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

Updated Apr. 8, 2025 5:18 a.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	58.7	80.8
2	Drake Bulldogs	58.9	87.6
3	North Texas Mean Green	60.1	87.8
4	Wagner Seahawks	60.6	87.2
5	Saint Mary's Gaels	61.1	83.1
6	UCSD Tritons	61.8	82.7
7	Duke Blue Devils	62.8	83.6
8	VCU Rams	62.9	81.8
8	Central Connecticut State Blue Devils	62.9	85.2
10	Tennessee Volunteers	63.1	85.5
11	Liberty Flames	63.4	86.1
12	Appalachian State Mountaineers	63.5	86.6
13	Vermont Catamounts	63.8	89.5
13	George Mason Patriots	63.8	85.3
15	Merrimack Warriors	64.2	87.5
16	Marist Red Foxes	64.5	89
16	McNeese Cowboys	64.5	85.5
18	San Diego State Aztecs	64.6	85.9
18	South Alabama Jaguars	64.6	86.9
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	64.8	87.4
21	Hofstra Pride	64.9	88.5
22	UCLA Bruins	65.2	87.9
22	Saint Bonaventure Bonnies	65.2	89.6
24	Long Island Sharks	65.3	87.2
25	UNC Greensboro Spartans	65.4	88.4

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	George Mason Patriots	38.3	21.6	56.4
1	Houston Cougars	38.3	19.7	51.4
1	San Diego State Aztecs	38.3	21.1	55.1
4	South Alabama Jaguars	38.5	21.9	56.9
4	Duke Blue Devils	38.5	22.5	58.6
6	Tennessee Volunteers	38.6	22	56.9
6	Hofstra Pride	38.6	21.4	55.5
8	VCU Rams	39.1	21.3	54.6
8	Appalachian State Mountaineers	39.1	23.5	60
10	UC Irvine Anteaters	39.3	24.5	62.4
11	New Mexico State Aggies	39.6	22	55.5
11	Little Rock Trojans	39.6	22.2	56
13	UCSD Tritons	39.7	21.2	53.5
13	St. John's Red Storm	39.7	23.2	58.5
15	Kansas Jayhawks	40	24.6	61.5
15	Florida Gators	40	24.4	61
15	UNC Greensboro Spartans	40	22.4	56.1
18	Michigan Wolverines	40.1	25.4	63.2
19	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	40.2	23.1	57.5
19	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	40.2	23	57.3
21	McNeese Cowboys	40.3	22.1	54.8
22	CSU Northridge Matadors	40.4	22.4	55.5
22	Elon Phoenix	40.4	25.2	62.4
24	Arkansas State Red Wolves	40.5	24.3	59.9
24	Michigan State Spartans	40.5	23.7	58.5

Three-Point Defense

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#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	San Francisco Dons	27.9	5.6	20.1
2	Michigan State Spartans	28	6.6	23.8
3	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	28.3	5	17.8
4	Tennessee Volunteers	28.7	7.3	25.3
5	Liberty Flames	28.8	5.9	20.5
6	New Mexico State Aggies	29.1	6.9	23.7
7	Florida Gators	29.4	6.7	22.7
8	Appalachian State Mountaineers	29.5	6.9	23.5
8	Nicholls State Colonels	29.5	6.5	21.8
10	Dartmouth Big Green	29.6	7.1	24.1
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	29.7	6	20.3
12	Auburn Tigers	29.8	6.1	20.4
13	Montana State Bobcats	29.9	5.5	18.4
14	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	30.1	6.7	22.1
14	UNC Greensboro Spartans	30.1	7	23.4
14	Arkansas State Red Wolves	30.1	6.2	20.6
17	Houston Cougars	30.2	6.7	22.3
18	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	30.3	6.6	22
18	Gonzaga Bulldogs	30.3	7.3	24.2
18	Oklahoma Sooners	30.3	7.4	24.5
21	Ohio State Buckeyes	30.4	6.6	21.8
21	Kentucky Wildcats	30.4	8.4	27.6
21	Alabama Crimson Tide	30.4	7.2	23.6
24	NJIT Highlanders	30.5	6.2	20.4
24	Drake Bulldogs	30.5	5.5	18

