College Basketball defense vs guards

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Opposing guards put up the most points against Cal State Northridge: 15 per guard per game, 365th of 365, against a league average of 12.3. They put up the fewest against Merrimack, at 9.3.

1st allows the least (toughest) and 365th allows the most (softest). These are final 2025-26 numbers, through Apr 7, 2026. It counts the top 3 guards by minutes per game.

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.

Defense vs guards, 2025-26

Per-game stats allowed to guards by each team, 2025-26, softest on Points first. Rank 1 allows the least.
Cal State Northridge3215365th4.3347th2.9285th22.2364th
Cal Poly3114.9364th4.4354th3309th22.3365th
Cleveland State3014.6363rd4283rd3.3350th21.8362nd
IUPUI3014.5362nd4283rd3.2341st21.8362nd
Alabama3514.3361st3.9261st2.498th20.5343rd
Denver2914.2359th4283rd2.365th20.5343rd
Massachusetts3214.2359th3.9261st3.2341st21.3358th
Southern3114.1357th4.2330th3309th21.3358th
Winthrop3114.1357th3.8216th2.365th20.1320th
Arkansas Pine Bluff3014353rd3.8216th3309th20.8349th
Coastal Carolina3114353rd4.5360th1.61st20.1320th
Ohio3014353rd3.7181st2.6164th20.2328th
Providence3314353rd3.117th3.1327th20.2328th
Longwood2913.9349th3.464th2.6164th19.9313th
Loyola Maryland3013.9349th4.2330th3.2341st21.3358th
Milwaukee3113.9349th3.7181st2.7218th20.3337th
Tulane3213.9349th4.4354th2.9285th21.2356th
Bellarmine3013.8348th3.6130th3.3350th20.7348th
Georgia Southern3513.7343rd4.2330th2.6164th20.4340th
James Madison3213.7343rd3.8216th2.235th19.6290th
Memphis3213.7343rd4.3347th2.498th20.4340th
North Dakota3213.7343rd4.3347th3309th21.1354th
Tulsa3613.7343rd3.6130th2.5130th19.8304th
Colorado3313.6335th3.8216th2.9285th20.4340th
Mississippi State3213.6335th4.2330th2.8248th20.6346th
Mississippi Valley State3213.6335th4.2330th3309th20.8349th
North Carolina A&T2813.6335th3.593rd2.8248th19.9313th
Oakland3113.6335th3.593rd3.8365th20.9351st
Texas Southern2813.6335th4283rd2.7218th20.3337th
Troy3213.6335th3.7181st2.5130th19.8304th
Western Michigan2913.6335th3.117th2.8248th19.5278th
Auburn3813.5326th3.464th2.6164th19.5278th
Butler3213.5326th3.464th3.2341st20.2328th
Cal State Fullerton3213.5326th4.5360th3.2341st21.1354th
Charlotte3313.5326th3.6130th2.6164th19.7299th
Florida Atlantic3113.5326th3.593rd2.5130th19.5278th
LSU3213.5326th3.230th2.6164th19.2256th
Northern Colorado2913.5326th3.9261st1.94th19.4277th
Sacramento State2813.5326th4.6363rd3.3350th21.4361st
UNC Greensboro3213.5326th4283rd3309th20.5343rd
Baylor3313.4321st3.593rd2.7218th19.6290th
Charleston Southern2913.4321st3.9261st27th19.3265th
UAB3113.4321st3.8216th2.6164th19.8304th
UTSA2813.4321st4.4354th3.3350th21.2356th
VMI2913.4321st4.1313th3.3350th20.9351st
High Point3313.3315th3.6130th2.6164th19.5278th
Jackson State3313.3315th4283rd2.9285th20.2328th
Kennesaw State3213.3315th4283rd2.6164th19.8304th
Oklahoma3713.3315th3.9261st2.7218th19.9313th
Portland State2813.3315th3.8216th2.5130th19.6290th
Utah3213.3315th3.230th2.6164th19.1246th
Arkansas State3013.2309th3.6130th2.8248th19.5278th
Kansas City2813.2309th4.1313th2.8248th20.1320th
Manhattan3113.2309th4.3347th3.5363rd21353rd
North Carolina State3413.2309th3.8216th2.235th19.3265th
South Dakota2913.2309th4.2330th2.498th19.8304th
William & Mary3013.2309th3.8216th2.8248th19.9313th
Alcorn State3213.1296th4283rd3.1327th20.2328th
Army3013.1296th4283rd2.8248th19.8304th
Binghamton2813.1296th3.7181st2.8248th19.5278th
Brown2513.1296th3.8216th2.117th19.1246th
