College Basketball defense vs position

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Softest College Basketball defense at each position in 2025-26, by points allowed per game: Cal State Northridge vs G (15), North Florida vs F (14.7), Army vs C (12.8). Toughest: Merrimack vs G (9.3), Tennessee vs F (7.3), Tarleton State vs C (2.3).

In these rankings 1st allows the least and 365th allows the most, so a high rank is a soft matchup. These are final 2025-26 numbers, through Apr 7, 2026.

1st = toughest, allows the least365th = softest, allows the most

Green means opponents put up more of that stat, red means less. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team. Soft teams sit at the top of each table, ordered by their average rank across the columns. The small number beside each value is the league rank. Pick a position above for every stat with last 10 and last 5 splits.

Points allowed by position

Points allowed by position, 2025-26. Rank 1 allows the least, the last rank allows the most.
IUPUI3014.5362nd11.9352nd8.1288th
Providence3314353rd11.3326th8286th
Cleveland State3014.6363rd12.3360th7.1219th
Northern Colorado2913.5326th10.5264th10341st
Sacramento State2813.5326th11.8345th7.5248th
Weber State3013281st11.6339th8.3294th
Charleston Southern2913.4321st10.4249th9.8339th
Arkansas State3013.2309th10.7285th8.4301st
VMI2913.4321st10.6275th7.9274th
Alabama3514.3361st10.9296th6.8204th
Lehigh3312.5208th11306th10.2346th
Kent State3212.6220th11.3326th8.5308th
Longwood2913.9349th9.6166th9.6335th
Army3013.1296th9.7183rd12.8365th
Marshall3112.8246th10.5264th9.4333rd
Xavier3313.1296th10216th9.2331st
Kansas State3213281st11.9352nd6.8204th
Oklahoma State3512.6220th11.6339th7.9274th
Old Dominion3212.8246th10.7285th8.4301st
UL Monroe3012.9260th11.7342nd7.3226th
Western Carolina2912.7232nd10.4249th10.2346th
Radford2912.7232nd11.2319th7.9274th
Cal State Bakersfield3013281st11.2319th7.2223rd
Arkansas3711.9133rd11.8345th10.1343rd
Gardner-Webb3012.9260th10.3243rd8.7317th
Utah3213.3315th10.7285th7213th
Colgate3112.6220th10.2233rd11.7359th
BYU3512.9260th10.4249th8.4301st
Elon3013281st10.2233rd8.3294th
Penn State3212.7232nd11.2319th7.6254th
Western Michigan2913.6335th9.8195th7.9274th
Eastern Kentucky3012.9260th11.2319th7.2223rd
Loyola Maryland3013.9349th995th10.9352nd
Rutgers3411.689th12.3360th10341st
Murray State3312.4194th11.4330th7.8263rd
St. Francis Pennsylvania2913.1296th10.5264th7.3226th
Kansas City2813.2309th9.1109th12.3362nd
Jackson State3313.3315th11.5337th5.8124th
Georgia Southern3513.7343rd10.1227th6.8204th
Manhattan3113.2309th10.9296th6.3169th
The Citadel3013281st9.7183rd8.5308th
Eastern Washington3212.6220th11.1314th7.4237th
Oakland3113.6335th12.9364th4.968th
UCF3312.7232nd10.4249th8286th
Denver2914.2359th995th8.5308th
Mississippi State3213.6335th10.5264th6.2163rd
New Hampshire2813281st9.5151st9325th
Campbell3213281st9.6166th8.5308th
Miami Ohio3112.5208th10.4249th8.2290th
LSU3213.5326th9.5151st7.8263rd
Northern Kentucky3113281st10.9296th6.2163rd
Texas A&M3413.1296th10.6275th6.3169th
Omaha2912.4194th10216th9.1327th
UNC Greensboro3213.5326th10.9296th5.6110th
Boston University3312.9260th9.2116th11.3355th
Utah Tech3112.9260th10.2233rd7.4237th
Holy Cross3112.5208th9.6166th11354th
Bucknell3313281st995th10.7351st
Florida State3312.9260th10.5264th6.7199th
Rider2812149th10.6275th8.3294th
Alcorn State3213.1296th10.6275th6141st
Arkansas Pine Bluff3014353rd10.4249th5.6110th
Montana State2912.8246th9.9203rd7.8263rd
Auburn3813.5326th9.6166th7.1219th
Idaho State3012.1155th11.2319th7.4237th
Texas3513281st10216th7213th
Colorado3313.6335th9.8195th6.4179th
Cornell2612.9260th11.4330th5.7119th
Long Beach State3012.8246th10.6275th6.5184th
San Jose State3210.920th12.4362nd8.8320th
