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Top 20 Rankings as of 15 August 2024[1]
Rank Change Team Points
1 Steady  United States 838.8
2 Increase 2  Serbia 758.9
3 Steady  Germany 755.3
4 Increase 5  France 753
5 Increase 2  Canada 747.8
6 Decrease 4  Spain 746.7
7 Decrease 2  Australia 732.5
8 Steady  Argentina 731.1
9 Decrease 3  Latvia 711.4
10 Steady  Lithuania 698.9
11 Steady  Slovenia 674.5
12 Steady  Brazil 673.7
13 Increase 1  Greece 657.9
14 Decrease 1  Italy 640.1
15 Increase 1  Puerto Rico 610.4
16 Decrease 1  Poland 599.8
17 Steady  Montenegro 599
18 Increase 1  Dominican Republic 548.3
19 Decrease 1  Czech Republic 544.2
20 Steady  Finland 542
*Change from 27 February 2024
See also: FIBA Women's World Ranking

The FIBA Men's World Ranking are FIBA's rankings of national basketball teams. FIBA ranks both men's and women's national teams for both senior and junior competitions. It also publishes combined rankings for all mixed-sex competitions. Not included are the rankings for three-on-three competitions, which are tabulated for individual players.

The ranking system compares teams based on the weighted average rating points they earn in games over the last eight years. Teams earn a certain amount of rating points for each game based on the margin of victory/defeat, site of game and strength of opponent. Each game's rating points are then weighted by factors including the time of game, competition/region, competition stage and round reached.

The ranking is currently sponsored by Nike; as such, the name Nike FIBA World Ranking is also used.[2]

History

In its previous ranking system before October 2017, FIBA used a competition-based system which awarded points based on the final standings of FIBA final tournaments.[3] The system weighted all results within the eight-year period equally and did not consider the results of qualifiers for tournaments.[4][5]

Until the 2016 Olympic Games, the Olympics and the men's world championship gave 5 points each toward the ranking. Since the new FIBA ranking system was launched, these two tournaments had their score devalued to 2.5 points for playing in a World championship, and 2 points for playing in an Olympic game since 2017.

Calculation

Only FIBA tournaments consisting of full five-a-side teams are used in calculations for the rankings. Other tournaments, such as regional championships, invitationals, three-on-three half-court basketball, and friendlies are not included.

On October 11, 2017, FIBA radically changed its ranking system for men's national teams when Nike became FIBA's strategic partner. The changes saw the ranking system switching from the previous competition-based system to a game-based system.[5][6] Every game played by a national team within the last eight years in the World Cup, Olympics, continental championships, and qualifiers for these events is included in the calculations.[7]

FIBA uses a weighted arithmetic mean (with a minimum divisor which is not published[8]) to determine the average points a team has earned in games in the last eight years.

Rating points per game

A team's final rating points for a particular game is the sum of basis, home/away, and opposition ranking points as follows.[7]

Basis points

Each game in a ranking tournament is initially valued at 1,000 "basis points", divided between the two teams as follows:[7]

Victory margin Points to winner Points to loser
Less than 10 points 700 300
10–19 points 750 250
20 or more points 800 200
Forfeit 800 0

Home or away points

The basis points are adjusted based on the site of the game, with FIBA calling this adjustment "home or away" points. During the finals of ranking tournaments, only games played by a host team in its own country count as "home" games; all others are treated as neutral-site games. Adjustments are:[7]

Site of game Adjustment
Home game −70 points
Neutral venue No adjustment
Away game +70 points

Opposition ranking points

The basis points are also adjusted to reflect the strength of the opponent. FIBA determines what it calls "opposition ranking points" by the following formula:[7]

  • Opposition ranking points = 1.5 × (average pre-game ranking for all national teams − opponent's pre-game ranking)

Weighting

The new calculations continue to account for the specific tournament and region, as in the former procedure, but no longer explicitly consider a team's final tournament placement.[7]

The rating points of each game (above) are weighted by the game's weight (W), which is the product of the time decay, competition/region, competition stage, and round weights, as follows.[7]

Time decay

In a new feature, a "time decay" factor has been introduced into the calculations. More-recent games carry the greatest weight, steadily declining until falling out of the calculations after 8 years:[7]

Time of game Weighting
Current year (Y) and immediately previous year (Y−1) 1.0
Y−2 and Y−3 0.75
Y−4 and Y−5 0.5
Y−6 and Y−7 0.25

Competition and region weights

Each game has a specific "competition and region weight", with continental competition and FIBA World Cup qualification games assigned the weight of the respective region. FIBA World Ranking weights for men's events:[7]

Competition Region Weight
FIBA Basketball World Cup — 2.5
Olympic basketball tournament — 2.0
EuroBasket Europe 1.0
Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 1.0
FIBA AmeriCup Americas 0.8
FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) Oceania (before 2017) 0.7
FIBA Asia Cup Asia and Oceania 0.45
AfroBasket Africa 0.35

From 2017 forward, FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania members compete for a single regional championship under the FIBA Asia banner.[9] Results from before 2017, during which FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania held separate championships, will continue to figure into the rankings (until 2025 via "time decay").[7]

Competition stage weight

In a new feature, FIBA also weights game results by the "competition stage weight".[7]

Stage Weight
European Championship for Small Countries 0.15
Pre-qualifier 0.25
Qualifier 0.5
Final tournament 1.0

Round weight

Additionally, FIBA has added a "round weight" (R) to the system, giving each victory in a final tournament (World Cup, Olympics, or continental championship) a weighting based on the round in which it takes place, with later round wins weighted more greatly. Games in pre-qualifiers, qualifiers and results of the losing team in final tournaments all carry a round weight of R=1.[7]

Round Weight
1 1.0
2 2.0
3 4.0
4 6.0
5 6.0

Cycle and updates

Rankings are now updated after every individual game in a ranking tournament (including qualifiers for such tournaments).

Women's rankings

Main article: FIBA Women's World Ranking

FIBA still uses the competition-based system to determine its women's rankings. As noted above, this system was also used to determine men's rankings prior to 2017. FIBA introduced a game-based ranking procedure similar to that currently used for men's rankings in the indeterminate future in November 2019.[4]

Unlisted teams at FIBA Men's Ranking

The following national (men's) basketball teams is unlisted at latest FIBA Men's Ranking.

FIBA Africa

FIBA Asia

FIBA Europe

FIBA Oceania

Notes and references

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "FIBA signs 11-year strategic partnership with iconic basketball brand Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ "FIBA World Rankings: How it works". FIBA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
  4. ^ a b "FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" (PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Hall, Andy (27 August 2023). "What's the current FIBA ranking and how often is it updated?". Diario AS. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ "New FIBA World Ranking Men presented by Nike launched". FIBA. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike — How it works". FIBA. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Detailed Examples" (PDF). FIBA.
  9. ^ "How does it work? FIBA National Team Competitions System & Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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