Central Michigan2913.1296th3.9261st3309th20317th
Mercer2913.1296th3.8216th2.498th19.3265th
South Florida3313.1296th4.1313th2.5130th19.7299th
Southern Mississippi3313.1296th3.8216th2.235th19.1246th
St. Francis Pennsylvania2913.1296th4283rd3.1327th20.2328th
TCU3513.1296th3.464th2.8248th19.3265th
Texas A&M3413.1296th3.9261st3.2341st20.1320th
UMass Lowell3013.1296th3.347th2.6164th19.1246th
Xavier3313.1296th3.9261st3.2341st20.2328th
Bucknell3313281st4.2330th3309th20.1320th
Cal State Bakersfield3013281st4.1313th2.9285th20317th
Campbell3213281st3.8216th2.9285th19.6290th
East Carolina3013281st3.8216th2.8248th19.6290th
Elon3013281st4283rd3.1327th20.1320th
Kansas State3213281st4.2330th3.4359th20.6346th
New Hampshire2813281st4.2330th2.5130th19.7299th
Northeastern3113281st3.8216th2.8248th19.6290th
Northern Kentucky3113281st3.6130th2.6164th19.2256th
Southern Utah2913281st4283rd2.6164th19.6290th
Tennessee3713281st312th2.235th18.1132nd
Texas3513281st3.230th2.498th18.6181st
The Citadel3013281st3.7181st3309th19.7299th
Weber State3013281st3.593rd2.5130th19.1246th
Wichita State3513281st3.7181st27th18.7190th
Bethune Cookman3112.9260th3.7181st2.5130th19.1246th
Boston University3312.9260th3.464th2.6164th18.9222nd
Buffalo3012.9260th3.593rd3.1327th19.5278th
BYU3512.9260th3.464th3309th19.3265th
Coppin State3012.9260th4283rd3.3350th20.3337th
Cornell2612.9260th3.347th2.9285th19.1246th
Dartmouth2512.9260th4.1313th2.365th19.3265th
Eastern Kentucky3012.9260th3.6130th3309th19.5278th
Florida State3312.9260th3.6130th2.8248th19.3265th
Gardner-Webb3012.9260th3.6130th2.6164th19.1246th
Georgia3312.9260th3.7181st2.6164th19.2256th
Hampton3012.9260th3.7181st2.365th18.9222nd
Missouri3312.9260th3.117th2.6164th18.6181st
Montana3012.9260th3.6130th2.5130th19.1246th
Ole Miss3512.9260th3.6130th2.9285th19.5278th
Queens University3412.9260th3.6130th2.5130th18.9222nd
South Dakota State2912.9260th3.593rd2.7218th19233rd
Tennessee State3012.9260th3.8216th2.235th18.9222nd
UL Monroe3012.9260th4283rd3.3350th20.2328th
UNLV3412.9260th4283rd3309th19.8304th
Utah Tech3112.9260th3.7181st2.6164th19.2256th
Abilene Christian3012.8246th3.8216th2.365th18.9222nd
Florida International2912.8246th3.464th3309th19.2256th
Fresno State3112.8246th4.3347th2.6164th19.7299th
Grambling3112.8246th3.8216th2.365th18.9222nd
Le Moyne3112.8246th4.1313th2.7218th19.6290th
Long Beach State3012.8246th4.2330th2.9285th20317th
Marshall3112.8246th3.6130th2.5130th18.8207th
Montana State2912.8246th3.7181st2.235th18.7190th
Norfolk State2812.8246th3.6130th3.1327th19.5278th
Old Dominion3212.8246th4.1313th2.7218th19.6290th
UAlbany2912.8246th3.6130th2.8248th19.3265th
UC Davis3112.8246th4.4354th2.117th19.3265th
Washington State3112.8246th3.117th2.5130th18.4162nd
Yale2912.8246th3.464th2.6164th18.7190th
Akron3312.7232nd3.464th2.9285th19233rd
Delaware3012.7232nd3.6130th2.7218th19233rd
Detroit Mercy3012.7232nd3.464th2.7218th18.8207th
Hawaii3112.7232nd3.8216th2.117th18.6181st
Jacksonville State2912.7232nd3.117th2.5130th18.3152nd
Loyola Chicago3312.7232nd4283rd2.8248th19.5278th
Penn State3212.7232nd3.117th3.4359th19.2256th
Radford2912.7232nd3.117th2.8248th18.6181st
Rice2912.7232nd3.7181st2.6164th19233rd
Sacred Heart3212.7232nd4.2330th3.3350th20.2328th
UCF3312.7232nd3.464th2.6164th18.7190th
Western Carolina2912.7232nd3.6130th2.365th18.6181st
Wright State3312.7232nd3.593rd2.235th18.3152nd
Youngstown State2912.7232nd4283rd2.365th19233rd
Belmont3112.6220th3.347th2.498th18.4162nd
Boise State3012.6220th3.347th2.5130th18.4162nd