Ole Miss3512.9260th10.8290th6.1151st
Missouri3312.9260th9.7183rd7.6254th
USC3112.2170th11.1314th7213th
Maryland3312.4194th9.7183rd8.7317th
Wagner2812.1155th9.7183rd11.5356th
Merrimack349.31st11.9352nd9.9340th
Ohio3014353rd9.4144th6.6192nd
North Dakota3213.7343rd7.87th9.7337th
Northern Illinois2811.8117th10.1227th10.1343rd
Queens University3412.9260th12.2359th4.968th
Georgia Tech3112.2170th10.8290th7.3226th
High Point3313.3315th7.87th12.4364th
North Florida3012.2170th14.7365th6.1151st
Milwaukee3113.9349th10.4249th5.387th
Prairie View A&M3312.2170th9.7183rd9.2331st
Bellarmine3013.8348th10.8290th4.545th
Cal State Fullerton3213.5326th9.2116th7.4237th
Northeastern3113281st11.1314th5.284th
Texas Tech3412.1155th10.2233rd8.1288th
Baylor3313.4321st9.9203rd6.1151st
Lafayette3112.2170th9.4144th12.1361st
Syracuse3211.8117th10.2233rd9325th
South Carolina Upstate2912.3183rd9.8195th8.3294th
Furman3211.8117th10.5264th8.2290th
Notre Dame3111.9133rd11.8345th6.6192nd
SMU3412.5208th9.9203rd7.7259th
Montana3012.9260th9.7183rd7.3226th
Kentucky3611.134th11306th9.1327th
Wake Forest3511.356th10.9296th8.6312th
San Diego3112.2170th11.7342nd6.1151st
Arizona State3311.8117th11306th7.4237th
UNLV3412.9260th8.765th9.6335th
Wisconsin3511.689th11.8345th7.3226th
Buffalo3012.9260th11.2319th5.179th
Wofford3011.9133rd12.1356th6.3169th
Pepperdine3011.8117th10.4249th8.2290th
Southern Mississippi3313.1296th9.3133rd7.3226th
Southern Utah2913281st9.8195th6.4179th
Chattanooga2912.4194th12.1356th5.5102nd
Washington State3112.8246th10.1227th6.4179th
South Dakota2913.2309th8.441st8.4301st
Idaho3312.5208th9.7183rd7.7259th
Virginia Tech3211.7103rd9.9203rd10.1343rd
UMass Lowell3013.1296th10.8290th4.860th
Washington3312.1155th11306th6.5184th
Middle Tennessee2912.1155th10.9296th6.6192nd
Bryant2912.3183rd10.9296th6.2163rd
Oklahoma3713.3315th9.9203rd5.8124th
Purdue3911.245th11306th8.2290th
Purdue Fort Wayne2912.4194th10.3243rd6.8204th
Mercer2913.1296th11306th4.235th
Ohio State3410.818th11.8345th7.9274th
Southern Indiana2812.3183rd10216th7.4237th
Texas Southern2813.6335th10.3243rd4.757th
Northern Arizona2911.689th10.9296th7.5248th
Stanford331128th12.1356th7.5248th
Morehead State3012.5208th8.876th10.2346th
American University3011.9133rd9.3133rd12360th
Jacksonville3010.510th11.9352nd7.8263rd
South Carolina3211.245th11.4330th7.5248th
South Dakota State2912.9260th8.334th9.1327th
Wright State3312.7232nd11.1314th575th
Butler3213.5326th9.7183rd5.6110th
Tulsa3613.7343rd9.3133rd6141st
Oregon State3311.7103rd10.5264th7.5248th
Georgia3312.9260th8.334th8.8320th
North Carolina A&T2813.6335th8.765th7213th
William & Mary3013.2309th10216th5.284th
Rice2912.7232nd9.6166th6.9208th
Toledo3211.575th11.5337th6.6192nd
Oregon3211.9133rd11.2319th6.1151st
Florida International2912.8246th11.4330th426th
Long Island University3511.7103rd9.3133rd12.3362nd
Mississippi Valley State3213.6335th9.9203rd4.860th
North Carolina State3413.2309th10.3243rd4.545th
Southern3114.1357th9.2116th5.8124th
UCLA3611.464th11306th7.3226th
Lipscomb3012.1155th11.4330th5.6110th
George Washington3412.6220th8.552nd8.8320th
Mount St. Mary's3112.2170th9.8195th7.3226th
Marquette3211.7103rd10.2233rd7.6254th
Portland3210.920th11.8345th7.1219th
St. Bonaventure3312.6220th8.658th8.4301st
Northwestern3411.356th10.9296th7.3226th
UC Riverside3012.4194th10.7285th5.497th
UAB3113.4321st9.4144th5.6110th
Central Michigan2913.1296th9.5151st5.8124th
San Diego State321128th11306th7.4237th
Cal Poly3114.9364th9.7183rd3.923rd
Kennesaw State3213.3315th10.4249th2.85th
Oral Roberts3012.5208th8.441st8.8320th
James Madison3213.7343rd8.441st6.5184th
Saint Peter's2811.464th10.6275th7.3226th
Troy3213.6335th9.8195th4.235th
Binghamton2813.1296th10.4249th3.718th
California3311.7103rd9.6166th8.3294th
