2025-26 College Basketball Defensive Rankings: Team Defense Ratings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Jan. 6, 2026 11:18 p.m. ET

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College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Northern Iowa Panthers	57.3	79.7
2	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	59.1	78.6
3	Houston Cougars	60.0	78.5
4	Iowa Hawkeyes	60.1	84.0
5	UConn Huskies	61.2	80.5
6	West Virginia Mountaineers	61.5	83.6
7	Marist Red Foxes	61.9	80.3
8	Seton Hall Pirates	62.4	82.3
9	Iowa State Cyclones	62.6	79.7
10	Fordham Rams	62.9	82.3
11	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	63.2	79.9
12	North Texas Mean Green	63.4	84.4
13	Saint Mary's Gaels	63.9	84.6
14	Michigan State Spartans	64.4	82.9
14	Brown Bears	64.4	83.0
16	UT Arlington Mavericks	64.5	83.3
17	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	64.6	83.6
17	Kansas Jayhawks	64.6	83.8
17	TCU Horned Frogs	64.6	82.4
17	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	64.6	85.1
21	Navy Midshipmen	64.9	86.7
21	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	64.9	83.2
23	Illinois State Redbirds	65.2	85.6
24	Tennessee Volunteers	65.3	81.2
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	65.3	81.7

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Michigan Wolverines	34.6	23.0	66.4
2	Saint Louis Billikens	36.2	22.3	61.5
3	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	36.4	20.0	54.9
4	UConn Huskies	37.1	20.3	54.6
4	Kansas Jayhawks	37.1	23.3	62.8
6	UC Irvine Anteaters	37.5	23.7	63.2
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	37.6	24.1	64.1
8	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	37.7	21.3	56.5
8	Northern Iowa Panthers	37.7	20.5	54.5
10	Belmont Bruins	37.8	23.6	62.3
10	South Alabama Jaguars	37.8	23.4	62.1
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	37.9	23.1	61.0
13	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	38.2	22.5	58.9
13	Tennessee Volunteers	38.2	22.2	58.2
13	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	38.2	22.6	59.2
16	Marist Red Foxes	38.3	20.9	54.6
17	Michigan State Spartans	38.4	21.9	57.1
18	Virginia Cavaliers	38.6	22.9	59.4
18	Duke Blue Devils	38.6	23.6	61.1
20	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	38.7	23.9	61.8
21	Gonzaga Bulldogs	38.8	23.2	59.7
22	Seton Hall Pirates	38.9	20.1	51.8
22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	38.9	24.4	62.8
24	Indiana Hoosiers	39.0	22.6	57.9
25	New Mexico State Aggies	39.1	21.5	54.8

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Northern Iowa Panthers	24.0	5.3	21.9
2	UT Arlington Mavericks	25.1	4.2	16.7
3	UConn Huskies	25.5	4.9	19.1
3	Kansas Jayhawks	25.5	6.9	26.9
5	Marist Red Foxes	26.6	5.7	21.5
6	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	27.2	5.2	19.1
7	William & Mary Tribe	27.5	8.1	29.3
8	Boston College Eagles	27.6	6.0	21.7
9	UMass Minutemen	27.7	6.4	23.0
10	Saint Louis Billikens	27.8	6.9	24.9
11	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	27.9	5.5	19.7
11	Weber State Wildcats	27.9	6.9	24.9
13	Vanderbilt Commodores	28.0	6.4	23.0
13	Clemson Tigers	28.0	6.6	23.6
15	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	28.2	7.9	28.1
15	UT Martin Skyhawks	28.2	6.7	23.7
15	North Texas Mean Green	28.2	5.5	19.4
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	28.3	7.0	24.7
19	Tennessee Volunteers	28.4	7.4	25.9
20	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	28.5	7.8	27.2
21	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	28.7	5.3	18.3
21	Brown Bears	28.7	6.3	21.9
21	Dartmouth Big Green	28.7	7.1	24.9
21	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	28.7	7.1	24.9
25	Virginia Tech Hokies	28.8	7.6	26.4

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Michigan Wolverines	31.4	12.4	41.4
2	Saint Louis Billikens	30.4	9.4	41.2
3	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	28.9	10.7	38.6
4	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	28.7	12.8	39.4
5	North Carolina Tar Heels	28.5	9.4	38.7
5	Florida Gators	28.5	7.3	43.7
7	Kansas Jayhawks	28.2	10.1	36.6
8	Columbia Lions	27.9	8.4	38.7
9	UC Irvine Anteaters	27.8	10.8	37.6
10	Arizona Wildcats	27.7	8.4	40.7
10	Georgia Bulldogs	27.7	13.6	40.1
10	Duke Blue Devils	27.7	8.7	38.5
13	Montana Grizzlies	27.5	10.7	34.1
13	Louisville Cardinals	27.5	10.8	39.5
13	Gonzaga Bulldogs	27.5	9.2	38.9
16	Michigan State Spartans	27.4	6.3	39.8
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	27.4	13.5	37.9
16	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	27.4	8.4	37.1
16	Alabama Crimson Tide	27.4	14.1	38.4
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	27.3	12.0	36.2
20	Providence Friars	27.3	14.1	36.6
20	LSU Tigers	27.3	9.5	37.6
23	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	27.2	12.8	36.3
24	Tennessee Volunteers	27.1	9.7	40.7
24	Texas Longhorns	27.1	9.2	38.9

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Wyoming Cowboys	8.6	12.9	0.67
2	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	8.8	11.1	0.79
3	UConn Huskies	8.9	12.1	0.73
4	Michigan Wolverines	9.1	12.8	0.72
5	Indiana Hoosiers	9.4	11.3	0.83
6	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	9.6	10.9	0.88
6	Marist Red Foxes	9.6	14.1	0.69
8	Tennessee Volunteers	9.8	12.0	0.82
8	Iowa Hawkeyes	9.8	14.8	0.66
8	Houston Cougars	9.8	15.0	0.65
11	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9.9	9.4	1.05
11	Clemson Tigers	9.9	10.3	0.95
13	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	10.1	10.4	0.98
14	Kennesaw State Owls	10.2	12.2	0.84
15	North Texas Mean Green	10.3	14.9	0.70
16	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	10.4	13.2	0.79
16	Northern Colorado Bears	10.4	9.3	1.12
16	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	10.4	10.3	1.01
16	Howard Bison	10.4	14.9	0.70
20	New Mexico State Aggies	10.5	13.4	0.78
20	Vanderbilt Commodores	10.5	13.5	0.78
20	Utah State Aggies	10.5	15.3	0.69
20	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	10.5	13.9	0.76
24	Stanford Cardinal	10.6	14.3	0.74
24	Saint Louis Billikens	10.6	11.3	0.94

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	19.8
2	South Alabama Jaguars	20.4
3	Nebraska Cornhuskers	22.0
3	McNeese Cowboys	22.0
5	Michigan Wolverines	22.7
6	Missouri Tigers	23.0
7	Seton Hall Pirates	23.3
7	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	23.3
7	Cincinnati Bearcats	23.3
10	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	23.4
10	Belmont Bruins	23.4
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	23.7
12	New Mexico Lobos	23.7
14	Michigan State Spartans	23.9
15	Marist Red Foxes	24.3
16	Fordham Rams	24.4
17	New Mexico State Aggies	24.6
18	Pacific Tigers	24.8
18	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	24.8
20	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	24.9
20	Houston Cougars	24.9
22	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	25.0
23	Navy Midshipmen	25.1
23	Saint Louis Billikens	25.1
25	Tennessee Volunteers	25.4