2024-25 Women's College Basketball Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Jan. 26, 2025 5:24 a.m. ET

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Top women's college basketball squad rankings across multiple defensive categories are available below, if you want to know where everyone is ranked 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	Harvard Crimson	50.9	65.4
2	UConn Huskies	51.3	67.5
3	UNC Greensboro Spartans	51.9	72.7
4	Kansas State Wildcats	52.5	66.2
5	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	52.6	70.8
6	Ole Miss Rebels	52.9	65.1
7	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	53.2	69.7
8	North Carolina Tar Heels	53.4	66.1
9	Middle Tennessee Raiders	53.8	69.4
9	Fairfield Stags	53.8	69.0
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	54.1	65.7
12	USC Trojans	54.2	63.0
13	UCLA Bruins	54.4	65.2
14	North Carolina A&T Aggies	54.6	74.5
15	Albany Great Danes	54.9	76.0
16	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	55.0	72.5
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	55.1	65.4
18	UC Irvine Anteaters	55.2	72.9
19	SE Louisiana Lions	55.4	71.9
20	St. John's Red Storm	55.6	78.6
21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	55.7	74.5
21	UTSA Roadrunners	55.7	69.6
21	Chattanooga Mocs	55.7	75.3
21	Vermont Catamounts	55.7	79.5
25	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	55.9	73.3

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	UCLA Bruins	33.1	19.6	59.2
1	Middle Tennessee Raiders	33.1	18.5	55.9
3	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	33.2	18.2	54.7
4	Kansas State Wildcats	33.6	20.0	59.7
5	UC Davis Aggies	33.7	20.4	60.7
6	South Carolina Gamecocks	33.9	21.1	62.2
7	USC Trojans	34.2	20.0	58.5
7	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	34.2	19.7	57.7
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	34.4	19.5	56.7
10	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	34.8	20.7	59.6
10	Kentucky Wildcats	34.8	21.8	62.7
12	Idaho Vandals	34.9	20.4	58.4
13	Wofford Terriers	35.1	19.9	56.7
14	LSU Tigers	35.2	22.6	64.1
15	UConn Huskies	35.3	19.2	54.4
15	Cleveland State Vikings	35.3	21.7	61.5
17	Marquette Golden Eagles	35.7	20.8	58.3
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	36.1	23.7	65.6
19	Northwestern State Demons	36.3	20.8	57.3
19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	36.3	21.5	59.3
19	Troy Trojans	36.3	24.4	67.2
19	TCU Horned Frogs	36.3	20.7	57.0
23	Oklahoma Sooners	36.4	24.3	66.8
23	Tulane Green Wave	36.4	22.6	62.1
25	James Madison Dukes	36.6	22.5	61.5

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Bradley Braves	22.3	3.6	16.2
2	North Carolina A&T Aggies	23.3	4.1	17.4
3	Kansas State Wildcats	23.4	4.0	17.3
4	Stony Brook Seawolves	23.9	4.7	19.7
5	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	24.0	4.2	17.4
6	Northwestern State Demons	24.1	3.8	15.6
7	Davidson Wildcats	24.4	3.3	13.4
8	Cal Poly Mustangs	24.5	5.2	21.1
9	James Madison Dukes	24.7	5.8	23.3
10	Santa Clara Broncos	24.8	5.5	22.2
11	Longwood Lancers	24.9	4.5	18.0
11	Harvard Crimson	24.9	4.0	16.1
13	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	25.0	4.4	17.6
13	Kennesaw State Owls	25.0	4.5	18.0
15	Arkansas State Red Wolves	25.4	3.8	14.9
16	North Dakota State Bison	25.6	3.7	14.5
17	UMBC Retrievers	25.7	4.9	19.1
17	Old Dominion Monarchs	25.7	4.4	17.0
19	Navy Midshipmen	25.8	4.2	16.4
19	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	25.8	5.5	21.3
19	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	25.8	5.3	20.4
22	Wofford Terriers	26.0	5.4	20.9
22	Dayton Flyers	26.0	4.9	19.0
24	Albany Great Danes	26.1	4.6	17.7
25	Kentucky Wildcats	26.3	4.7	17.9

