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

Find out where your favorite college basketball team ranks on overall defensive stats during the current season.

How football upbringing helped Purdue basketball guard become 'best defender in the Big Ten'

The Boilermakers have a quiet leader on the defensive end of the floor, and he's just a sophomore. Practicing against Braden ...
Yahoo! Sports

Iowa women's basketball guard named to Big Ten All-Defensive Team

In an announcement from the league on Tuesday, Iowa graduate senior guard Kylie Feuerbach has been named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team by the league's coaches and media. For Feuerbach, this is the ...
oddschecker

2026 March Madness: Ranking the 6 Best Defensive Teams in the NCAA Tournament

There are no outliers this year. No Virginia-style team dragging opponents into the mud with elite defense but limited offense. Instead, the top of college basketball is dominated by complete teams.
Chiefs Wire

Why has Purdue basketball's defense improved? 'The good Lord humbles you'

Purdue basketball, known for its top-ranked offense, realized it needed to improve its defense to succeed in March Madness.
Sports Illustrated

Nebrasketball Notches First-Team, All-Defense, Coach of the Year, More from the Big Ten Conference

With the 2025-26 regular season in the books, the Big Ten has named its all-conference teams and individual award winners for men's basketball. Nebraska, fresh off the most successful regular season ...
Connecticut Huskies football

Strong Selected to 2026 Naismith Defensive POTY Late-Season Team

ATLANTA – UConn women's basketball sophomore forward Sarah Strong was selected to the 2026 Naismith Women's College Defensive Player of the Year Late-Season Team, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff ...