FINA Water Polo World Rankings
The FINA Water Polo World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in water polo. The teams of the member nations of FINA, water polo's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
Calculation method
Tournaments
The following competitions are currently FINA-recognised tournaments.; Men's
- Major international competitions
- * Summer Olympics
- * Olympic Qualification Tournament
- * World Aquatics Championships
- * FINA Water Polo World Cup
- * FINA Water Polo World League
- Other international competitions
- * FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup
- Major continental competitions
- * Asian Games
- * European Water Polo Championship
- * Pan American Games
- Other continental competitions
- * Asian Swimming Championships
- * Asian Water Polo Championship
- * UANA Water Polo Cup
- Major international competitions
- * Summer Olympics
- * Olympic Qualification Tournament
- * World Aquatics Championships
- * FINA Water Polo World Cup
- * FINA Water Polo World League
- Major continental competitions
- * Asian Games
- * European Water Polo Championship
- * Pan American Games
- Other continental competitions
- * Asian Swimming Championships
- * Asian Water Polo Championship
- * UANA Water Polo Cup
Points
Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the FINA-recognised tournaments.Formula
2016–present
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments for last Olympiad are included in ranking points calculation.Example 1:
Example 2:
2008–2016
All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments that begin at the opening of the Olympic Summer Games and end at the opening of the next Olympics are included in ranking points calculation.Example 3:
Example 4: