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