Colgate3112.6220th3.593rd2.8248th19233rd
Eastern Washington3212.6220th312th2.6164th18.1132nd
George Washington3412.6220th3.347th2.8248th18.7190th
Kent State3212.6220th3.7181st2.8248th19.2256th
Oklahoma State3512.6220th3.7181st3.1327th19.5278th
Robert Morris3112.6220th3.6130th2.6164th18.8207th
Samford3012.6220th3.593rd2.235th18.2146th
St. Bonaventure3312.6220th3.593rd2.7218th18.9222nd
UC Santa Barbara3012.6220th3.464th2.5130th18.5173rd
Vanderbilt3612.6220th3.347th2.235th18.1132nd
Florida A&M2912.5208th3.7181st2.6164th18.8207th
Holy Cross3112.5208th3.7181st2.6164th18.9222nd
Idaho3312.5208th3.7181st2.498th18.6181st
Iona3212.5208th4.9365th2.7218th20.1320th
Lehigh3312.5208th4.1313th2.117th18.8207th
Miami Ohio3112.5208th3.7181st2.6164th18.7190th
Morehead State3012.5208th3.7181st2.7218th19233rd
Oral Roberts3012.5208th3.9261st2.6164th19233rd
SMU3412.5208th3.6130th3.2341st19.3265th
South Carolina State3012.5208th4283rd2.8248th19.3265th
UC San Diego3212.5208th4283rd2.7218th19.2256th
Vermont3212.5208th4.1313th2.235th18.8207th
Canisius3012.4194th3.6130th2.8248th18.8207th
Chattanooga2912.4194th3.8216th2.6164th18.7190th
Duquesne3112.4194th3.8216th2.6164th18.7190th
Fairleigh Dickinson2912.4194th3.464th2.5130th18.3152nd
Maryland3312.4194th3.6130th3.1327th19233rd
Monmouth3312.4194th3.9261st2.498th18.7190th
Murray State3312.4194th3.8216th2.365th18.5173rd
Omaha2912.4194th3.6130th2.9285th18.8207th
Purdue Fort Wayne2912.4194th3.8216th2.8248th19233rd
Stonehill3112.4194th4.3347th2.117th18.8207th
Tarleton State2812.4194th3.8216th2.8248th19233rd
UC Riverside3012.4194th4283rd2.498th18.8207th
UTEP2812.4194th3.9261st2.498th18.7190th
Western Illinois2812.4194th4.1313th2.5130th19233rd
Air Force3212.3183rd3.7181st2.7218th18.7190th
Bradley3312.3183rd3.8216th2.365th18.4162nd
Bryant2912.3183rd3.593rd2.6164th18.3152nd
Evansville3012.3183rd3.6130th2.8248th18.7190th
Indiana3212.3183rd3.347th2.235th17.9113th
Lindenwood3012.3183rd3.7181st2.6164th18.6181st
Little Rock3012.3183rd3.9261st2.5130th18.7190th
North Carolina Central2812.3183rd3.9261st2.9285th19.2256th
Pennsylvania2912.3183rd3.8216th2.5130th18.6181st
South Carolina Upstate2912.3183rd3.593rd2.235th18123rd
Southern Indiana2812.3183rd4.1313th1.72nd18.2146th
Alabama State3112.2170th4283rd2.5130th18.8207th
Chicago State3112.2170th4.2330th3.4359th19.8304th
Georgia Tech3112.2170th3.593rd2.8248th18.5173rd
Lafayette3112.2170th4.6363rd3309th19.8304th
Mount St. Mary's3112.2170th3.6130th2.365th18.1132nd
New Orleans3312.2170th3.593rd3.1327th18.7190th
North Florida3012.2170th3.7181st3.1327th18.9222nd
Prairie View A&M3312.2170th4283rd2.498th18.7190th
Saint Louis3412.2170th3.464th2.235th17.9113th
San Diego3112.2170th4283rd3309th19.3265th
South Alabama3112.2170th4.4354th3.5363rd20.1320th
USC3112.2170th3.347th2.9285th18.4162nd
Western Kentucky3012.2170th4283rd2.6164th18.8207th
Florida Gulf Coast3212.1155th3.593rd2.6164th18.2146th
Georgetown3412.1155th3.7181st2.5130th18.4162nd
Idaho State3012.1155th3.9261st2.9285th18.9222nd
La Salle3112.1155th3.9261st3.1327th19.1246th
Lipscomb3012.1155th3.6130th2.6164th18.3152nd
Louisville3512.1155th3.464th2.498th17.9113th
Middle Tennessee2912.1155th3.593rd2.235th17.8100th
Nevada3712.1155th3.464th2.6164th18.1132nd
Sam Houston State3112.1155th3.6130th2.6164th18.3152nd
St. Thomas-Minnesota3112.1155th4.1313th2.7218th18.9222nd
Texas Tech3412.1155th2.98th2.235th17.254th
Villanova3312.1155th3.347th2.498th17.8100th
Virginia3612.1155th3.464th2.365th17.8100th
Wagner2812.1155th3.8216th2.7218th18.6181st
