2023-24 Women's College Basketball Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

2023-24 Women's College Basketball Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Apr. 7, 2024 1:15 p.m. ET
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Top women's college hoops squad rankings across multiple defensive categories are available below, if you want to know where everyone stacks up as of Sunday.

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Women's College Basketball Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

# Team Points Allowed Avg. Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1 Albany Great Danes 51.3 73.8
2 Vermont Catamounts 52.8 76.7
3 Norfolk State Spartans 53.1 67.5
4 VCU Rams 53.2 72.8
5 Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks 54.5 74.4
5 Chattanooga Mocs 54.5 78.3
7 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 55 71.9
8 Campbell Camels 55.1 74.4
8 Georgetown Hoyas 55.1 74.8
10 Fairfield Stags 55.2 69.7
11 Davidson Wildcats 55.4 75.1
12 Middle Tennessee Raiders 55.5 73.3
13 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 55.6 76.2
14 Colgate Raiders 55.7 79.1
14 UC Irvine Anteaters 55.7 72.4
16 Drexel Dragons 55.9 76.4
17 Eastern Washington Eagles 56.1 73.1
17 South Carolina Gamecocks 56.1 65.4
19 Princeton Tigers 56.2 74.5
19 UNC Greensboro Spartans 56.2 73.7
19 Grand Canyon Antelopes 56.2 72.7
22 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 56.3 76.7
23 Sacred Heart Pioneers 56.4 73.9
24 Manhattan Jaspers 56.7 79.3
24 Rhode Island Rams 56.7 74.1

Field Goal % Defense

# Team Opp. Field Goal % Opp. FG Made Per Game Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1 South Carolina Gamecocks 32.2 20.6 64.1
2 Jackson State Tigers 34.4 19.5 56.8
3 Howard Bison 34.7 19.3 55.5
4 North Carolina A&T Aggies 34.9 20.1 57.5
5 Stony Brook Seawolves 35 21.8 62.4
6 Middle Tennessee Raiders 35.3 20.3 57.3
7 SE Louisiana Lions 35.4 19.6 55.4
8 Oregon State Beavers 35.5 23 64.8
9 UConn Huskies 35.6 21 59
10 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 35.7 21 58.7
11 Stanford Cardinal 35.8 22.6 63.3
12 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 36 21.5 59.8
13 Norfolk State Spartans 36.1 18.1 50
13 James Madison Dukes 36.1 23.7 65.8
13 Fairfield Stags 36.1 19.2 53.2
16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 36.2 20.4 56.5
16 Kansas State Wildcats 36.2 21.1 58.1
18 NC State Wolfpack 36.3 23.5 64.7
18 UTSA Roadrunners 36.3 21.8 60
20 Holy Cross Crusaders 36.4 20.6 56.5
21 VCU Rams 36.5 19.2 52.6
22 Richmond Spiders 36.7 22.4 61
23 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 36.8 21 57.2
23 UCLA Bruins 36.8 20.9 56.9
25 LSU Tigers 36.9 23.1 62.6

Three-Point Defense

# Team Opp. 3PT % Opp. 3PT Made Per Game Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1 Colgate Raiders 24.3 2.7 11.3
2 VCU Rams 24.8 4.6 18.5
3 Stony Brook Seawolves 25.2 5 20
4 Wofford Terriers 25.5 6.3 24.6
5 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 25.6 4.4 17
6 Texas A&M-CC Islanders 25.7 5.1 19.8
7 Monmouth Hawks 25.8 4.1 16
8 Baylor Bears 26.3 4.6 17.5
9 Campbell Camels 26.5 4.2 15.9
10 Kansas State Wildcats 26.6 4.7 17.6
10 Holy Cross Crusaders 26.6 4.7 17.8
12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 26.7 5.6 20.9
13 Chattanooga Mocs 26.8 3.8 14
14 North Carolina Central Eagles 26.9 5 18.5
14 South Carolina Gamecocks 26.9 5.5 20.5
16 Jackson State Tigers 27 4.3 16.1
16 North Texas Eagles 27 6.1 22.7
18 Old Dominion Monarchs 27.1 4.7 17.4
18 SE Louisiana Lions 27.1 5.4 19.7
18 Buffalo Bulls 27.1 6.5 23.8
21 Vermont Catamounts 27.3 3.6 13.4
21 Texas State Bobcats 27.3 4.6 16.7
21 Oregon State Beavers 27.3 5 18.4
24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 27.4 5.6 20.5
25 Albany Great Danes 27.5 4.4 15.9

