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

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

Updated Mar. 1, 2026 5:19 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 61.4 87.2
2 Houston Cougars 62.3 83.2
3 Duke Blue Devils 62.5 82.1
4 UT Martin Skyhawks 63.0 81.1
5 Navy Midshipmen 63.3 85.4
6 Marist Red Foxes 63.7 85.5
7 Saint Mary's Gaels 64.2 85.4
8 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 64.3 84.8
9 Seton Hall Pirates 64.7 85.6
9 West Virginia Mountaineers 64.7 89.0
11 Iowa Hawkeyes 65.0 93.2
12 UConn Huskies 65.2 86.4
13 Fordham Rams 65.3 87.1
13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 65.3 85.9
15 Nebraska Cornhuskers 65.4 86.4
15 Appalachian State Mountaineers 65.4 88.6
17 Iowa State Cyclones 65.5 85.2
18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 65.8 85.8
19 Clemson Tigers 65.9 90.5
20 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66.3 82.8
20 New Haven Chargers 66.3 94.1
20 McNeese Cowboys 66.3 85.8
23 Michigan State Spartans 66.4 88.0
24 Siena Saints 66.5 91.5
25 Towson Tigers 66.6 89.0

Field Goal % Defense

# Team Opp. Field Goal % Opp. FG Made Per Game Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1 Saint Louis Billikens 36.9 22.4 60.8
2 Michigan Wolverines 37.8 24.1 63.8
3 UC Irvine Anteaters 38.0 23.8 62.6
4 South Alabama Jaguars 38.3 23.1 60.3
5 UT Martin Skyhawks 38.6 21.6 55.9
6 Kansas Jayhawks 38.7 24.6 63.6
7 Duke Blue Devils 38.8 22.5 58.0
8 Hofstra Pride 38.9 22.7 58.5
9 Arizona Wildcats 39.1 24.4 62.3
9 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 39.1 22.2 56.6
11 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 39.4 21.8 55.4
12 Virginia Cavaliers 39.6 23.3 58.9
12 San Diego State Aztecs 39.6 22.6 57.1
12 Appalachian State Mountaineers 39.6 22.8 57.6
12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 39.6 24.8 62.5
16 Gonzaga Bulldogs 39.7 22.8 57.4
17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 39.8 23.0 57.8
17 UConn Huskies 39.8 21.7 54.6
17 Nebraska Cornhuskers 39.8 23.2 58.3
20 Seton Hall Pirates 39.9 20.8 52.2
21 Navy Midshipmen 40.0 22.5 56.3
22 Michigan State Spartans 40.1 22.7 56.7
23 Saint Mary's Gaels 40.2 23.4 58.1
24 Marist Red Foxes 40.3 22.0 54.7
24 Belmont Bruins 40.3 24.6 60.9

Three-Point Defense

# Team Opp. 3PT % Opp. 3PT Made Per Game Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1 UT Arlington Mavericks 27.3 4.7 17.1
2 Marist Red Foxes 27.6 5.6 20.4
3 Saint Louis Billikens 28.3 7.0 24.9
4 Northern Iowa Panthers 28.4 6.3 22.2
5 UT Martin Skyhawks 28.5 6.5 22.6
6 Utah Tech Trailblazers 29.0 6.0 20.6
6 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 29.0 5.6 19.3
8 Navy Midshipmen 29.1 7.5 25.9
8 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 29.1 5.7 19.7
10 New Mexico Lobos 29.3 8.1 27.6
11 Nebraska Cornhuskers 29.4 8.4 28.6
12 Michigan Wolverines 29.6 8.0 26.9
13 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 29.7 7.2 24.4
13 Kansas Jayhawks 29.7 8.1 27.1
15 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 29.8 6.6 22.1
16 Fresno State Bulldogs 29.9 7.9 26.4
17 Howard Bison 30.0 5.8 19.4
17 Cal Baptist Lancers 30.0 5.5 18.3
17 Memphis Tigers 30.0 7.6 25.4
20 Duke Blue Devils 30.1 8.0 26.5
21 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 30.2 5.6 18.7
21 Southern Illinois Salukis 30.2 7.3 24.1
21 Northern Colorado Bears 30.2 6.3 21.0
21 Sam Houston Bearkats 30.2 7.7 25.4
25 Saint Mary's Gaels 30.4 6.4 21.1