Washington3312.1155th3.230th2.8248th18.1132nd
Charleston3112149th4.3347th2.7218th19233rd
Dayton3712149th3.8216th2.498th18.3152nd
Eastern Michigan3012149th3.593rd2.5130th18123rd
Fairfield3312149th3.7181st2.7218th18.4162nd
Liberty3112149th4.1313th2.365th18.4162nd
Rider2812149th3.9261st2.9285th18.8207th
American University3011.9133rd3.8216th2.5130th18.1132nd
Arkansas3711.9133rd3.230th2.9285th18123rd
Central Arkansas3211.9133rd3.8216th3.2341st18.8207th
Creighton3411.9133rd3.593rd2.498th17.9113th
DePaul3211.9133rd3.464th2.498th17.8100th
Louisiana3311.9133rd3.9261st2.235th18.1132nd
New Mexico3611.9133rd3.6130th2.5130th17.9113th
Nicholls3211.9133rd3.9261st2.6164th18.4162nd
Notre Dame3111.9133rd3.464th2.6164th18123rd
Oregon3211.9133rd3.464th2.5130th17.8100th
SIU Edwardsville2911.9133rd3.8216th1.94th17.792nd
Southeastern Louisiana3011.9133rd3.593rd2.365th17.792nd
Stetson3111.9133rd3.7181st2.9285th18.5173rd
Temple3111.9133rd3.8216th2.6164th18.4162nd
UNC Asheville2911.9133rd3.230th2.365th17.578th
Wofford3011.9133rd3.230th2.8248th17.9113th
Alabama A&M3011.8117th3.7181st2.8248th18.3152nd
Arizona State3311.8117th3.8216th2.9285th18.5173rd
Colorado State3311.8117th3.117th2.117th1744th
East Tennessee State3211.8117th312th2.498th17.363rd
Furman3211.8117th3.593rd2.498th17.681st
Georgia State3011.8117th4.2330th2.7218th18.7190th
Houston Christian3011.8117th3.8216th2.6164th18.2146th
Loyola Marymount3111.8117th3.9261st2.365th18123rd
Minnesota3311.8117th3.230th3309th18123rd
NJIT3211.8117th4.2330th2.365th18.2146th
Northern Illinois2811.8117th3.6130th2.6164th18123rd
Pepperdine3011.8117th3.6130th3.1327th18.5173rd
Southeast Missouri State3011.8117th4283rd27th17.8100th
Stony Brook3011.8117th4.5360th2.498th18.8207th
Syracuse3211.8117th3.8216th2.7218th18.2146th
UNC Wilmington3211.8117th3.230th2.117th17.148th
California3311.7103rd4.1313th2.9285th18.7190th
Central Connecticut2811.7103rd3.593rd2.8248th18123rd
Columbia2611.7103rd3.230th2.8248th17.792nd
Long Island University3511.7103rd2.98th2.235th16.939th
Marquette3211.7103rd3.464th2.9285th18123rd
New Mexico State2911.7103rd3.9261st27th17.681st
North Alabama2811.7103rd3.230th3309th17.8100th
North Dakota State3211.7103rd3.8216th2.7218th18.1132nd
Oregon State3311.7103rd3.464th2.7218th17.792nd
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi2911.7103rd3.6130th27th17.363rd
Texas State3011.7103rd3.347th27th16.939th
UIC3311.7103rd3.464th2.8248th17.9113th
Utah State3511.7103rd3.593rd2.117th17.471st
Virginia Tech3211.7103rd3.464th2.498th17.578th
Appalachian State3011.689th3.7181st2.498th17.792nd
Bowling Green2911.689th3.7181st2.5130th17.8100th
Florida3511.689th2.84th2.235th16.621st
Grand Canyon3211.689th3.6130th2.117th17.254th
Green Bay3111.689th3.464th2.8248th17.8100th
Indiana State3011.689th3.7181st2.365th17.681st
Niagara2911.689th4283rd2.8248th18.4162nd
North Carolina3311.689th3.593rd2.5130th17.681st
Northern Arizona2911.689th3.8216th2.6164th17.9113th
Rutgers3411.689th3.6130th3.3350th18.5173rd
St. John's3711.689th3.464th2.117th17.148th
Stephen F. Austin3211.689th3.6130th2.235th17.471st
Texas A&M Commerce3011.689th3.8216th2.8248th18.1132nd
Wisconsin3511.689th3.230th2.8248th17.681st
Eastern Illinois3011.575th3.9261st2.9285th18.3152nd
Incarnate Word2811.575th3.593rd2.6164th17.681st
Missouri State3111.575th3.6130th2.498th17.681st
Morgan State2711.575th4283rd2.6164th18.1132nd
North Texas3111.575th3.7181st2.117th17.363rd
Northwestern State3011.575th3.6130th2.365th17.471st
Princeton2811.575th3.6130th2.365th17.471st