Defensive Rebounds

# Team Def. Reb. Per Game Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg. Reb. Per Game
1 James Madison Dukes 29.9 8.6 47.3
2 South Carolina Gamecocks 29.6 8.1 46.5
3 Cal Baptist Lancers 28.7 10.8 42.2
3 NC State Wolfpack 28.7 8.2 42.5
5 Oregon State Beavers 28.5 8.6 39.9
6 Iowa State Cyclones 28.4 8 40.7
7 Stanford Cardinal 28.3 8.8 44.3
8 Troy Trojans 28.2 10.9 47.8
8 Iowa Hawkeyes 28.2 9.3 41.7
8 Stony Brook Seawolves 28.2 8.4 42
11 Utah Tech Trailblazers 28 11.1 38.1
12 LSU Tigers 27.8 8.6 46.3
13 Tennessee Volunteers 27.6 10.3 43.5
14 Oklahoma Sooners 27.5 9.8 44.5
15 Monmouth Hawks 27.4 9.2 40.9
16 New Mexico Lobos 27.3 7.3 39.4
17 UNLV Rebels 27.1 6.4 40.1
17 Florida State Seminoles 27.1 11.7 40.8
19 Drake Bulldogs 27 8.1 38.6
20 UCLA Bruins 26.9 6.9 43.7
20 Colorado State Rams 26.9 9.1 32.5
22 Virginia Tech Hokies 26.8 8.5 40.7
23 Western Illinois Leathernecks 26.7 8.9 41.1
23 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 26.7 7.9 38.6
25 Illinois State Redbirds 26.5 10.2 38.2

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Opponent Assists and Turnovers

# Team Opp. Assists Per Game Opp. Turnovers Per Game Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1 Davidson Wildcats 7.8 14.6 0.54
2 Idaho Vandals 8.1 13.3 0.61
3 Chattanooga Mocs 8.2 12.3 0.67
3 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 8.2 18 0.46
5 Vermont Catamounts 8.7 11.8 0.74
5 Auburn Tigers 8.7 19.4 0.45
7 Virginia Tech Hokies 9.2 11.1 0.82
8 Binghamton Bearcats 9.3 13.8 0.67
9 Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks 9.4 13.4 0.7
10 VCU Rams 9.5 13 0.73
11 Campbell Camels 9.6 12.6 0.76
11 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 9.6 13.7 0.7
13 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 9.7 14.1 0.69
13 Duke Blue Devils 9.7 15.7 0.62
13 Albany Great Danes 9.7 13.6 0.72
13 UNC Greensboro Spartans 9.7 13.6 0.71
17 Northwestern State Demons 9.9 13.8 0.71
17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs 9.9 15.3 0.65
19 Eastern Washington Eagles 10.1 16.4 0.62
19 George Washington Revolutionaries 10.1 14.4 0.71
21 South Carolina Gamecocks 10.2 14.7 0.69
21 Wyoming Cowgirls 10.2 10.8 0.94
21 Little Rock Trojans 10.2 16.2 0.63
24 Fairfield Stags 10.3 17.8 0.58
24 Jackson State Tigers 10.3 15 0.69

Points in the Paint Defense

# Team Points in the Paint Per Game
1 North Carolina A&T Aggies 19
2 Norfolk State Spartans 19.1
3 UConn Huskies 19.8
4 New Hampshire Wildcats 20.5
5 Middle Tennessee Raiders 20.6
6 North Carolina Tar Heels 21.9
6 Colorado State Rams 21.9
8 UC Irvine Anteaters 22.2
8 Manhattan Jaspers 22.2
10 Stetson Hatters 22.3
11 Howard Bison 22.4
11 Seton Hall Pirates 22.4
13 Boston University Terriers 22.6
13 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 22.6
15 Alcorn State Braves 22.7
15 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 22.7
15 SE Louisiana Lions 22.7
18 Georgetown Hoyas 22.8
18 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 22.8
20 South Carolina Gamecocks 22.9
21 Fairfield Stags 23
22 UCLA Bruins 23.1
23 San Jose State Spartans 23.2
24 Duke Blue Devils 23.3
25 Green Bay Phoenix 23.4

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