FIBA world rankings

The FIBA World Ranking List (official English name FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike ) is a list of national basketball teams published by the International Basketball Association FIBA . It was first introduced in 2000 and is intended to provide an assessment of the strengths of the national teams. The world rankings are published for men and women as well as for the youth teams after the respective international tournaments. In 2017, the calculation of the ranking list in men's basketball was changed so that qualification games are now also included in the evaluation. FIBA also maintains separate ranking lists for players and teams in 3 × 3 basketball .

Men's basketball

FIBA world rankings for men (as of September 16, 2019)
rank	+/-	country	Points
1	▬	United States	786.4
2	▬	Spain	731.5
3	▲ 8	Australia	673.6
4th	▲ 1	Argentina	645.4
5	▼ 2	France	665.4
6th	▼ 2	Serbia	661.6
7th	▲ 1	Greece	656.4
8th	▼ 2	Lithuania	643.9
9	▲ 1	Russia	606.4
10	▲ 14	Czech Republic	596.8
...
18th	▲ 4	Germany	501.4
...
23	▲ 10	Nigeria	441.4
...
57	▼ 2	Austria	168.6
...
63	▲ 2	Switzerland	145.3
bold = best placed teams in the FIBA ​​zones

The men's world ranking is determined on the basis of the official FIBA tournaments and the qualifying games for the tournaments over a period of eight years. Friendlies or non-FIBA tournaments such as the Basketball Supercup , however, do not count. The calculation takes place in two steps. First, the rating points (RP) are determined for each team and each game on the basis of the game results . The evaluation points of each team are then weighted. This weighted average is the basis of the ranking.

Determination of the rating points

Every game, which flows into the ranking, provides first 1000 bps ( basis points , BP). These are divided between both teams based on the outcome of the game as follows:

Basket difference	BP for winners	BP for losers
<10 points	600	400
10–19 points	700	300
≥ 20 points	800	200
Game task	800	0

Then home or away points (HAP) are calculated. Points are added or subtracted depending on the venue. HAP are only awarded for qualifying matches and are charged for the host team of a tournament in their home country.

• Home game: - 70 points
• Neutral venue: no change
• Away game: + 70 points

At the end, the relative playing strength of both teams is included in the calculation in the form of the opposition ranking points (ORP). This is done on the basis of the world rankings of both teams before the start of the game.

• ORP = 1.5 × (mean ranking of all teams in the world ranking - world ranking ranking of the opponent)

The evaluation points are then formed from the sum of these three values, RP = BP + HAP + ORP

A sample calculation is as follows: Slovenia has Spain in the semifinals of the European Basketball Championship in 2017 struck 92:72. The difference is 20, so Slovenia gets 800 BP and Spain 200 BP. The game took place on neutral ground in Istanbul, so both teams receive 0 HAP. Before the start of the game, Slovenia was in 10th place in the world rankings with an average placement of all teams of 76 and Spain thus received 1.5 × (76 - 10) = 99 ORP. Spain was in second place in the world rankings, giving Slovenia an analogous 111 ORP. This gives Spain 299 RP and Slovenia 911.

team	BP	HAP	ORP	RP
Slovenia	+800	± 0	+111	911
Spain	+200	± 0	+ 099	299

Weighting of the rating points

The evaluation points are then weighted in terms of time and importance of the tournament. First, a time decay ( TD ) factor is calculated, which gives the current results more weight than previous results.

Time of the game	Weighting factor TD
Current year (Y) and previous year (Y − 1)	1.00
Y − 2 and Y − 3	0.75
Y − 4 and Y − 5	0.50
Y − 6 and Y − 7	0.25

The games are then weighted according to the associated tournament. The Oceania Championship will no longer be played, but results will be taken into account until 2025 (the end of the eight-year scoring period).

competition	Weighting factor C
World Championship	2.5
Olympic games	2.0
European Championship	1.0
American Championship	0.8
Asian Championship	0.4
African Championship	0.3
Oceania Championship (historical)	0.7

The weighting also includes the tournament level at which the game took place.

step	Weighting factor S
Pre-qualification	0.25
qualification	0.5
Final tournament	1.0

Finally, the round in which the game takes place in a final tournament is included in the calculation. If the tournament format is different (e.g. because it does not have the last sixteen or quarter finals), the calculation is adjusted accordingly. In a tournament without a round of 16, a quarter-final game has a weighting factor of R = 1.25.

round	Weighting factor R
Group stage	1.0
Round of 16	1.25
Quarter finals	1.5
Semifinals	1.75
final	2.0

The final weighting factor W is the product of all single factors W = TD × C × S × R . Example calculation based on the above-mentioned game Slovenia against Spain : The game took place in the final round ( S = 1) of a European Championship ( C = 1) and was the semi-final game ( R = 1.75). The time factor TD depends on the point in time when the world ranking list is calculated. For a calculation in 2017, the final weighting factor would be W = 1 × 1 × 1 × 1.75 = 1.75.

The final rating for the world ranking is now obtained from the sum of with W Weighted Score points RP from the games i:

 ${\displaystyle Mannschaftsbewertung={{\sum _{i}RP_{i}\times W_{i}} \over {\max(K,\sum _{i}W_{i})}}}$

The purpose of the constant K is to ensure that teams that play very few games are not rated too highly.

Women's basketball

FIBA world rankings for women (as of October 1, 2018)
rank	+/-	country	Points
1	▬	United States	1000.0
2	▬	Spain	690.0
3	▲ 1	Australia	597.0
4th	▼ 1	France	555.0
5	▬	Canada	381.0
6th	▲ 1	Turkey	353.0
7th	▲ 3	People's Republic of China	285.0
8th	▬	Serbia	278.0
9	▬	Brazil	218.0
10	▲ 3	Japan	184.0
...
17th	▬	Senegal	102.0
...
58	▬	Germany	6.0
bold = best placed teams in the FIBA ​​zones

Only results from the final tournaments are included in the world rankings for women. These include the World Cup, the Continental Championships and the Summer Olympics. Other competitions or qualifications are not taken into account, so that numerous national teams (e.g. Austria or Switzerland ) are not included in the world rankings. Until 2017, the world rankings in men's basketball were calculated analogously. The results of the last two Olympic Games and World Championships as well as the last four continental championships are included in the ranking.

number	competition	weighting
2	World Championship	5
2	Olympic games	5
4th	European Championship	1
4th	American Championship	0.8
4th	Asian Championship	0.3
4th	African Championship	0.2
4th	Oceania Championship	0.1

The weighting factor from the tournament is multiplied by the number of points, which depends on the tournament result. The sum of all weighted points results in the number of points for the ranking list.

placement	Number of points
Gold medal (1st place)	50
Silver medal (2nd place)	40
Bronze medal (3rd place)	30th
4th Place	15th
5th place	14th
6th place	13
7th place	12
8th place	11
9th place	10
10th place etc.	9 etc.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, men. In: fiba.basketball. Retrieved September 26, 2019 . 
2. ↑ FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike - How it works. (PDF; 938 kB) In: fiba.basketball. September 21, 2018, accessed June 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike - Detailed examples. (PDF; 741 kB) In: fiba.basketball. October 17, 2017, accessed June 28, 2019 . 
4. ↑ FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women. In: fiba.basketball. Retrieved June 28, 2019 . 

Web links

• FIBA World Ranking of Men (English)
• FIBA World Ranking List for Women (English)