Loyola Chicago3312.7232nd7.916th8.6312th
Massachusetts3214.2359th8.876th5.8124th
Iona3212.5208th9.6166th6.4179th
Tulane3213.9349th819th6.5184th
East Carolina3013281st9.6166th5.5102nd
Memphis3213.7343rd9.1109th5.497th
Dartmouth2512.9260th995th6.6192nd
Florida Atlantic3113.5326th8.658th6.2163rd
UNC Asheville2911.9133rd9.5151st7.8263rd
La Salle3112.1155th8.876th8.6312th
Chicago State3112.2170th9.5151st7.1219th
West Georgia3011.575th12.4362nd5.5102nd
Eastern Michigan3012149th8.658th9.1327th
Fairleigh Dickinson2912.4194th8.765th7.9274th
Coastal Carolina3114353rd7.916th6.2163rd
Sam Houston State3112.1155th11.8345th4.132nd
Detroit Mercy3012.7232nd10.7285th3.313th
UTEP2812.4194th10.2233rd5.5102nd
Drake3211.464th10216th7.5248th
NJIT3211.8117th9.1109th8.4301st
Wyoming3211.464th9.9203rd7.7259th
Coppin State3012.9260th8.227th7.4237th
Arizona3911.245th9.9203rd7.9274th
Pittsburgh3311.245th9.9203rd7.9274th
Portland State2813.3315th8.765th6141st
Temple3111.9133rd8.876th8.6312th
Akron3312.7232nd8.334th7.6254th
Evansville3012.3183rd8.441st8.3294th
Central Connecticut2811.7103rd9.5151st7.8263rd
South Florida3313.1296th8.552nd6.3169th
UC Davis3112.8246th9.5151st5.7119th
Kansas351128th9.5151st9.4333rd
South Carolina State3012.5208th8.987th7213th
Wichita State3513281st819th6.9208th
Lindenwood3012.3183rd10.5264th4.860th
Valparaiso3211.575th8.876th11.5356th
Le Moyne3112.8246th9.2116th6141st
Liberty3112149th11.4330th3.923rd
Cal State Northridge3215365th7.916th5.7119th
Ball State2910.920th9.6166th8.6312th
Central Arkansas3211.9133rd11.1314th4.651st
Florida Gulf Coast3212.1155th10.2233rd5.6110th
Stetson3111.9133rd11.6339th426th
Vanderbilt3612.6220th9.1109th6.3169th
Indiana3212.3183rd10216th5.497th
Santa Clara3411.575th10.6275th6141st
Charlotte3313.5326th8.227th5.9136th
Youngstown State2912.7232nd10.4249th2.85th
Bradley3312.3183rd9.3133rd6.3169th
Belmont3112.6220th7.87th7.6254th
Robert Morris3112.6220th10216th4.545th
Winthrop3114.1357th9.2116th2.98th
Little Rock3012.3183rd8.334th7.8263rd
Sacred Heart3212.7232nd10.3243rd2.85th
San Francisco3211.575th10.6275th5.8124th
Southeast Missouri State3011.8117th7.75th10.9352nd
Illinois3710.510th10.5264th6.7199th
Tennessee State3012.9260th9.4144th4.968th
Hampton3012.9260th8.658th6.1151st
Boston College3111.356th10.6275th5.9136th
Georgia State3011.8117th8.876th7.9274th
UTSA2813.4321st995th4.651st
Duquesne3112.4194th7.87th7.8263rd
Quinnipiac3111.464th10.4249th6.1151st
Bethune Cookman3112.9260th9.2116th5.387th
Green Bay3111.689th11.7342nd4.132nd
Michigan4011.245th10.2233rd6.5184th
Florida3511.689th9.3133rd7.4237th
Maryland-Eastern Shore3010.614th9.5151st8.3294th
TCU3513.1296th8.876th5.387th
Charleston3112149th10.5264th4.545th
Duke389.62nd10216th7.4237th
Louisville3512.1155th8.987th7213th
Presbyterian3011.464th8.441st10.3349th
North Alabama2811.7103rd10.8290th4.860th
Minnesota3311.8117th9.6166th6.3169th
Creighton3411.9133rd10.2233rd5.284th
Columbia2611.7103rd9.8195th6.1151st
Bowling Green2911.689th9.5151st6.9208th
VCU3611.245th8.552nd10.4350th
Boise State3012.6220th9.2116th5.6110th
Seattle U3310.614th10.8290th6141st
Western Kentucky3012.2170th10.4249th426th
Eastern Illinois3011.575th8.552nd8.7317th
Tarleton State2812.4194th10.4249th2.31st
Austin Peay2911.356th9.9203rd6.5184th
East Tennessee State3211.8117th10216th5.6110th
Samford3012.6220th9.3133rd5.387th
Dayton3712149th8.227th7.8263rd
Morgan State2711.575th11.3326th4.338th
Niagara2911.689th9.9203rd6141st
Illinois State3510.920th8.987th8.9324th
Iowa3710.920th10.1227th6.5184th
UAlbany2912.8246th9.6166th3.718th
South Alabama3112.2170th9.8195th4.860th
Alabama A&M3011.8117th10.9296th3.111th
Tennessee3713281st7.31st6141st
UMBC319.84th10.1227th6.6192nd
Monmouth3312.4194th8.765th6.2163rd
