Türkiye move up one spot in first update of the new FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike.

DECEMBER 4, 2025

MIES (Switzerland) - The FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, has been updated following the conclusion of the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers. This marks the first ranking release since the introduction of a new improved system.

USA retained the number one spot after collecting two victories in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers. The Paris 2024 gold medalists defeated Nicaragua twice in the first window of the Qualifiers on the Road to Qatar 2027.

The defending World Cup 2023 and EuroBasket 2025 champions Germany are still second after wins over Israel and Cyprus in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers.

The rest of the top 10 remained unchanged - but movement could come soon. Canada grabbed two wins to close the gap on France, who went 1-1 in the window, while Lithuania’s 1-1 record leaves them with only a minimal lead over Brazil, who collected two victories.

The first change appears at No. 11, where Türkiye leapfrogged Latvia after securing two wins, while Latvia finished the window at 1-1. Latvia are also in danger of slipping further, with Greece sitting just 0.3 points behind after likewise picking up two wins. Besides Türkiye in Europe, Lebanon, Mexico, and Cape Verde are the highest teams moving up for Asia and Oceania, the Americas, and Africa, respectively.

Among the biggest climbers in the standings were Jamaica, who moved up eight spots to number 87 after beating Puerto Rico twice in the window. FIBA World Cup 2027 hosts Qatar went up five spots to 78th thanks to a historic win over Lebanon in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.

Guinea concluded Window 1 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African Qualifiers as the only undefeated team after three games and moved up two spots in the rankings. Thanks to their participation in Window 1, Rwanda jumped nine places to 81st and Libya rose five spots to 91st. Meanwhile, teams from Groups B and D, who did not play, are expected to gain points when they take part in the next window in February 2026.

There were four new teams in the rankings thanks to their participation in the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2025. The tournament champions Papua New Guinea enter at No. 157 followed by third placed Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The Melanesian Cup finalists Fiji improved five spots to No. 147.

For more information about the method used in the calculation of the FIBA World Ranking Men, please refer to the 'How it Works' section.

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