San Francisco3211.575th3.593rd2.7218th17.792nd
Santa Clara3411.575th3.593rd2.9285th17.9113th
Tennessee Tech2811.575th3.6130th2.6164th17.792nd
Toledo3211.575th3.593rd2.6164th17.681st
UT Rio Grande Valley3111.575th3.7181st2.5130th17.792nd
Valparaiso3211.575th3.6130th2.235th17.363rd
West Georgia3011.575th3.6130th2.7218th17.8100th
Drake3211.464th4.2330th2.6164th18.1132nd
Fordham2911.464th4.1313th2.498th17.9113th
Harvard2811.464th3.230th2.365th16.939th
Lamar2911.464th4283rd2.6164th18.1132nd
Maine3111.464th4.2330th2.7218th18.3152nd
Presbyterian3011.464th2.84th2.365th16.621st
Quinnipiac3111.464th4.4354th2.8248th18.5173rd
Saint Joseph's3411.464th4.1313th2.5130th18.1132nd
Saint Peter's2811.464th4283rd27th17.471st
UCLA3611.464th3.347th2.9285th17.681st
Wyoming3211.464th3.347th2.117th16.726th
Austin Peay2911.356th3.6130th2.6164th17.471st
Boston College3111.356th4.2330th2.498th17.8100th
Clemson3511.356th3.347th1.83rd16.418th
Hofstra3311.356th3.593rd2.365th17.148th
Louisiana Tech3111.356th3.6130th2.365th17.254th
Northwestern3411.356th3.464th3309th17.681st
Utah Valley3111.356th3.230th2.117th16.726th
Wake Forest3511.356th3.117th2.7218th1744th
Arizona3911.245th3.117th2.498th16.834th
Cincinnati3311.245th3.593rd2.5130th17.254th
Delaware State2711.245th4.1313th2.498th17.681st
Iowa State3711.245th3.117th2.365th16.621st
Michigan4011.245th3.347th2.235th16.834th
Pittsburgh3311.245th3.593rd2.5130th17.254th
Purdue3911.245th3.117th2.8248th17.148th
South Carolina3211.245th3.593rd3.1327th17.8100th
Southern Illinois3111.245th3.7181st2.235th17.148th
VCU3611.245th3.464th2.7218th17.363rd
West Virginia3511.245th312th2.498th16.726th
George Mason3211.134th3.6130th2.5130th17.254th
Kentucky3611.134th312th2.6164th16.726th
Marist3011.134th3.6130th2.117th16.834th
McNeese3211.134th3.8216th2.365th17.254th
Mercyhurst3211.134th3.8216th2.6164th17.471st
Miami Florida3511.134th3.230th2.9285th17.254th
Nebraska3511.134th3.593rd2.7218th17.363rd
Pacific3111.134th3.230th2.235th16.520th
Richmond3111.134th3.8216th2.235th17.148th
Siena3511.134th3.6130th2.235th16.939th
UT Arlington3011.134th3.6130th2.117th16.939th
Davidson321128th3.9261st2.498th17.363rd
Drexel321128th4283rd2.235th17.254th
Kansas351128th3.6130th2.117th16.726th
Michigan State351128th2.84th2.6164th16.418th
San Diego State321128th3.347th2.5130th16.834th
Stanford331128th3.6130th27th16.621st
Ball State2910.920th3.7181st2.7218th17.363rd
Illinois State3510.920th3.6130th2.365th16.834th
Iowa3710.920th2.61st2.498th15.99th
Navy3210.920th3.6130th2.365th16.726th
Portland3210.920th3.593rd3.4359th17.8100th
Rhode Island3210.920th3.8216th2.365th1744th
San Jose State3210.920th3.593rd3.1327th17.578th
Towson3210.920th3.593rd2.365th16.726th
Ohio State3410.818th2.61st2.5130th15.99th
UC Irvine3310.818th3.8216th2.365th1744th
UT Martin3010.717th3.347th27th1613th
Maryland-Eastern Shore3010.614th3.464th2.7218th16.726th
New Haven2810.614th3.7181st2.117th16.316th
Seattle U3310.614th3.6130th2.498th16.621st
California Baptist3410.510th3.6130th2.235th16.215th
Connecticut4010.510th2.98th1.94th15.33rd
Illinois3710.510th2.98th2.8248th16.316th
Jacksonville3010.510th3.230th2.498th16.114th
Howard3110.49th3.347th2.235th15.88th
Gonzaga3510.28th2.84th2.498th15.44th
Houston3710.16th3.7181st2.235th15.99th
Northern Iowa3510.16th3.8216th27th15.99th
Saint Mary's329.84th3.117th2.235th15.12nd
UMBC319.84th3.8216th2.117th15.66th
Seton Hall339.73rd3.593rd2.365th15.55th
Duke389.62nd2.73rd2.365th14.71st
Merrimack349.31st3.8216th2.6164th15.77th