UIC3311.7103rd8.987th7.3226th
Georgetown3412.1155th9.1109th6.1151st
Incarnate Word2811.575th11.4330th310th
Delaware3012.7232nd9.6166th3.416th
Missouri State3111.575th11.3326th3.313th
Texas State3011.7103rd10.3243rd4.968th
Virginia3612.1155th8.334th7.2223rd
Norfolk State2812.8246th8.227th5.9136th
North Carolina3311.689th9.5151st6.3169th
Richmond3111.134th819th11.5356th
Brown2513.1296th8.441st4.968th
Canisius3012.4194th8.987th5.8124th
Western Illinois2812.4194th8.987th5.8124th
Fairfield3312149th10.1227th426th
Tennessee Tech2811.575th9.7183rd5.9136th
Hawaii3112.7232nd9.2116th4.441st
Miami Florida3511.134th995th7.7259th
Pennsylvania2912.3183rd9.6166th4.235th
New Mexico State2911.7103rd10.6275th2.52nd
Air Force3212.3183rd8.876th5.7119th
Loyola Marymount3111.8117th9.9203rd4.757th
Fresno State3112.8246th9.2116th3.111th
Louisiana3311.9133rd9.2116th5.8124th
Nicholls3211.9133rd9.2116th5.8124th
North Dakota State3211.7103rd7.87th7.8263rd
Connecticut4010.510th8.987th7.9274th
Villanova3312.1155th8.765th6.1151st
Alabama State3112.2170th9.6166th4.132nd
Davidson321128th7.63rd9.7337th
Fordham2911.464th7.63rd8.4301st
Gonzaga3510.28th995th7.8263rd
Pacific3111.134th10.5264th4.968th
Grambling3112.8246th8.876th4.441st
Michigan State351128th9.6166th6.3169th
Seton Hall339.73rd10.4249th5.6110th
UC Santa Barbara3012.6220th9.2116th426th
Nevada3712.1155th8.765th6141st
Clemson3511.356th8.123rd7.9274th
Indiana State3011.689th9.4144th5.7119th
UT Arlington3011.134th9.6166th6.1151st
Utah Valley3111.356th9.2116th6.4179th
Saint Joseph's3411.464th8.987th6.7199th
Abilene Christian3012.8246th8.552nd4.651st
New Mexico3611.9133rd9.3133rd5.179th
New Orleans3312.2170th9.2116th4.757th
Howard3110.49th9.3133rd6.7199th
Saint Louis3412.2170th8.441st5.8124th
Vermont3212.5208th9.1109th3.718th
Southern Illinois3111.245th8.876th6.9208th
Navy3210.920th9.2116th6.6192nd
North Carolina Central2812.3183rd8.658th5.387th
Rhode Island3210.920th8.334th7.9274th
Stonehill3112.4194th9.2116th3.517th
DePaul3211.9133rd8.441st6.1151st
Appalachian State3011.689th9.3133rd5.5102nd
Florida A&M2912.5208th8.765th4.651st
Saint Mary's329.84th10216th5.5102nd
Jacksonville State2912.7232nd8.765th3.822nd
Yale2912.8246th8.123rd4.545th
Mercyhurst3211.134th995th6.5184th
St. John's3711.689th9.4144th5.179th
UC Irvine3310.818th9.9203rd5.387th
Grand Canyon3211.689th8.441st6.3169th
Nebraska3511.134th9.5151st5.5102nd
UNC Wilmington3211.8117th8.441st5.8124th
Cincinnati3311.245th9.3133rd5.5102nd
New Haven2810.614th8.765th6.7199th
St. Thomas-Minnesota3112.1155th8.334th5.387th
Houston Christian3011.8117th9.4144th3.313th
Stony Brook3011.8117th995th4.860th
Siena3511.134th995th6141st
Northern Iowa3510.16th8.123rd7.4237th
Princeton2811.575th9.2116th575th
West Virginia3511.245th9.6166th4.651st
UC San Diego3212.5208th8.227th3.923rd
California Baptist3410.510th9.5151st5.387th
Hofstra3311.356th995th5.497th
Texas A&M Commerce3011.689th8.123rd5.9136th
Louisiana Tech3111.356th9.7183rd2.98th
Colorado State3311.8117th8.227th5.497th
Delaware State2711.245th9.5151st4.441st
Utah State3511.7103rd8.441st5.387th
UT Martin3010.717th7.31st6.9208th
Southeastern Louisiana3011.9133rd7.87th5.179th
Harvard2811.464th9.5151st2.52nd
Northwestern State3011.575th995th4.338th
Lamar2911.464th8.658th575th
SIU Edwardsville2911.9133rd7.87th4.441st
Maine3111.464th9.1109th2.74th
Houston3710.16th995th575th
Stephen F. Austin3211.689th8.227th4.860th
UT Rio Grande Valley3111.575th8.876th3.718th
Marist3011.134th995th4.338th
Towson3210.920th8.765th5.179th
George Mason3211.134th8.658th4.860th
Drexel321128th8.552nd4.968th
Iowa State3711.245th7.87th5.387th
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi2911.7103rd7.75th426th
North Texas3111.575th7.87th4.545th
McNeese3211.134th819th4.651st

