FIBA World Rankings

[Lietuvis]

As we are now nearing the end of the world championships lets have another look at who the best country is in accordance to FIBA..

Currently it is at:

1. USA 832.2
2. YUG* 708.0
3. ARG 700.0
4. LTU 460.0
5. ESP 439.0
6. ITA 433.0
7. RUS 362.0
8. GRE 304.0
9. AUS 279.0
10. FRA 273.0
11. PUR 247.6
12. CAN 231.0
13. GER 227.0
14. CHN 212.0
15. BRA 203.0
16. NZL 178.0

As WC and Oly are x5, Turkey should shoot up the ranks, YUG will slide down and Spain and Greece should overtake Lithuania (possibly).

The results of the last WC fall off and the results of this one are added on so there will be some different positions this time round..

[Lietuvis]

OK lets make this interesting now and as I am not too happy that we got beat by Spain, lets put things into perspective.

If we divide the current ranking score by the population, what do we get...

Population
1. USA 298,213,000
2. YUG* 14,306,136
3. ARG 38,747,000
4. LTU 3,431,000
5. ESP 43,064,000
6. ITA 58,093,000
7. RUS 143,202,000
8. GRE 11,120,000
9. AUS 20,155,000
10. FRA 60,496,000
11. PUR 3,955,000
12. CAN 32,268,000
13. GER 82,689,000
14. CHN 1,315,844,000
15. BRA 186,405,000
16. NZL 4,028,000
17. ANG 15,941,000
18. TUR 73,193,000
19. CRO 4,551,000
20. VEN 26,749,000

Hmmm, thats what I like to see

1 LTU 13.41%
2 PUR 6.26%
3 YUG* 4.95%
4 NZL 4.42%
5 CRO 2.75%
6 GRE 2.73%
7 ARG 1.81%
8 AUS 1.38%
9 ESP 1.02%
10 ANG 0.98%
11 ITA 0.75%
12 CAN 0.72%
13 FRA 0.45%
14 VEN 0.37%
15 USA 0.28%
16 GER 0.27%
17 RUS 0.25%
18 TUR 0.18%
19 BRA 0.11%
20 CHN 0.02%


I feel better now.....

[PRSURF]

Me too hehehe

[Lebanese X-Factor]

You forgot Lebanon, It might be 5th if you add it there ..hehe

Lebanon is a small country with a small population ! hehehe

[LuDux]

FIBA ranking without points for WC'1998 and WC'2006

1. USA 682,2
2. ARG 645,0
3. YUG 458,0
4. LTU 400,0
5. ESP 369,0
6. ITA 368,0
7. FRA 273,0
8. GRE 229,0
9. AUS 229,0
10.GER 227,0
11.CHI 212,0
12.PUR 207,6
13.CAN 196,0
14.NZE 178,0
15.RUS 162,0
16.BRA 158,0
17.ANG 156,0
18.TUR 129,0
19.CRO 125,0
20.VEN 99,4

[Kings]

Standings

1.Spain,9-0
2.Greece,8-1
3.USA,8-1
4.Argentina,7-2
5.France,6-3
6.Turkey,6-3
7.Lithuania,5-4
8.Germany,5-4
9.Italy,4-2
10.Angola,3-3
11.Serbia & Montenegro,2-4
12.Slovenia,2-4
13.Australia,2-4
14.Nigeria,2-4
15.China,2-4
16.New Zealand,2-4
17.Puerto Rico,2-3
18.Lebanon,2-3
19.Brazil,1-4
20.Japan,1-4
21.Venezuela,1-4
22.Senegal,0-5
23.Panama,0-5
24.Qatar,0-5

[BadMann]

i think argentina is better than greece , they are as the same capacity as es , usa is weakest in top4 , lithunia is more deserved 5 than france ,

[rikhardur]

FIBA rankings after the end of the WC:

Team Rank Points
1. USA 832.2
2. ARG 720.0
3. ESP 619.0
4. YUG* 508.0
5. LTU 460.0
6. GRE 429.0
7. ITA 418.0
8. FRA 343.0
9. GER 282.0
10. AUS 279.0
11. CHN 262.0
12. NZL 228.0
13. PUR 217.6
14. ANG 206.0
15. CAN 196.0
16. TUR 194.0
17. BRA 168.0
18. RUS 162.0
19. CRO 125.0
20. SLO 121.0
21. VEN 104.6
22. NGR 100.8
23. ISR 62.0
24. LIB 57.1
25. KOR 51.5
26. QAT 45.2
27. DOM 43.8
28. JPN 39.2
29. ALG 36.0
30. PAN 34.6
31. URU 34.4
32. EGY 34.0
33. LAT 33.0
34. MEX 25.6
35. SEN 20.8
36. BIH 20.0
37. IRI 18.1
38. ISV 16.8
39. UKR 14.0
40. TPE 13.5
41. KSA 12.3
42. TUN 11.0
43. SYR 10.8
44. UZB 9.9
44. KUW 9.9
46. IND 8.7
47. MAR 8.6
48. CIV 7.8
49. CAF 7.6
50. CUB 7.2
50. HKG 7.2
52. CZE 7.0
52. MAS 7.0
52. MLI 7.0
52. MOZ 7.0
56. KAZ 6.3
56. JOR 6.3
58. RSA 6.2
59. MKD 6.0
59. BUL 6.0
61. UAE 5.4
62. EST 5.0
62. HUN 5.0
64. GUM 4.0
65. PHI 3.6
66. THA 3.3
67. SWE 3.0
67. POR 3.0
69. BRN 2.1
70. CPV 2.0
70. GAB 2.0
72. INA 1.5
72. SIN 1.5
74. MAD 1.4

*Unlisted Countries are ranked 75th

[HABIBI]

I think the real heroes are the players from Lebanon .Congratulations to all the teams for all these greats games and moments.See you at Turkey!and some of you at Spain.

[kestas]

are those official?

9.Italy,4-2
10.Angola,3-3
11.Serbia & Montenegro,2-4
12.Slovenia,2-4
13.Australia,2-4
14.Nigeria,2-4
15.China,2-4
16.New Zealand,2-4
17.Puerto Rico,2-3
18.Lebanon,2-3
19.Brazil,1-4
20.Japan,1-4
21.Venezuela,1-4
22.Senegal,1-4
23.Panama,1-4
24.Qatar,1-4

[hagakure]

are those official?

No. These are the official rankings:

2006 FIBA World Championship
FINAL RANKING
# COUNTRY
1. Flag of Spain Spain
2. Flag of Greece Greece
3. Flag of USA USA
4. Flag of Argentina Argentina
5. Flag of France France
6. Flag of Turkey Turkey
7. Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
8. Flag of Germany Germany
9. Flag of Angola Angola
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of China China
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Flag of Serbia & Montenegro Serbia & Montenegro
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
17. Flag of Brazil Brazil
Flag of Japan Japan
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
21. Flag of Panama Panama
Flag of Qatar Qatar
Flag of Senegal Senegal
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

[sinobball]

You forgot Lebanon, It might be 5th if you add it there ..hehe

Lebanon is a small country with a small population ! hehehe

If I'm not mistaken, there are more Lebanese abroad than in Lebanon.

[khatib]

22.Senegal,1-4
23.Panama,1-4
24.Qatar,1-4

22.Senegal,0-5
23.Panama,0-5
24.Qatar,0-5

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Full standings after WC:

1. Spain
2. Greece
3. USA
4. Argentina
5. France
6. Turkey
7. Lithuania
8. Germany
9. Angola
Australia
China
Italy
New Zeleand
Nigeria
Serbia
Slovenia
17. Brasil
Japan
Lebanon
Puerto Rico
20. Panama
Qatar
Senegal
Venezuela

[khatib]

Full standings after WC:

1. Spain
2. Greece
3. USA
4. Argentina
5. France
6. Turkey
7. Lithuania
8. Germany
9. Angola
Australia
China
Italy
New Zeleand
Nigeria
Serbia
Slovenia
17. Brasil
Japan
Lebanon
Puerto Rico
20. Panama
Qatar
Senegal
Venezuela

That's alphabetical standings, here is the correct standings FIBA should fix this soon.

1.Spain,9-0
2.Greece,8-1
3.USA,8-1
4.Argentina,7-2
5.France,6-3
6.Turkey,6-3
7.Lithuania,5-4
8.Germany,5-4
9.Italy,4-2

10.Angola,3-3
11.Serbia & Montenegro,2-4
12.Slovenia,2-4
13.Australia,2-4
14.Nigeria,2-4
15.China,2-4
16.New Zealand,2-4

17.Puerto Rico,2-3
18.Lebanon,2-3
19.Brazil,1-4
20.Japan,1-4
21.Venezuela,1-4
22.Senegal,0-5
23.Panama,0-5
24.Qatar,0-5