Season, last 10 and last 5

Every final number at guards

Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.

Points allowed to guardsLeague average 12.3 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Points allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Cal State Northridge3215365th15.2349th16.4354thWeak
Cal Poly3114.9364th14.7336th14.9332ndWeak
Cleveland State3014.6363rd15346th15335thWeak
IUPUI3014.5362nd14310th14.4311thWeak
Alabama3514.3361st14.4330th14.5314thWeak
Denver2914.2359th14.8339th16.7359thWeak
Massachusetts3214.2359th15.5361st13.7271stWeak
Southern3114.1357th14.2319th13.4252ndWeak
Winthrop3114.1357th13.7293rd14.7322ndWeak
Arkansas Pine Bluff3014353rd14.5334th14.7322ndWeak
Coastal Carolina3114353rd15346th16.5356thWeak
Ohio3014353rd14.4330th14.7322ndWeak
Providence3314353rd12.6190th12.1148thWeak
Longwood2913.9349th14.9342nd17.5364thWeak
Loyola Maryland3013.9349th14.8339th16.7359thWeak
New Haven2810.614th10.624th10.341stTough
Seattle U3310.614th11.141st10.762ndTough
California Baptist3410.510th9.98th9.818thTough
Connecticut4010.510th9.98th9.510thTough
Illinois3710.510th12.6190th11.7114thTough
Jacksonville3010.510th10.829th9.715thTough
Howard3110.49th10.521st11.7114thTough
Gonzaga3510.28th1011th10.550thTough
Houston3710.16th9.86th9.37thTough
Northern Iowa3510.16th10.113th9.37thTough
Saint Mary's329.84th8.71st9.510thTough
UMBC319.84th9.63rd11.5104thTough
Seton Hall339.73rd9.98th9.16thTough
Duke389.62nd10.214th9.818thTough
Merrimack349.31st9.63rd1031stTough
Rebounds allowed to guardsLeague average 3.7 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Rebounds allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Iona324.9365th5.3364th5.2342ndWeak
Lafayette314.6363rd4.8342nd5.5354thWeak
Sacramento State284.6363rd4.8342nd5.6358thWeak
Cal State Fullerton324.5360th3.9207th5.1335thWeak
Coastal Carolina314.5360th4.6328th4.1234thWeak
Stony Brook304.5360th4.8342nd4.9326thWeak
Cal Poly314.4354th4.6328th4225thWeak
Quinnipiac314.4354th4.9350th4.7306thWeak
South Alabama314.4354th5.4365th5.3348thWeak
Tulane324.4354th4.7336th5.2342ndWeak
UC Davis314.4354th5359th5.8363rdWeak
UTSA284.4354th4.8342nd4.7306thWeak
Cal State Northridge324.3347th4.3296th4.7306thWeak
Charleston314.3347th4.2275th3.142ndWeak
Fresno State314.3347th3.8182nd3.9188thWeak
Eastern Washington32312th321st2.610thTough
Kentucky36312th3.5105th4.1234thTough
Tennessee37312th3.7157th4.1234thTough
West Virginia35312th3.128th3.142ndTough
Connecticut402.98th3.236th3.9188thTough
Illinois372.98th3.475th3.5103rdTough
Long Island University352.98th3.353rd3.364thTough
Texas Tech342.98th3.236th3.7147thTough
Florida352.84th2.76th3.364thTough
Gonzaga352.84th321st334thTough
Michigan State352.84th321st3.7147thTough
Presbyterian302.84th2.913th3.6130thTough
Duke382.73rd2.53rd2.713thTough
Iowa372.61st2.64th2.54thTough
Ohio State342.61st2.31st2.32ndTough
Assists allowed to guardsLeague average 2.6 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Assists allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Oakland313.8365th3.9364th3.9349thWeak
Manhattan313.5363rd3.6350th3.4318thWeak
South Alabama313.5363rd3.4336th2.9237thWeak
Chicago State313.4359th3.4336th2.8223rdWeak
Kansas State323.4359th3.8360th4356thWeak
Penn State323.4359th3.7355th3.8346thWeak
Portland323.4359th3.7355th3.9349thWeak
Bellarmine303.3350th3.4336th3.1278thWeak
Cleveland State303.3350th3273rd2.9237thWeak
Coppin State303.3350th3273rd2.5142ndWeak
Rutgers343.3350th3.7355th4.2361stWeak
Sacramento State283.3350th3273rd2.5142ndWeak
Sacred Heart323.3350th3.1299th3.3304thWeak
UL Monroe303.3350th2.5131st2.159thWeak
UTSA283.3350th3.2317th2.5142ndWeak
New Mexico State2927th2.377th2.4119thTough
Northern Iowa3527th1.917th1.930thTough
Saint Peter's2827th1.810th2.159thTough
Southeast Missouri State3027th223rd244thTough
Stanford3327th1.61st1.52ndTough
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi2927th223rd2.159thTough
Texas State3027th1.810th244thTough
UT Martin3027th2.139th244thTough
Wichita State3527th223rd2.4119thTough
Connecticut401.94th2.254th2.276thTough
Northern Colorado291.94th1.61st1.710thTough
SIU Edwardsville291.94th223rd2.388thTough
Clemson351.83rd1.76th244thTough
Southern Indiana281.72nd1.61st244thTough
Coastal Carolina311.61st1.810th1.31stTough
Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to guardsLeague average 18.5 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Cal Poly3122.3365th21.9338th21.5306thWeak
Cal State Northridge3222.2364th22.7356th25.1364thWeak
Cleveland State3021.8362nd21.9338th21.7316thWeak
IUPUI3021.8362nd20.9310th20.2246thWeak
Sacramento State2821.4361st20.9310th21.4305thWeak
Loyola Maryland3021.3358th22.9361st23.9355thWeak
Massachusetts3221.3358th22.8359th20.3250thWeak
Southern3121.3358th21.8336th21.5306thWeak
Tulane3221.2356th23363rd25.1364thWeak
UTSA2821.2356th21.5329th21.2300thWeak
Cal State Fullerton3221.1354th19196th20.3250thWeak
North Dakota3221.1354th21.5329th22.1325thWeak
Manhattan3121353rd21.7333rd23.3352ndWeak
Oakland3120.9351st22.8359th21.9321stWeak
VMI2920.9351st23.2365th24356thWeak
California Baptist3416.215th16.321st15.927thTough
Jacksonville3016.114th16.216th15.112thTough
UT Martin301613th17.247th14.77thTough
Houston3715.99th15.915th14.88thTough
Iowa3715.99th15.37th15.417thTough
Northern Iowa3515.99th15.612th14.88thTough
Ohio State3415.99th15.24th13.71stTough
Howard3115.88th15.813th17.9119thTough
Merrimack3415.77th15.49th16.757thTough
UMBC3115.66th14.42nd16.548thTough
Seton Hall3315.55th15.813th15.112thTough
Gonzaga3515.44th15.511th1635thTough
Connecticut4015.33rd15.37th15.719thTough
Saint Mary's3215.12nd13.31st143rdTough
Duke3814.71st15.24th1511thTough
3-PT Made allowed to guardsLeague average 1.5 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