Rebounds allowed by position

Rebounds allowed by position, 2025-26. Rank 1 allows the least, the last rank allows the most.
VMI294.1313th6.6361st7.1360th
Sacramento State284.6363rd6.1324th6.5344th
South Alabama314.4354th6.2336th5.3275th
Georgia Southern354.2330th5.6258th6.3332nd
UTSA284.4354th5.5236th6.2327th
Alabama353.9261st6.1324th6322nd
Old Dominion324.1313th5.7276th5.9315th
UL Monroe304283rd6.3346th5.3275th
Lehigh334.1313th5.5236th6.8354th
Mississippi State324.2330th5.8290th5.3275th
Prairie View A&M334283rd5.7276th6.4335th
Georgia State304.2330th5.5236th6.2327th
Le Moyne314.1313th5.9301st5.3275th
Manhattan314.3347th6.9364th4.5171st
Coastal Carolina314.5360th5.3190th6.1325th
Monmouth333.9261st5.6258th6.7353rd
Merrimack343.8216th6.3346th5.8307th
Army304283rd5.5236th6.4335th
Gardner-Webb303.6130th6.5358th6.9356th
Texas A&M343.9261st5.6258th5.9315th
Boston College314.2330th5.9301st4.7190th
Chicago State314.2330th5.3190th5.6297th
New Hampshire284.2330th6.1324th4.4160th
Oklahoma State353.7181st6.2336th5.6297th
Rider283.9261st6.1324th4.9228th
Florida State333.6130th6.2336th6.5344th
Elon304283rd5.3190th6.3332nd
Kansas City284.1313th5118th7.7362nd
Montana State293.7181st5.7276th6.4335th
South Carolina Upstate293.593rd6.2336th7.8363rd
Southern Indiana284.1313th6.1324th4.2137th
The Citadel303.7181st5.6258th6.4335th
Tulane324.4354th5.3190th4.9228th
Drake324.2330th5.3190th5.1251st
Syracuse323.8216th5.4205th6.6350th
St. Francis Pennsylvania294283rd5.4205th5.3275th
Loyola Maryland304.2330th4.997th6.4335th
NJIT324.2330th5.5236th4.7190th
Bucknell334.2330th5118th5.8307th
UC San Diego324283rd5.4205th5.2265th
UTEP283.9261st6.4355th4.2137th
William & Mary303.8216th5.8290th5238th
Charleston Southern293.9261st5.1145th6.4335th
Eastern Illinois303.9261st5.4205th5.3275th
Quinnipiac314.4354th5.3190th4.7190th
High Point333.6130th5.6258th6.5344th
Mercyhurst323.8216th5.4205th5.8307th
Little Rock303.9261st5.6258th4.8206th
IUPUI304283rd6.5358th3.783rd
Utah Tech313.7181st5.7276th5.2265th
Alcorn State324283rd6312th4.1124th
Rutgers343.6130th5.9301st5.4285th
Ohio303.7181st5.5236th5.6297th
Southern314.2330th5.4205th4.6179th
Kansas State324.2330th5.5236th4.3147th
Kansas353.6130th5.5236th6.5344th
Memphis324.3347th5.2170th4.7190th
Liberty314.1313th6.1324th3.567th
UAB313.8216th5.5236th5.1251st
Western Illinois284.1313th5.5236th4.3147th
Saint Peter's284283rd6.2336th3.675th
Montana303.6130th5.5236th6.2327th
Central Connecticut283.593rd5.9301st5.6297th
Northwestern343.464th5.7276th6.6350th
San Diego314283rd6.1324th3.783rd
Pennsylvania293.8216th6.3346th4.1124th
Lafayette314.6363rd4.532nd5.4285th
Saint Joseph's344.1313th5.4205th4.4160th
Wagner283.8216th4.997th8365th
Cal State Fullerton324.5360th5.1145th4.5171st
Northern Kentucky313.6130th6.2336th4.8206th
Seattle U333.6130th6.2336th4.8206th
Sacred Heart324.2330th6.2336th25th
Arkansas State303.6130th5.4205th6.4335th
Eastern Michigan303.593rd6312th5.2265th
North Dakota324.3347th4.27th5.9315th
Richmond313.8216th5.1145th5.8307th
Xavier333.9261st6.1324th3.783rd
UNC Greensboro324283rd5.4205th4.6179th
Radford293.117th6.9364th5.4285th
UC Davis314.4354th5118th4.7190th
Long Island University352.98th5.8290th7.5361st
Western Kentucky304283rd5.9301st3.675th
Chattanooga293.8216th6.3346th3.895th
North Carolina State343.8216th6.3346th3.895th
Maine314.2330th6.1324th1.72nd
Penn State323.117th6312th6.1325th
Iona324.9365th5.4205th3.783rd
Holy Cross313.7181st5.4205th5.2265th
Charleston314.3347th5.5236th3.567th
Cleveland State304283rd6.3346th2.619th
BYU353.464th5.8290th5.5292nd
Miami Ohio313.7181st5.6258th4.8206th
North Florida303.7181st6.5358th3.9106th
Valparaiso323.6130th5.7276th5238th
Arkansas Pine Bluff303.8216th5.9301st4.1124th
Stonehill314.3347th5.8290th1.51st
California334.1313th5118th4.8206th
Indiana State303.7181st5.3190th5.2265th
San Jose State323.593rd5.5236th5.8307th
Southeast Missouri State304283rd4.646th5.8307th
Central Michigan293.9261st5.6258th4114th
Davidson323.9261st4.757th5.9315th
Jackson State334283rd6.1324th2.826th
Marquette323.464th6.7363rd4.8206th
Lipscomb303.6130th6.4355th4.3147th
UCLA363.347th5.8290th5.4285th
Georgia Tech313.593rd5.4205th6322nd
Dayton373.8216th5118th5.4285th
Niagara294283rd5.1145th4.7190th
Southern Utah294283rd5.1145th4.7190th
Ball State293.7181st6312th4.1124th
Alabama State314283rd5.6258th3.675th
Texas Southern284283rd5.5236th3.895th
Stony Brook304.5360th5.3190th3.462nd
San Diego State323.347th6312th5.1251st
American University303.8216th4.757th6.3332nd
