The FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup draw is complete, setting the stage for the upcoming tournament with groups now finalized and teams preparing for competition.
According to the latest FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike, updated as of April 1, 2026, the United States leads the rankings with 1,719.1 points, followed closely by France at 1,596.6 and Australia at 1,596.4.
China ranks fourth with 1,585.8 points, while Belgium holds fifth place with 1,585.5 points. Spain comes in sixth at 1,574.2 points, and Canada sits seventh with 1,541.5 points.
Nigeria maintains its position in the top ten, ranked eighth globally with 1,525.2 points, reflecting consistent performance in international competition.
Brazil follows in ninth place with 1,522.9 points, and Japan rounds out the top ten with 1,505.1 points.
The rankings, which are based on a weighted average of rating points earned over the last eight years, consider factors such as margin of victory, game location, and opponent strength, with additional weighting for timing, competition region, and stage reached.
Belgium celebrated securing a top-five spot in the latest update, while Nigeria’s D’Tigress solidified their status within the top ten, highlighting strong showings from African nations in the global standings.
Other notable placements include Germany in 11th with 1,504.8 points, Serbia in 12th at 1,471.7, and Puerto Rico in 13th with 1,445.5 points.
Italy ranks 14th at 1,412.6 points, followed by South Korea in 15th with 1,405.5 points and Turkey in 16th at 1,338.8 points.
The Czech Republic comes in 17th with 1,337.3 points, while Mali ranks 18th at 1,302.4 points — the highest-ranked African nation outside of Nigeria.
Hungary sits 19th with 1,293.5 points, and Colombia follows in 20th place with 1,286.2 points.
New Zealand and Senegal are tied for 21st and 22nd respectively, both with 1,280.6 points, while Argentina ranks 23rd at 1,261.8 points.
Great Britain comes in 24th with 1,244.8 points, and Slovenia ranks 25th at 1,242.1 points.
Montenegro is 26th with 1,242.0 points, followed by Greece in 27th at 1,234.0 points and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 28th with 1,215.2 points.
Sweden ranks 29th at 1,214.7 points, and the Philippines comes in 30th with 1,194.9 points.
Mexico ranks 31st at 1,193.5 points, Slovakia 32nd at 1,185.5 points, and Lithuania 33rd at 1,183.6 points.
Mozambique is 34th with 1,179.4 points, Latvia 35th at 1,176.5 points, and the Dominican Republic 36th at 1,171.8 points.
Cameroon ranks 37th with 1,168.2 points, Croatia 38th at 1,167.5 points, and Chinese Taipei 39th at 1,166.2 points.
Portugal comes in 40th with 1,165.6 points, Ukraine 41st at 1,154.0 points, and South Sudan 42nd with 1,151.0 points.
Poland ranks 43rd at 1,148.8 points, Lebanon 44th at 1,143.5 points, and Egypt 45th at 1,139.0 points.
Switzerland is 46th with 1,137.8 points, Iran 47th at 1,136.9 points, and Israel 48th with 1,133.7 points.
Venezuela ranks 49th at 1,130.3 points, Cuba 50th at 1,127.1 points, and El Salvador 51st with 1,126.0 points.
Luxembourg comes in 52nd at 1,125.9 points, Côte d’Ivoire 53rd at 1,123.2 points, and the Netherlands 54th at 1,121.3 points.
Angola ranks 55th with 1,120.2 points, Denmark 56th at 1,118.1 points, and Uganda 57th with 1,114.6 points.
Bulgaria is 58th at 1,114.3 points, Indonesia 59th with 1,107.8 points, and Romania 60th at 1,106.2 points.
Thailand ranks 61st with 1,105.5 points, India 62nd at 1,102.5 points, and Iceland 63rd with 1,098.7 points.
The Virgin Islands come in 64th with 1,096.3 points, Norway 65th at 1,096.0 points, and Finland 66th with 1,092.8 points.
Estonia ranks 67th at 1,092.8 points, Jordan 68th with 1,090.3 points, and Kazakhstan 69th at 1,085.2 points.
As teams prepare for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, these rankings will inform seeding and group assignments, shaping the competitive landscape for the tournament.
The next official update to the FIBA Women’s World Ranking is expected following the conclusion of the World Cup, with fans encouraged to follow Archysport for continued coverage and analysis.
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