FIBA Men'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. Excluded are the rankings for three-on-three competitions, which are tabulated for individual players.
The current ranking system, introduced in November 2025, compares teams based on the total rating points they earn in all games. Each game, rating points are awarded to the losing team based on the region and competition stage of the game. The winning team's rating points are calculated by multiplying the losing team's rating points by 1.25, and applying additional multipliers based on the strength of opponent, site of game and margin of victory.
The ranking is currently sponsored by Nike; as such, the names Nike FIBA World Ranking or FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike are also used.
History
In its ranking system before October 2017, FIBA used a competition-based system which awarded points based on the final standings of FIBA final tournaments. The system weighted all results within the eight-year period equally and did not consider the results of qualifiers.On October 11, 2017, FIBA changed its ranking system for men's national teams when Nike became FIBA's strategic partner. The changes saw the ranking system switch to a game-based system which compared teams based on the weighted average rating points they earn in games over the last eight years. Teams earned 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 were then weighted by factors including the time of game, competition/region, competition stage and round reached.
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 omitted.Points for losing team
The rating points awarded to the losing team,, is calculated as follows:Where:
- B – Base Factor
- R – Region Factor
- S – Competition Stage Factor
To ensure a team's total rating points are on a comparable scale to the previous FIBA Men's World Ranking system, a Base Factor B is set to 10.
;Region Factor
A Region Factor R is calculated taking into account results of matches between teams of different regions such as during the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Olympic Games, with the factor updated every four years. For 2025-2029 the values for regional competitions are as follows:
- 1 – FIBA Europe
- 0.93 – FIBA Americas
- 0.69 – FIBA Africa
- 0.68 – FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania
;Competition Stage Factor
To rewards teams for progression in competitions, a Competition Stage Factor S is applied:
Points for winning team
The rating points awarded to the winning team,, is calculated as follows:Where:
- G – Rating points awarded to the losing team for the match
- W – Winning Factor
- O – Opponent Rating Factor
- A – Away Game Factor
- M – Margin of Victory Factor
To ensure the winning team receives more rating points than the losing team, a Winning Factor W is set to 1.25.
;Opponent Rating Factor
To recognize wins against more difficult teams, an Opponent Rating Factor O is calculated as follows:
where represents the pre-game total rating points of the opposing team
;Away Game Factor
On average, it is more difficult to win against a team playing at home. An Away Game Factor A is awarded based on the site of the game as follows:
- 1.1 – The winning team played away from home
- 1 – The winning team played at home, or the game was at a neutral venue
A Margin of Victory Factor M is awarded as follows:
- 1.05 – Win by 15 or more points
- 1 – Win by less than 15 points
Cycle and updates
Before each major event, all team's total rating points are discounted by a factor of 0.66, to ensure the rating points do not grow indefinitely. With all teams having their points discounted by the same factor, the ranking remains the same after each discounting update.