James Madison323.8216th4.997th5.5292nd
Purdue Fort Wayne293.8216th6312th3.675th
Youngstown State294283rd5.9301st2.619th
Northern Arizona293.8216th5.1145th5238th
Colgate313.593rd5.4205th5.6297th
Nebraska353.593rd5.5236th5.2265th
Weber State303.593rd5.1145th6.8354th
Texas A&M Commerce303.8216th5.6258th4114th
Mississippi Valley State324.2330th4.997th4.4160th
Mercer293.8216th6312th3.357th
Northern Colorado293.9261st5118th4.8206th
Oral Roberts303.9261st4.532nd5.5292nd
South Florida334.1313th4.532nd5238th
Wofford303.230th6.3346th4.8206th
UNLV344283rd4.532nd5.2265th
Wake Forest353.117th5.4205th7358th
Dartmouth254.1313th5118th4.3147th
Cal State Bakersfield304.1313th5.4205th3.357th
Cal Poly314.4354th5.2170th3.250th
New Mexico State293.9261st5.9301st2.210th
Tarleton State283.8216th6.3346th2.210th
North Carolina Central283.9261st4.757th5.1251st
Oklahoma373.9261st5118th4.7190th
UC Irvine333.8216th5.6258th3.895th
Western Michigan293.117th5.9301st5.1251st
Arizona State333.8216th5.4205th4.3147th
Murray State333.8216th5.1145th4.8206th
New Mexico363.6130th5.6258th4.6179th
Campbell323.8216th4.757th5.5292nd
Georgetown343.7181st5.4205th4.6179th
Loyola Chicago334283rd4.27th5.3275th
Rice293.7181st5.7276th3.9106th
Wisconsin353.230th5.6258th5.3275th
Fresno State314.3347th5.1145th3.567th
Northeastern313.8216th5.6258th3.783rd
Furman323.593rd4.997th7.9364th
Western Carolina293.6130th4.997th6.2327th
Ohio State342.61st5.9301st5.1251st
Bryant293.593rd6312th4.3147th
Idaho333.7181st4.420th6.6350th
Marshall313.6130th5.2170th5.1251st
Southern Illinois313.7181st5118th5.1251st
Southeastern Louisiana303.593rd5.4205th5.1251st
Lindenwood303.7181st5.6258th3.9106th
Toledo323.593rd6.4355th3.895th
Pepperdine303.6130th4.997th5.9315th
Morehead State303.7181st5118th5238th
Denver294283rd4.874th4.6179th
Middle Tennessee293.593rd6.2336th3.9106th
Utah323.230th5.7276th4.9228th
Northern Iowa353.8216th4.532nd5.4285th
Bowling Green293.7181st5.7276th3.675th
Omaha293.6130th4.997th5.7304th
South Carolina323.593rd5.1145th5.5292nd
West Georgia303.6130th5.2170th4.9228th
Temple313.8216th3.81st5.8307th
Bethune Cookman313.7181st5.4205th4.2137th
Bradley333.8216th5.2170th4.2137th
Appalachian State303.7181st5.2170th4.5171st
Texas Tech342.98th5.2170th6.5344th
Clemson353.347th5.2170th5.7304th
Oakland313.593rd6.6361st3.567th
USC313.347th6.2336th4.2137th
Evansville303.6130th4.874th5.9315th
South Dakota294.2330th4.874th4114th
Southern Mississippi333.8216th4.874th4.9228th
Binghamton283.7181st6312th2.721st
Oregon State333.464th5.8290th4.4160th
Georgia333.7181st4.997th4.9228th
Idaho State303.9261st4.27th5238th
SMU343.6130th5.2170th4.8206th
Sam Houston State313.6130th6.1324th3.250th
UNC Asheville293.230th5.5236th5238th
East Carolina303.8216th4.997th4.7190th
Delaware State274.1313th4.874th4114th
Coppin State304283rd4.311th4.8206th
Samford303.593rd6312th3.895th
Milwaukee313.7181st5.9301st2.415th
East Tennessee State32312th5.7276th4.8206th
McNeese323.8216th5118th4.4160th
Loyola Marymount313.9261st5.4205th2.826th
Arkansas373.230th5.1145th5.9315th
North Carolina333.593rd5.1145th5.1251st
Seton Hall333.593rd5.4205th4.7190th
Cal State Northridge324.3347th4.757th3.783rd
Providence333.117th6.3346th4.1124th
Duquesne313.8216th4.532nd5238th
UCF333.464th5118th5.7304th
Delaware303.6130th6.1324th331st
Louisville353.464th5.2170th5.1251st
New Haven283.7181st5.3190th4114th
South Dakota State293.593rd4.757th6.4335th
Fairfield333.7181st5.6258th3.143rd
Troy323.7181st5.4205th3.895th
Fordham294.1313th4.27th4.4160th
La Salle313.9261st4.311th4.8206th
St. Thomas-Minnesota314.1313th45th4.4160th
Kennesaw State324283rd5.3190th1.83rd
Stetson313.7181st5.5236th3.357th
Marist303.6130th6312th331st
Maryland-Eastern Shore303.464th4.874th6.4335th
Morgan State274283rd5.1145th3.143rd
Missouri State313.6130th5.7276th3.462nd
Fairleigh Dickinson293.464th5118th5.4285th
Ole Miss353.6130th5.3190th4.3147th
Northern Illinois283.6130th5.1145th4.7190th
UNC Wilmington323.230th5.2170th5.2265th
Brown253.8216th5.4205th3.143rd
Canisius303.6130th5.7276th3.357th
St. Bonaventure333.593rd4.311th7358th
Virginia Tech323.464th4.874th6322nd
DePaul323.464th5.6258th4.2137th
Longwood293.464th4.997th5.6297th
Winthrop313.8216th5118th4.1124th
Kentucky36312th5118th6.2327th
UMBC313.8216th5.1145th3.895th
West Virginia35312th5.4205th5238th
Mount St. Mary's313.6130th5118th4.8206th
UIC333.464th4.646th6.5344th
Washington333.230th5.7276th4.3147th
SIU Edwardsville293.8216th5.4205th331st
Colorado333.8216th4.874th4.4160th
