FIBA Women's World Ranking

Last updated
Top 20 Rankings as of 26 August 2024 [1]
RankChangeTeamPoints
1Steady2.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 883.3
2Increase2.svg 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 715.4
3Increase2.svg 4Flag of France.svg  France 706.4
4Decrease2.svg 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 700
5Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 694.9
6Steady2.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 684.1
7Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 658
8Increase2.svg 4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 631
9Increase2.svg 1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 627.1
10Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 606.6
11Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 565.9
12Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 521.7
13Increase2.svg 8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 493.8
14Decrease2.svg 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 448.5
15Increase2.svg 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 377.6
16Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 371.1
17Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 345.6
18Increase2.svg 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 333
19Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 332.7
20Steady2.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 326.7
*Change from 11 February 2024
Complete rankings at FIBA.com

The FIBA Women's World Ranking is the FIBA's rankings of national women's basketball teams. FIBA ranks women's national teams in both senior and junior competitions. It also publishes combined rankings for all competitions involving both sexes.

Contents

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.

History

In its previous ranking system for women's national teams before 2019, FIBA used a competition-based system which awarded teams points based on the final standings of FIBA final tournaments (FIBA Women's World Cup, Olympic games and continental tournaments), with different tournaments weighted differently. The points were used to determine the rankings, and took into account all tournaments played within the last two Olympic cycles (eight years). [2]

The previous ranking system did not take into account the results of qualifiers, with no weighting was applied for the time tournaments were held. [3]

Calculation

In November 2019, FIBA implemented a new ranking system for women's national teams which uses a game-based system similar to the ranking system implemented for men's teams implemented in November 2017. [4] [5]

The ranking system compares the weighted average rating points teams earn across all games played in the last eight years, excluding friendlies. Teams earn a certain amount of rating points for each game, and each game's rating points are then weighted based on the time, competition/region, competition stage and the round of tournament that the game was played within. [3] [6]

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. [6]

Basis points

Each game in a ranking tournament is initially valued at 1,000 "basis points", divided between the two teams as follows: [6]

Victory marginPoints to winnerPoints to loser
Less than 10 points600400
10–19 points700300
20 or more points800200
Forfeit8000

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: [6]

Site of gameAdjustment
Home game−50 points
Neutral venueNo adjustment
Away game+50 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: [6]

  • 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. [6]

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. [6]

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: [6]

Time of gameWeighting
Current year (Y) and immediately previous year (Y−1)1.0
Y−2 and Y−30.75
Y−4 and Y−50.5
Y−6 and Y−70.25

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 women's events: [6]

CompetitionRegionWeight
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup —2.5
Olympic basketball tournament —2.0
EuroBasket Women Europe 1.0
Olympic Qualifying Tournament —1.0
FIBA Oceania Women's Championship (defunct)Oceania (before 2017)0.9
FIBA Women's Asia Cup Asia and Oceania 0.9
FIBA Women's AmeriCup Americas 0.7
AfroBasket Women Africa 0.35

From 2017 forward, FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania members compete for a single regional championship under the FIBA Asia banner. [7] 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"). [6]

Competition stage weight

In a new feature, FIBA also weights game results by the "competition stage weight". [6]

StageWeight
European Championship for Small Countries 0.15
Pre-qualifier0.25
Qualifier0.5
Final tournament1.0

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. [6]

RoundWeight
11.0
22.0
34.0
46.0
56.0

While different tournaments have different formats, the semi-finals are usually round 3 or 4, while the final is usually round 4 or 5. [6]

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  2. ↑ "How it works?". FIBA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
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