Defensive Rebounds

# Team Def. Reb. Per Game Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg. Reb. Per Game
1 Saint Louis Billikens 28.8 9.5 37.8
2 Arizona Wildcats 28.5 10.0 40.4
3 Florida Gators 28.1 8.0 42.2
3 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 28.1 11.0 37.2
5 Michigan Wolverines 27.5 12.3 37.4
6 UC Irvine Anteaters 27.2 11.1 37.0
6 Alabama Crimson Tide 27.2 14.8 37.3
6 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 27.2 12.8 37.2
9 Kansas Jayhawks 26.9 11.2 35.2
10 Duke Blue Devils 26.8 7.8 37.1
11 Louisville Cardinals 26.6 10.4 37.1
12 Michigan State Spartans 26.5 7.5 37.7
13 Providence Friars 26.3 12.9 35.7
13 CSU Northridge Matadors 26.3 11.2 36.8
13 Saint Mary's Gaels 26.3 8.0 37.1
16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 26.2 9.4 35.6
16 Arkansas State Red Wolves 26.2 10.3 38.6
18 Miami (OH) RedHawks 26.1 8.4 32.9
19 Stonehill Skyhawks 25.9 9.8 34.7
19 Mississippi State Bulldogs 25.9 12.9 35.8
21 UMBC Retrievers 25.8 8.9 32.4
21 North Carolina Tar Heels 25.8 10.0 35.0
23 Tennessee Volunteers 25.7 10.1 40.1
23 UAB Blazers 25.7 9.5 36.6
23 Montana Grizzlies 25.7 9.9 31.3

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

# Team Opp. Assists Per Game Opp. Turnovers Per Game Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9.4 8.5 1.11
1 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 9.4 11.9 0.80
3 Marist Red Foxes 9.8 12.2 0.80
4 Northern Colorado Bears 9.9 8.6 1.15
5 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 10.1 11.5 0.87
6 Clemson Tigers 10.3 10.7 0.97
6 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 10.3 12.3 0.84
8 Howard Bison 10.4 14.5 0.72
9 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 10.5 9.0 1.16
9 UConn Huskies 10.5 11.6 0.90
9 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 10.5 10.7 0.98
12 North Texas Mean Green 10.6 14.2 0.74
12 Michigan Wolverines 10.6 11.2 0.95
12 Florida Gators 10.6 10.7 0.99
12 UMBC Retrievers 10.6 9.6 1.10
16 Stanford Cardinal 10.7 12.3 0.87
17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 10.8 9.8 1.11
17 Texas State Bobcats 10.8 12.6 0.85
17 Stonehill Skyhawks 10.8 8.5 1.28
17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 10.8 11.3 0.96
17 Northern Iowa Panthers 10.8 11.2 0.96
17 Tennessee Volunteers 10.8 10.6 1.02
23 Cal Baptist Lancers 10.9 10.9 1.00
23 Drexel Dragons 10.9 10.2 1.07
23 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 10.9 13.5 0.81

Points in the Paint Defense

# Team Points in the Paint Per Game
1 South Alabama Jaguars 19.6
2 McNeese Cowboys 22.0
3 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 22.1
4 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 23.0
5 Duke Blue Devils 23.8
6 Nebraska Cornhuskers 24.4
6 Houston Cougars 24.4
8 San Diego State Aztecs 24.5
9 Seton Hall Pirates 24.6
9 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 24.6
11 Hofstra Pride 25.0
12 Michigan State Spartans 25.1
13 Navy Midshipmen 25.2
13 Gonzaga Bulldogs 25.2
15 Belmont Bruins 25.3
15 Pacific Tigers 25.3
17 Appalachian State Mountaineers 25.4
18 UT Martin Skyhawks 25.7
19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 25.8
20 Fordham Rams 25.9
20 New Mexico Lobos 25.9
22 Michigan Wolverines 26.0
23 Missouri Tigers 26.1
23 Clemson Tigers 26.1
25 Nevada Wolf Pack 26.3

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