Hawaii313.8216th4.874th4.4160th
LSU323.230th5.3190th4.9228th
Portland State283.8216th5118th4114th
TCU353.464th5.1145th5238th
Oregon323.464th5.6258th4.1124th
Portland323.593rd5.4205th4.3147th
Air Force323.7181st4.757th4.8206th
Creighton343.593rd5.5236th4114th
Indiana323.347th5.3190th4.8206th
UC Riverside304283rd4.874th3.783rd
Stanford333.6130th5118th4.7190th
Louisiana333.9261st5.1145th331st
North Alabama283.230th5.5236th4.5171st
Notre Dame313.464th5.5236th4.2137th
George Washington343.347th4.532nd6.9356th
VCU363.464th4.874th5.6297th
South Carolina State304283rd3.93rd4.3147th
Northwestern State303.6130th5.7276th2.721st
Nicholls323.9261st4.997th3.567th
UMass Lowell303.347th5.8290th3.783rd
Cincinnati333.593rd4.874th5.1251st
Towson323.593rd5118th4.8206th
Louisiana Tech313.6130th5.5236th3.250th
Buffalo303.593rd5.8290th2.826th
UT Rio Grande Valley313.7181st5.4205th2.721st
Wichita State353.7181st4.420th4.8206th
Kent State323.7181st5118th3.9106th
Rhode Island323.8216th4.874th4114th
Boston University333.464th4.532nd5.8307th
Minnesota333.230th5.1145th4.9228th
Long Beach State304.2330th4.420th3.250th
North Dakota State323.8216th45th4.6179th
Vermont324.1313th4.874th2.313th
St. John's373.464th5.5236th3.895th
Drexel324283rd4.874th331st
Utah State353.593rd4.757th5238th
Baylor333.593rd5.2170th4.1124th
Tennessee State303.8216th5.1145th2.826th
Massachusetts323.9261st4.874th3.250th
Houston373.7181st5118th3.783rd
Illinois State353.6130th4.646th4.8206th
North Texas313.7181st4.874th4.1124th
Vanderbilt363.347th5.2170th4.4160th
Detroit Mercy303.464th5.8290th2.721st
Pittsburgh333.593rd4.874th4.8206th
Virginia363.464th4.532nd5.3275th
Florida Atlantic313.593rd4.997th4.6179th
Saint Louis343.464th4.997th4.8206th
Stephen F. Austin323.6130th5.2170th3.567th
Charlotte333.6130th4.646th4.7190th
UAlbany293.6130th5.4205th331st
Missouri333.117th4.997th5.1251st
Navy323.6130th4.997th4.2137th
Hampton303.7181st4.311th4.5171st
Jacksonville State293.117th6312th331st
Alabama A&M303.7181st5.2170th2.18th
Central Arkansas323.8216th4.997th3.143rd
Connecticut402.98th4.997th5.1251st
California Baptist343.6130th4.646th4.6179th
Tulsa363.6130th5118th3.9106th
Siena353.6130th5.3190th331st
Auburn383.464th4.420th5.2265th
Florida International293.464th5.4205th3.675th
Howard313.347th5118th4.6179th
Santa Clara343.593rd5.1145th3.9106th
UT Arlington303.6130th5.1145th3.567th
Lamar294283rd4.532nd2.517th
Iowa372.61st5.2170th4.4160th
Queens University343.6130th5118th3.783rd
New Orleans333.593rd5.3190th3.143rd
Harvard283.230th5.8290th25th
Eastern Kentucky303.6130th4.757th4.2137th
Butler323.464th5.4205th3.250th
Eastern Washington32312th4.874th4.9228th
Purdue393.117th4.532nd5.2265th
Washington State313.117th5118th4.6179th
Tennessee Tech283.6130th4.646th4.2137th
Villanova333.347th4.757th4.8206th
Cornell263.347th5.4205th3.357th
Bellarmine303.6130th5.1145th331st
Austin Peay293.6130th5.2170th25th
Grambling313.8216th4.757th331st
Arizona393.117th4.311th5.3275th
North Carolina A&T283.593rd4.420th4.7190th
Iowa State373.117th5.2170th4114th
Maryland333.6130th4.420th4.3147th
UT Martin303.347th5118th4.1124th
Florida A&M293.7181st4.757th3.250th
Akron333.464th4.532nd4.7190th
Colorado State333.117th5.1145th4.1124th
Norfolk State283.6130th4.646th3.9106th
Robert Morris313.6130th5.1145th1.94th
Wright State333.593rd5.2170th2.313th
Miami Florida353.230th3.93rd5238th
Incarnate Word283.593rd5.1145th331st
Houston Christian303.8216th4.532nd2.517th
Green Bay313.464th5.2170th2.930th
Duke382.73rd4.420th5238th
Wyoming323.347th4.420th4.7190th
Florida352.84th4.420th4.9228th
Illinois372.98th4.997th4.3147th
San Francisco323.593rd4.311th4.3147th
Princeton283.6130th4.757th3.462nd
Texas State303.347th4.874th4.1124th
Abilene Christian303.8216th4.420th2.18th
Columbia263.230th5118th3.895th
Belmont313.347th4.420th4.5171st
Florida Gulf Coast323.593rd4.646th3.895th
Grand Canyon323.6130th4.757th3.143rd
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi293.6130th4.757th3.143rd
Hofstra333.593rd4.874th3.462nd
Gonzaga352.84th4.646th4.5171st
Pacific313.230th4.874th4114th
Utah Valley313.230th4.997th3.783rd
Nevada373.464th4.757th3.783rd
George Mason323.6130th4.311th3.462nd
Jacksonville303.230th4.997th3.675th
Presbyterian302.84th4.420th4.5171st
Tennessee37312th3.81st4.6179th
Michigan403.347th4.874th3.567th
Boise State303.347th4.646th3.675th
Michigan State352.84th4.532nd4.1124th
Yale293.464th4.757th2.210th
Texas353.230th4.646th331st
UC Santa Barbara303.464th4.311th2.415th
Saint Mary's323.117th4.311th2.721st

