.1	3.1	12.2
23	North Dakota State Bison	25.2	3.9	15.3
23	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	25.2	5.2	20.6
25	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	25.4	4.3	16.8

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Oklahoma Sooners	31.5	8.6	44.6
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	31.2	9.2	42.4
3	LSU Tigers	30.5	9.1	46.1
4	Troy Trojans	30.3	11.8	45.3
5	Kansas State Wildcats	28.9	6.3	38.9
6	Idaho Vandals	28.8	6.2	38.4
7	UCLA Bruins	28.7	6.9	41.4
7	UC Davis Aggies	28.7	7.6	37.8
7	Kent State Golden Flashes	28.7	8.4	38.1
10	Kentucky Wildcats	28.6	9.6	38.7
11	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	28.2	8.4	38.5
12	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	28.1	9.1	37.9
13	Maryland Terrapins	27.8	9.7	41.2
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	27.7	9.0	36.5
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	27.6	8.4	39.4
16	Cleveland State Vikings	27.4	7.8	36.4
16	NC State Wolfpack	27.4	10.1	38.3
18	James Madison Dukes	27.3	6.8	37.7
18	Virginia Cavaliers	27.3	8.7	38.9
20	Murray State Racers	27.0	7.7	35.9
21	Baylor Bears	26.9	5.7	40.1
22	Drake Bulldogs	26.8	8.1	36.9
23	George Washington Revolutionaries	26.7	7.9	38.7
23	Stanford Cardinal	26.7	7.5	36.0
23	Iowa State Cyclones	26.7	8.4	34.9

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Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Kansas State Wildcats	8.2	14.9	0.55
2	Davidson Wildcats	8.3	13.6	0.61
2	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	8.3	15.2	0.54
4	Ole Miss Rebels	8.4	21.8	0.39
5	Auburn Tigers	8.5	20.9	0.41
6	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	8.6	19.1	0.45
7	Albany Great Danes	8.9	15.7	0.57
7	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	8.9	18.1	0.49
7	Harvard Crimson	8.9	21.5	0.42
10	North Carolina A&T Aggies	9.2	13.9	0.66
11	Northwestern State Demons	9.3	17.3	0.54
12	Texas Longhorns	9.4	23.6	0.40
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	9.4	19.5	0.48
12	NC State Wolfpack	9.4	14.6	0.64
12	Nicholls Colonels	9.4	16.7	0.56
16	West Virginia Mountaineers	9.5	23.8	0.40
16	UMBC Retrievers	9.5	16.3	0.58
16	UC Davis Aggies	9.5	16.7	0.57
16	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	9.5	13.9	0.68
20	California Golden Bears	9.6	16.1	0.59
20	Rhode Island Rams	9.6	13.7	0.70
22	North Carolina Tar Heels	9.9	17.6	0.57
22	Ohio State Buckeyes	9.9	24.1	0.41
22	UTSA Roadrunners	9.9	17.2	0.58
22	Minnesota Golden Gophers	9.9	15.6	0.63

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	UConn Huskies	16.0
2	SE Louisiana Lions	16.9
3	UCLA Bruins	17.4
4	Minnesota Golden Gophers	17.9
5	George Washington Revolutionaries	18.9
6	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	19.2
7	Middle Tennessee Raiders	19.3
8	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	19.4
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	19.5
10	Mississippi State Bulldogs	20.1
11	Miami (OH) RedHawks	20.5
12	UTSA Roadrunners	20.7
13	Iowa State Cyclones	20.8
14	Colorado State Rams	20.9
15	Buffalo Bulls	21.0
16	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	21.1
16	UNC Greensboro Spartans	21.1
18	Robert Morris Colonials	21.2
18	Idaho Vandals	21.2
20	UCSB Gauchos	21.3
21	Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks	21.4
22	USC Trojans	21.5
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	21.7
23	Harvard Crimson	21.7
23	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	21.7