3-PT Made allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
South Alabama312.8365th2.7365th2.3349thWeak
Bellarmine302.5364th2.3352nd2.3349thWeak
Cal State Northridge322.3363rd2.4358th2.5361stWeak
Belmont312.1356th2.3352nd2.1314thWeak
Delaware302.1356th2.4358th2.2337thWeak
Florida State332.1356th2.5361st2.3349thWeak
North Carolina State342.1356th2.6364th2.5361stWeak
Oakland312.1356th2.4358th1.7220thWeak
VMI292.1356th2.3352nd2.3349thWeak
William & Mary302.1356th2.3352nd2300thWeak
Bucknell332352nd2329th2300thWeak
Central Arkansas322352nd2.2347th2.3349thWeak
Missouri332352nd1.8283rd2300thWeak
UNC Greensboro322352nd2.5361st2.7365thWeak
Akron331.9338th2.3352nd2.1314thWeak
Florida351.16th1.111th121stTough
Incarnate Word281.16th1.495th1.5155thTough
Marist301.16th1.237th1.382ndTough
Missouri State311.16th1.367th121stTough
Murray State331.16th1.5141st1.382ndTough
Saint Mary's321.16th1.237th1.382ndTough
Southeast Missouri State301.16th0.61st0.51stTough
Stanford331.16th1.495th1.5155thTough
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi291.16th1.111th1.269thTough
UC Riverside301.16th0.82nd0.62ndTough
California Baptist3411st0.94th0.912thTough
Maine3111st1.111th121stTough
Morgan State2711st17th1.134thTough
Southern Indiana2811st1.111th1.4127thTough
UT Arlington3011st1.237th1.134thTough
Pts+Rebs allowed to guardsLeague average 15.9 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Pts+Rebs allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Cal Poly3119.4365th19.2347th18.9316thWeak
Cal State Northridge3219.3364th19.5355th21.1359thWeak
Cleveland State3018.6362nd18.9337th18.8312thWeak
IUPUI3018.6362nd17.8297th17.1237thWeak
Coastal Carolina3118.5361st19.6359th20.5353rdWeak
Southern3118.3359th18.8334th18.2294thWeak
Tulane3218.3359th20.1364th21.7363rdWeak
Denver2918.2358th19.1345th20.6355thWeak
Alabama3518.1353rd17.7292nd17.7268thWeak
Loyola Maryland3018.1353rd19.7361st21.1359thWeak
Massachusetts3218.1353rd19.3351st16.9219thWeak
North Dakota3218.1353rd18.4321st19.3329thWeak
Sacramento State2818.1353rd18304th18.9316thWeak
Cal State Fullerton3218351st15.7122nd16.6203rdWeak
Memphis3218351st20.1364th22.4365thWeak
Northern Iowa3513.915th13.714th12.917thTough
Houston3713.812th13.714th12.815thTough
Jacksonville3013.812th1421st12.58thTough
Michigan State3513.812th14.434th14.773rdTough
Howard3113.610th13.613th15.5129thTough
UMBC3113.610th12.82nd14.986thTough
Illinois3713.58th15.9148th15.2110thTough
Iowa3713.58th12.82nd12.917thTough
Ohio State3413.47th12.82nd11.31stTough
Connecticut4013.36th13.17th13.531stTough
Seton Hall3313.25th13.312th12.712thTough
Merrimack3413.14th13.17th14.459thTough
Gonzaga35133rd13.17th13.531stTough
Saint Mary's3212.92nd11.51st12.35thTough
Duke3812.41st12.82nd12.58thTough
Pts+Asts allowed to guardsLeague average 14.8 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Pts+Asts allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Cal Poly3117.9363rd17.3330th17.5317thWeak
Cal State Northridge3217.9363rd18.4360th20.3362ndWeak
Cleveland State3017.9363rd18350th17.9336thWeak
IUPUI3017.7362nd17.1322nd17.5317thWeak
Massachusetts3217.4360th19.1362nd17.1300thWeak
Oakland3117.4360th19.2363rd18.7347thWeak
Bellarmine3017.1357th16.1261st15.9232ndWeak
Loyola Maryland3017.1357th18.1354th19.5357thWeak
Southern3117.1357th17.2328th16.7277thWeak
Arkansas Pine Bluff3017355th16.8309th17.1300thWeak
Providence3317355th15175th14.9166thWeak
North Dakota3216.8353rd16.6297th16.7277thWeak
Tulane3216.8353rd18.3359th19.9360thWeak
Butler3216.7348th19.2363rd18.7347thWeak
Manhattan3116.7348th17.2328th18.5344thWeak
Jacksonville3012.914th1328th12.322ndTough
Seattle U3312.914th13.130th12.738thTough
UT Martin3012.713th13.336th11.47thTough
California Baptist3412.610th12.310th12.120thTough
Gonzaga3512.610th12.414th1353rdTough
New Haven2812.610th12.518th11.916thTough
Howard3112.59th12.719th14.1111thTough
Connecticut4012.48th12.17th11.714thTough
Houston3712.27th125th11.34thTough
Northern Iowa3512.15th125th11.23rdTough
Seton Hall3312.15th12.414th11.59thTough
Merrimack34123rd11.94th12.322ndTough
Saint Mary's32123rd10.51st11.34thTough
Duke3811.91st12.719th12.322ndTough
UMBC3111.91st11.32nd13.157thTough
Rebs+Asts allowed to guardsLeague average 6.3 per game