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Troy Trojans	31.3	11.2	45.6
2	Oklahoma Sooners	30.9	9.4	42.9
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	30.1	9.6	41.6
4	LSU Tigers	29.1	9.7	44.7
5	UCLA Bruins	28.6	7.3	41.7
5	Kent State Golden Flashes	28.6	8.0	37.5
7	James Madison Dukes	28.2	7.4	38.8
8	UC Davis Aggies	28.0	7.1	36.6
9	Kansas State Wildcats	27.9	6.6	37.0
9	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	27.9	9.1	37.4
11	Cleveland State Vikings	27.6	7.7	36.3
12	Kentucky Wildcats	27.4	9.7	36.8
13	Idaho Vandals	27.3	6.5	36.3
13	Mississippi State Bulldogs	27.3	8.8	38.5
15	Iowa Hawkeyes	27.2	8.8	36.1
16	Iowa State Cyclones	27.0	8.2	34.6
17	Baylor Bears	26.9	6.1	39.6
18	Murray State Racers	26.8	8.1	36.9
19	Maryland Terrapins	26.7	10.9	39.6
20	Drake Bulldogs	26.6	8.9	36.7
20	USC Trojans	26.6	8.0	39.3
20	NC State Wolfpack	26.6	9.5	36.7
20	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	26.6	9.1	36.4
24	Virginia Cavaliers	26.5	8.9	36.9
24	Rice Owls	26.5	8.4	35.9

Paige Bueckers makes step back jumper to extend UConn's lead against Creighton

Paige Bueckers made a step back jumper that extended the Connecticut Huskies' lead against the Creighton Bluejays.

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Davidson Wildcats	8.1	13.0	0.62
2	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	8.6	18.0	0.48
3	Northwestern State Demons	8.8	16.8	0.53
4	Kansas State Wildcats	8.9	14.3	0.62
4	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	8.9	14.3	0.63
6	Harvard Crimson	9.0	20.8	0.43
6	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	9.0	17.8	0.51
8	Nicholls Colonels	9.1	17.0	0.54
9	UC Davis Aggies	9.2	15.6	0.59
10	Oklahoma State Cowgirls	9.4	15.9	0.59
10	Albany Great Danes	9.4	15.1	0.62
12	North Carolina A&T Aggies	9.5	14.7	0.65
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	9.5	18.7	0.51
14	Texas Longhorns	9.6	22.6	0.43
15	Rhode Island Rams	9.7	13.2	0.73
15	Middle Tennessee Raiders	9.7	16.2	0.60
15	Auburn Tigers	9.7	20.1	0.48
15	Fairfield Stags	9.7	18.8	0.52
19	North Carolina Tar Heels	9.8	17.9	0.55
19	Ole Miss Rebels	9.8	21.6	0.46
21	Idaho Vandals	9.9	13.4	0.74
21	UNC Greensboro Spartans	9.9	17.4	0.57
21	Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks	9.9	13.9	0.71
21	TCU Horned Frogs	9.9	13.5	0.73
25	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	10.0	11.2	0.89

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	UConn Huskies	15.6
2	Middle Tennessee Raiders	17.9
3	SE Louisiana Lions	18.3
4	UCLA Bruins	18.9
5	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine	19.1
6	Texas A&M-CC Islanders	19.4
7	North Carolina Tar Heels	19.5
8	Minnesota Golden Gophers	20.1
9	George Washington Revolutionaries	20.5
10	UTSA Roadrunners	20.6
11	Miami (OH) RedHawks	20.7
12	Iowa State Cyclones	20.8
13	Idaho Vandals	21.5
13	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	21.5
15	Buffalo Bulls	21.6
16	Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks	21.7
16	Utah Valley Wolverines	21.7
18	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	21.8
18	UCSB Gauchos	21.8
20	USC Trojans	21.9
20	Colorado State Rams	21.9
22	UNC Greensboro Spartans	22.1
23	Mississippi State Bulldogs	22.4
23	Saint Peter's Peacocks	22.4
23	Wofford Terriers	22.4