Using defense vs position on a prop

  1. Find the opponent and the position

    Say the player is a G facing Cal State Northridge. The G column shows 15 points per game, 365th of 365.

  2. Compare it with the league

    The league average at G is 12.3, so this defense gives up 2.7 more per game. That is a soft matchup on the season.

  3. Open the position for the recent trend

    Use the position links above. Each one ranks every main stat over the season, the last 10 and the last 5, so you can see if the number still holds.

  4. Then check the player

    A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.

How this is counted

Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2025-26 games. It counts the top 3 guards, 2 forwards and 1 center by minutes per game. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.

Defense vs position FAQ

What is College Basketball defense vs position?

It ranks every College Basketball team by what it allows to each position, not just in total. A team can be tough on one position and soft on another: that is what the table above shows for 2025-26.

Which College Basketball team gives up the most points to guards?

Cal State Northridge, at 15 per game in 2025-26, 365th of 365. The league average is 12.3. These are final 2025-26 numbers, through Apr 7, 2026.

Which College Basketball team gives up the most points to forwards?

North Florida, at 14.7 per game in 2025-26, 365th of 365. The league average is 9.8. These are final 2025-26 numbers, through Apr 7, 2026.

Is a high rank good or bad?

It depends which side you are on. 1st allows the least and 365th allows the most, so a high rank is a soft matchup for the player and a poor number for the defense. The app's defense table uses the same order.

How often is this updated?

Every morning. The rankings are recomputed around 6 AM ET and this page refreshes by 8:40 AM ET.

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