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The International Basketball Federation

International Basketball Federation

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...

(FIBA, the acronym from its French name) calculates the world rankings of all of its basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 teams.

Calculation

Only FIBA tournaments are used in calculations for the tournaments; other tournaments, such as regional championships, invitationals, and friendlies are not included.

Events' weights

Each FIBA event has a weight, partly based on the strength of the various national teams participating:

Men Ranking

Number	|Event	Weight
2	FIBA World Championship FIBA World Championship The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...	5
2	Olympic basketball tournaments Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....	5
4	FIBA Africa Championship FIBA Africa Championship The FIBA Africa Championship is the men's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof...	0.2
4	FIBA Americas Championship FIBA Americas Championship The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...	0.8
4	FIBA Asia Championship FIBA Asia Championship The FIBA Asia Championship for Men is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament...	0.3
4	Eurobasket Eurobasket The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...	1
4	FIBA Oceania Championship FIBA Oceania Championship FIBA Oceania Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the Oceania basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent...	0.1

Women Ranking

Number	|Event	Weight
2	FIBA World Championship for Women FIBA World Championship for Women The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...	5
2	Olympic basketball tournaments Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....	5
5	FIBA Africa Championship for Women FIBA Africa Championship for Women The FIBA Africa Women's Championship is the women's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof...	0.2
5	FIBA Americas Championship for Women FIBA Americas Championship for Women The FIBA Americas Championship for Women is the name commonly used to refer to the American Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...	0.8
5	FIBA Asia Championship for Women FIBA Asia Championship for Women The FIBA Asia Championship for Women is a basketball tournament for women's national team organized by FIBA Asia.- Summary :- Medal table :-MVP Awards:- Participating nations :- See also :* FIBA Asia Championship for Men...	0.3
5	Eurobasket Women Eurobasket Women Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...	1
5	FIBA Oceania Championship for Women FIBA Oceania Championship for Women The FIBA Oceania Women's Championship is the women's basketball continental championship of Oceania, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the Oceanian zone thereof...	0.1

Competition ranking points

As opposed to football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 tournaments, teams still have to go through a series of consolation and classification rounds even if they've been eliminated from title contention, so that a complete ranking of the teams will be possible.

Competition rank	Points
Gold medal (1st)	50
Silver medal (2nd)	40
Bronze medal (3rd)	30
4th	15
5th	14
6th	13
7th	12
8th	11
9th	10
10th	9
11th	8
12th	7
13th	6
14th	5
15th	4
16th	3
17th	2
18th and below	1

Cycle and updates

The calculations are done after the tournaments stated above in a group of two Olympic cycles (8 years). The oldest tournament outside the 8-year period is discarded and replaced with the newest competition.

Men

Top 20 Rankings after all 2011 FIBA Zones Championships
Rank	Change	Team	Points

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| align="center" rowspan=2|2 || || align="right"|182.0
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| || align="right"|178.0
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| align="center" rowspan=4| || || align="right"|157.0
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| || align="right"|147.0
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Women

Top 20 Rankings after all 2011 FIBA Zones Championships
Rank	Change	Team	Points

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| align="center" rowspan=3|1 || || align="right"|195.0
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Combined

Top 20 Rankings after the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
Rank	Change	Nation	Points

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| align="center" rowspan=2| ||  United States

USA Basketball

USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...

 || align="right"|2498.0
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|  Spain || align="right"|1567.8
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| align="center" |1 ||  Australia

Basketball Australia

Basketball Australia is the governing and controlling body of basketball in Australia, responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels.Formed in 1939 the organisation was constituted in 1946...

 || align="right"|1163.0
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| align="center" |1 ||  Russia || align="right"|1162.0
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| align="center" rowspan=2| ||  Argentina

Argentine Basketball Federation

The Argentine Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Argentina. It is also one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation , founded in 1932....

 || align="right"|1099.4
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|  Lithuania

Lithuanian Basketball Federation

Lithuanian Basketball Federation , also known as LKF, is a national governing body of basketball in Lithuania. It was founded in 1936, but due to Soviet occupation, the federation disappeared from FIBA. It was reinstated in 1991 following the Independence of Lithuania...

 || align="right"|869.8
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| align="center" |1 ||  Greece

Hellenic Basketball Federation

The Hellenic Basketball Federation , is a governing body for basketball in Greece. It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Greece. From 1969 to 1992, the E.O.K. oversaw the Greek National Basketball League, before it was taken over by HEBA, starting with the 1992-93...

 || align="right"|795.4
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| align="center" |1 ||  Brazil

Brazilian Basketball Confederation

Confederação Brasileira de Basketball or BBC is the national confederation of Basketball for the nation of Brazil which belongs to FIBA. The Brazil national basketball team is currently rank 6 by FIBA. The current president of the BBC is Carlos Boaventura Nunes. There are 720 Registered Clubs,...

 || align="right"|758.8
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| align="center" rowspan=2| ||  France

Fédération Française de Basket-Ball

The Fédération Française de Basket-Ball is the governing body of basketball in France.It was founded in 1932 ....

 || align="right"|725.2
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|  China || align="right"|662.9
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| align="center" |3 ||  Czech Republic

Ceská Basketbalová Federace

The Česká basketbalová federace is the governing body of basketball in the Czech Republic.It is a member of the International Basketball Federation ....

 || align="right"|618.2
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| align="center" rowspan=3|1 ||  Serbia

Basketball Federation of Serbia

The Basketball Federation of Serbia is the governing body of basketball in Serbia. It is considered the successor of the Yugoslav Basketball Federation founded in 1936 . It organizes the Sinalco Superleague and runs the Serbia national basketball team.-External links:*...

 || align="right"|612.8
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|  Canada

Canada Basketball

Canada Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada. This national federation was founded in 1923...

 || align="right"|521.4
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|  Turkey

Turkish Basketball Federation

The Turkish Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Turkey. Formed in 1959, it is based in Istanbul. The TBF is a member of the International Basketball Federation and the Union of European Leagues of Basketball . Current chairman of the federation is Turgay Demirel.It...

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| align="center" rowspan=5| ||  Italy

Italian Basketball Federation

The Italian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Italy.It is a member of the International Basketball Federation ....

 || align="right"|416.8
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|  Korea

Korea Basketball Association

The Korea Basketball Association is the governing body of basketball in Republic of Korea. Formed in 1925, it is based in Seoul. The KBA is a member of the International Basketball Federation and FIBA Asia...

 || align="right"|368.0
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|  Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Basketball Federation

The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Puerto Rico. It selects the Puerto Rican national basketball team, which is the 10th ranked men's team in the world.-External links:*...

 || align="right"|314.8
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|  New Zealand || align="right"|313.0
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|  Croatia

Croatian Basketball Federation

The Croatian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Croatia.It was founded in 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation . In 19 January 1992 the HKS joined the International Basketball Federation on its own...

 || align="right"|263.2
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| align="center" |3 ||  Japan

Japan Basketball Association

The Japan Basketball Association is the governing body of basketball in Japan. Formed in 1930, it is based in Tokyo. The JABBA is a member of the International Basketball Federation and FIBA Asia...

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