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

Updated Feb. 11, 2026 11:19 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	60.0	85.1
2	Houston Cougars	61.2	81.5
3	UT Martin Skyhawks	62.6	80.2
3	Marist Red Foxes	62.6	83.8
5	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	63.3	84.6
6	Duke Blue Devils	63.5	82.4
6	Navy Midshipmen	63.5	85.5
8	West Virginia Mountaineers	63.6	88.1
9	Appalachian State Mountaineers	64.1	86.8
10	Saint Mary's Gaels	64.2	85.9
11	Iowa Hawkeyes	64.3	90.9
12	Clemson Tigers	64.6	88.2
13	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	64.7	84.4
14	UConn Huskies	64.8	85.2
15	Iowa State Cyclones	64.9	83.2
16	Fordham Rams	65.1	86.4
17	Seton Hall Pirates	65.4	86.0
18	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	65.5	85.1
19	Michigan State Spartans	65.6	86.1
20	Mercyhurst Lakers	65.8	90.7
21	Siena Saints	65.9	90.8
22	North Texas Mean Green	66.2	85.9
23	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	66.4	88.3
24	Gonzaga Bulldogs	66.5	82.2
24	New Haven Chargers	66.5	94.0

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Saint Louis Billikens	36.4	22.4	61.5
2	Michigan Wolverines	36.9	23.7	64.3
3	South Alabama Jaguars	37.7	23.2	61.4
4	UC Irvine Anteaters	37.8	23.8	62.9
5	UT Martin Skyhawks	37.9	21.4	56.6
6	Kansas Jayhawks	38.3	24.5	63.8
7	Appalachian State Mountaineers	38.6	22.3	57.7
8	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	38.8	22.3	57.4
9	Arizona Wildcats	38.9	24.3	62.6
10	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	39.1	21.3	54.4
11	Marist Red Foxes	39.2	21.5	54.9
12	Michigan State Spartans	39.3	22.3	56.7
12	Duke Blue Devils	39.3	22.9	58.3
12	Virginia Cavaliers	39.3	23.0	58.4
15	San Diego State Aztecs	39.4	22.7	57.6
16	Houston Cougars	39.5	20.3	51.4
17	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	39.6	24.9	62.8
17	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	39.6	22.3	56.2
19	Hofstra Pride	39.7	23.2	58.4
19	Gonzaga Bulldogs	39.7	22.8	57.5
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	39.8	23.7	59.4
21	UConn Huskies	39.8	21.6	54.4
21	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	39.8	24.0	60.4
21	Belmont Bruins	39.8	24.4	61.3
21	Northern Iowa Panthers	39.8	21.4	53.9

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Northern Iowa Panthers	26.5	5.8	21.9
2	Saint Louis Billikens	27.0	6.5	24.3
3	Marist Red Foxes	27.3	5.6	20.5
3	UT Arlington Mavericks	27.3	4.5	16.6
5	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	27.4	5.1	18.7
6	UT Martin Skyhawks	27.9	6.5	23.2
7	Navy Midshipmen	28.6	7.3	25.7
8	Fresno State Bulldogs	28.8	7.4	25.8
9	UConn Huskies	28.9	5.4	18.8
10	Utah Tech Trailblazers	29.0	5.8	19.9
11	North Texas Mean Green	29.2	5.7	19.5
12	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	29.3	6.5	22.3
12	Michigan Wolverines	29.3	8.0	27.3
14	Cal Baptist Lancers	29.4	5.5	18.9
14	Virginia Cavaliers	29.4	6.4	21.8
16	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	29.5	5.7	19.2
17	Kansas Jayhawks	29.6	8.1	27.4
17	Tennessee Volunteers	29.6	8.0	26.9
17	Vanderbilt Commodores	29.6	6.8	22.8
20	Boston College Eagles	29.7	6.3	21.2
20	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	29.7	7.4	24.8
20	Memphis Tigers	29.7	7.8	26.4
23	UCLA Bruins	29.8	7.4	24.8
23	Drexel Dragons	29.8	5.6	18.8
23	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	29.8	7.3	24.3

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Saint Louis Billikens	29.4	9.5	38.6
2	Arizona Wildcats	29.0	9.8	41.1
3	Michigan Wolverines	28.7	11.9	38.7
4	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	28.5	11.2	37.7
5	Florida Gators	28.4	7.3	42.8
6	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	28.0	12.6	38.4
7	Kansas Jayhawks	27.8	10.9	36.2
8	UC Irvine Anteaters	27.4	10.2	37.5
9	Louisville Cardinals	27.3	10.7	38.1
10	Alabama Crimson Tide	27.2	14.2	37.4
11	Michigan State Spartans	26.9	6.9	38.5
12	North Carolina Tar Heels	26.6	10.2	36.0
12	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	26.6	9.7	36.1
14	Duke Blue Devils	26.5	7.5	37.0
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	26.5	12.7	37.0
14	Illinois Fighting Illini	26.5	9.9	38.4
17	CSU Northridge Matadors	26.4	11.6	36.8
17	Providence Friars	26.4	13.1	35.8
19	Saint Mary's Gaels	26.2	8.3	36.6
20	Miami (OH) RedHawks	26.1	8.3	33.3
20	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	26.1	12.5	34.9
20	Montana Grizzlies	26.1	10.0	32.0
20	Tennessee Volunteers	26.1	11.0	40.2
24	Stonehill Skyhawks	26.0	9.2	35.1
25	Gonzaga Bulldogs	25.8	8.4	37.0

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	8.9	11.9	0.75
2	Marist Red Foxes	9.5	12.5	0.76
3	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9.8	8.6	1.14
4	Clemson Tigers	10.0	10.9	0.92
5	Northern Colorado Bears	10.1	8.8	1.14
6	UConn Huskies	10.2	12.0	0.85
6	Michigan Wolverines	10.2	11.9	0.86
8	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	10.3	12.9	0.80
9	North Texas Mean Green	10.4	15.0	0.69
9	Northern Iowa Panthers	10.4	11.0	0.95
9	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	10.4	11.0	0.94
9	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	10.4	11.7	0.89
13	Charleston Southern Buccaneers	10.5	8.7	1.21
13	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	10.5	11.2	0.94
15	Howard Bison	10.6	14.6	0.73
15	Cal Baptist Lancers	10.6	11.1	0.96
17	UMBC Retrievers	10.7	9.8	1.10
17	Iowa Hawkeyes	10.7	13.2	0.81
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	10.8	10.6	1.02
19	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	10.8	10.5	1.03
19	Utah State Aggies	10.8	13.8	0.78
19	Stonehill Skyhawks	10.8	8.4	1.27
23	Florida Gators	10.9	10.6	1.03
23	Saint Louis Billikens	10.9	11.0	0.98
23	Tennessee Volunteers	10.9	11.0	0.99

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	South Alabama Jaguars	19.2
2	McNeese Cowboys	21.3
3	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	21.6
4	Houston Cougars	23.3
5	Missouri Tigers	23.5
6	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	23.8
7	Duke Blue Devils	24.0
8	San Diego State Aztecs	24.2
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	24.3
10	Belmont Bruins	24.5
11	Michigan State Spartans	24.6
12	Seton Hall Pirates	24.7
12	Gonzaga Bulldogs	24.7
14	Michigan Wolverines	24.8
15	Pacific Tigers	24.9
16	Appalachian State Mountaineers	25.0
16	UT Martin Skyhawks	25.0
16	New Mexico Lobos	25.0
19	Hofstra Pride	25.4
19	SIU-Edwardsville Cougars	25.4
21	Navy Midshipmen	25.5
22	Clemson Tigers	25.7
23	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	25.8
23	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	25.8
25	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	26.0