The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.

Rebs+Asts allowed to guards, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.
Sacramento State287.9364th7.8343rd8.1333rdWeak
South Alabama317.9364th8.8363rd8.2342ndWeak
Cal State Fullerton327.7361st7.3316th8.7355thWeak
Manhattan317.7361st8.1356th8.3344thWeak
UTSA287.7361st7.9349th7.3289thWeak
Chicago State317.6358th7.9349th7.5305thWeak
Kansas State327.6358th8.6361st9.6363rdWeak
Lafayette317.6358th8353rd9.3360thWeak
Iona327.5355th8.1356th8.3344thWeak
Sacred Heart327.5355th7.9349th8.4348thWeak
VMI297.5355th9365th9.3360thWeak
Cal Poly317.4351st7.2307th6.5181stWeak
Coppin State307.4351st7.4323rd7259thWeak
Loyola Maryland307.4351st8.1356th7.1268thWeak
North Dakota327.4351st8353rd8.3344thWeak
Texas State305.313th5.217th5.330thTough
UNC Wilmington325.313th5.217th5.225thTough
Wyoming325.313th6.2130th5.994thTough
Colorado State335.28th6.3150th5.770thTough
Gonzaga355.28th5.432nd5.548thTough
Long Island University355.28th5.432nd5.994thTough
Presbyterian305.28th5.111th5.884thTough
Tennessee375.28th695th7.1268thTough
Clemson355.14th5.541st6109thTough
Duke385.14th57th5.225thTough
Ohio State345.14th4.71st4.78thTough
Texas Tech345.14th5.432nd6.3157thTough
Florida3552nd5.217th6.3157thTough
Iowa3752nd57th513thTough
Connecticut404.81st5.432nd6.1120thTough

Using defense vs position on a prop

  1. Find the opponent

    Say a guard's line is against Cal State Northridge. The row shows 15 points per guard per game, 365th of 365.

  2. Compare with the league

    The league average against guards is 12.3, so this defense gives up 2.7 more per guard. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.

  3. Check the recent games

    Over the last 5 it is 16.4, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.

  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 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

Which College Basketball team is worst against guards?

On points, Cal State Northridge: 15 per guard per game in 2025-26, 365th of 365, against a league average of 12.3. These are final 2025-26 numbers, through Apr 7, 2026.

Which College Basketball team is best against guards?

On points, Merrimack: 9.3 per guard per game, 1st of 365.

Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?

Yes. 1st allows the least and 365th allows the most. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.

Who counts toward the guards number?

It counts the top 3 guards by minutes per game. That keeps the number close to the players a line would be set on. The league average here is 12.3.

Which defense has been getting softer against guards?

On points, Longwood has the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 17.5 per game, up from 13.9 on the season.

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