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	28.2	12.9	38.8
2	Illinois Fighting Illini	28.1	10	39.7
3	Dartmouth Big Green	27.6	8.3	35.2
4	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	27.2	8.8	37
5	Creighton Bluejays	27.1	11	34.4
5	UC Irvine Anteaters	27.1	10.6	35
7	Florida Gators	26.7	11	39
8	Western Carolina Catamounts	26.3	11	35.2
8	Michigan State Spartans	26.3	8.5	36.7
10	Duke Blue Devils	26.1	8.7	35.6
10	Bryant Bulldogs	26.1	10.8	38
10	Arkansas State Red Wolves	26.1	12.2	37.9
13	Lipscomb Bisons	26	9.9	32.9
13	Utah Valley Wolverines	26	8.5	35.2
15	Yale Bulldogs	25.9	9.6	35
15	Mercer Bears	25.9	10.9	35.8
15	Kansas Jayhawks	25.9	10	34.7
18	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	25.8	10.6	33.3
18	Tennessee State Tigers	25.8	10.3	37.5
18	Arizona Wildcats	25.8	10.1	36.4
18	Binghamton Bearcats	25.8	9.3	33.1
22	Saint Louis Billikens	25.7	10.2	32.2
22	Kentucky Wildcats	25.7	10.1	34.1
22	Kennesaw State Owls	25.7	9.7	36.5
22	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	25.7	11.8	34.3

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Murray State Racers	9.3	11.4	0.81
2	Liberty Flames	9.4	11.6	0.81
3	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	9.5	13	0.73
3	Auburn Tigers	9.5	11.2	0.85
5	Marist Red Foxes	9.8	10	0.98
5	Northern Colorado Bears	9.8	10.5	0.93
7	North Texas Mean Green	9.9	11.4	0.87
7	Drake Bulldogs	9.9	12.9	0.77
9	UConn Huskies	10	9.8	1.03
9	Marshall Thundering Herd	10	11.6	0.86
9	VCU Rams	10	12.9	0.77
12	Cal Baptist Lancers	10.1	11.8	0.86
12	Stanford Cardinal	10.1	11.1	0.91
14	Lipscomb Bisons	10.2	10.5	0.97
14	Stonehill Skyhawks	10.2	10.5	0.98
16	High Point Panthers	10.3	10.9	0.95
16	James Madison Dukes	10.3	10	1.03
16	Tennessee Volunteers	10.3	10.5	0.98
16	Vermont Catamounts	10.3	10	1.03
16	UNC Greensboro Spartans	10.3	10.2	1.01
16	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	10.3	8.5	1.2
22	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	10.4	6.9	1.5
23	Clemson Tigers	10.5	12.3	0.86
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	10.5	12.2	0.86
25	San Diego State Aztecs	10.7	12.3	0.87

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	South Alabama Jaguars	19.1
2	CSU Northridge Matadors	19.7
3	Wagner Seahawks	21.9
4	Houston Cougars	22
5	UCSD Tritons	22.8
6	Hofstra Pride	23.1
7	George Mason Patriots	23.4
7	San Diego State Aztecs	23.4
9	McNeese Cowboys	23.8
10	Texas A&M Aggies	24.1
11	North Texas Mean Green	24.2
12	UNC Greensboro Spartans	24.3
13	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	24.8
14	Duke Blue Devils	25.1
14	UCLA Bruins	25.1
16	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	25.2
16	Tennessee Volunteers	25.2
18	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	25.4
18	BYU Cougars	25.4
18	Yale Bulldogs	25.4
21	Nevada Wolf Pack	25.5
22	Norfolk State Spartans	25.6
22	Little Rock Trojans	25.6
22	New Mexico State Aggies	25.6
22	UT Martin Skyhawks	25.6

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