The FIBA Men’s World Rankings have been updated after the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A total of five countries made a big jump and moved up at least 10 spots in the rankings, while only a couple teams dropped at least 10 spots in the rankings.
Some notable movers (up and down) in each continent:
Africa (Up)
- Uganda: +8 spots to No. 90 after qualifying for the FIBA AfroBasket 2021
- Tunisia: +4 spots to No. 30 after participating in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Cote d’Ivoire: +4 spots to No. 46
- Guinea: +4 spots to No. 118
Africa (Down)
- Equatorial Guinea: -7 spots to No. 145
- Cape Verde: -5 spots to No. 100
- Rwanda: -4 spots to No. 95
- Egypt: -2 spots to No. 62
Americas (Up)
- Costa Rica: +22 spots to No. 84 after participating in the FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers first and second rounds
- Nicaragua: +19 spots to No. 97 after participating in the FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers first and second rounds
- El Salvador: +12 spots to No. 121 after participating in the FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers first and second rounds
- Uruguay: +4 spots to No. 40 after participating in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Bolivia: +4 spots to No. 113 after participating in the FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers first and second rounds
Americas (Down)
- Barbados: -9 spots to No. 96
- Guyana: -8 spots to No. 108
- Antigua: -7 spots to No. 91
- Brazil: -4 spots to No. 15 after not qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics through their Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Argentina: -3 spots to No. 7 after finishing seventh at the Tokyo Olympics
Asia (Up)
- Syria: +10 spots to No. 82 after qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021
- Guam: +8 spots to No. 77 after qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifying Tournaments for third-ranked teams
- Japan: +7 spots to No. 35 after taking part in the Tokyo Olympics
- Palestine: +6 spots to No. 83 after qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifying Tournaments for third-ranked teams
- Saudi Arabia: +6 spots to No. 87 after qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifying Tournaments for third-ranked teams
Asia (Down)
- India: -2 spots to No. 78
- Singapore: -2 spots to No. 112
Europe (Up)
- Slovenia: +12 spots to No. 4 after winning their Olympic Qualifying Tournament and finishing fourth at the Tokyo Olympics
- Germany: +6 spots to No. 11 after winning their Olympic Qualifying Tournament and finishing eighth at the Tokyo Olympics
- France: +2 spots to No. 5 after finishing runner-up at the Tokyo Olympics
- Italy: +2 spots to No. 8 after winning their Olympic Qualifying Tournament and finishing fifth at the Tokyo Olympics
Europe (Down)
- Andorra: -19 spots to No. 99 after having not competed at the continental or world level since 2018 outside of the European Championship for Small Countries that is currently taking place
- Malta: -11 spots to No. 93 after having not competed at the continental or world level since 2018 outside of the European Championship for Small Countries that is currently taking place
- Croatia: -7 spots to No. 21 after not qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics through their Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- San Marino: -7 spots to No. 127
- Albania: -6 spots to No. 105
- Russia: -5 spots to No. 14 after not qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics through their Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Click here to find the full updated FIBA world rankings.
