USA, Spain and Canada still flying high in FIBA World Ranking Girls, presented by Nike

DECEMBER 18, 2025

MIES (Switzerland) - There's a familiar and positive feel on the podium of the updated FIBA World Ranking Girls, presented by Nike, after leaders USA, Spain and Canada all celebrated success in locking down the top three spots once again.

The all-conquering USA lived to up the hype as usual with an exceptional performance at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 in Brno, Czechia. They continued their amazing gold rush by securing a fourth straight crown, their 11th title in total.

USA will also be out to continue their dominance of next year's FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in the wake of winning more silverware at the FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup 2026.

It's also been a fantastic year at youth level for Spain, who retain 2nd spot in the rankings off the back of taking the third place at the U19 Worlds - as well as being crowned champions at both the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket 2025 and FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2025.

Canada consolidate third position after their rising stars put in some memorable performances. That included reaching the U19 Semi-Finals in Brno, as well as being confirmed runners up at the FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup 2025.

Australia are pushing hard to reel in Canada after they moved up one spot into 4th in the rankings, mainly due to the Gems reaching the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 Final. They also delivered success by winning the FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup 2025 and the FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Cup 2025.

There was a further boost for Slovenia who continue their momentum with a move of two places up to 6th place. This was largely fueled by landing as runners-up at the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2025.

Italy can now proudly reflect being a Top 10 nation after they climbed four places into 7th. They made the Quarter-Finals at both the U18 and U16 FIBA Women's EuroBasket tournaments.

Serbia have also been flying and they rocketed skywards by five spots into 8th, having reached the Quarter-Finals at U18, as well as sealing a top five finish at U16.

Similarly, Poland are big climbers too, leaping 8 positions into 11th place, having attained a top five finish at U18 and the Quarter-Finals of U16.

Egypt continue to impress and are close to breaking into the landmark Top 20 of the rankings. They posted an improvement of four ranking places and now sit 21st after winning the FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket 2025.

Cook Islands can lay claim to being the biggest climbers of all. They soared a massive 38 places into 62nd after a fantastic podium effort at the FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Cup 2025 when they finished third.

Other notable positives see Romania jump 22 places into 23rd thanks to a strong display at the FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket 2025. Nigeria move up 9 spots into 26th by finishing 12th at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, while Indonesia rise by 11 places into 51st after finishing third at the FIBA U16 Women's Asia Cup, Division B.

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

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