Men's basketball national team ELO rankings

Compare men's national basketball teams with an independent ELO rating built from international results across eras.

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Ranking table

Latest rated game: Oct 16, 2026
Rated teams: 211
Highest retained rating: Soviet Union· 2082

Showing 1-50 of 211 current and historical teams Page 1 of 5.

Rank	Team	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	Soviet UnionHistorical	2082	352	2186 Jun 22, 1989
#2	YugoslaviaHistorical	2079	410	2144 Sep 23, 2000
#3	United States	2059	464	2275 Feb 27, 2018
#4	Australia	2023	350	2032 Nov 11, 2022
#5	Germany	1996	365	2007 Dec 1, 2025
#6	Canada	1993	413	2006 Aug 2, 2024
#7	France	1955	655	2011 Aug 13, 2016
#8	Serbia	1931	182	1988 Sep 1, 2025
#9	Brazil	1922	563	1961 Sep 10, 2011
#10	Turkey	1896	445	1939 Sep 11, 2010
#11	Argentina	1895	486	2049 Sep 7, 2002
#12	Dominican Republic	1884	274	1884 Sep 1, 2026
#13	Lithuania	1858	326	2046 Aug 16, 2008
#14	Serbia and MontenegroHistorical	1852	74	2003 Sep 8, 2002
#15	Mexico	1843	358	1888 Sep 7, 2015
#16	Spain	1841	633	2085 Aug 22, 2008
#17	China	1817	524	1910 Sep 16, 2005
#18	Latvia	1812	246	1934 Jul 2, 2024
#19	Croatia	1812	304	1916 Jun 30, 1995
#20	Italy	1812	636	1973 Jun 28, 1991
#21	Greece	1808	559	2038 Sep 1, 2006
#22	Russia	1798	246	2000 Aug 4, 2012
#23	New Zealand	1784	184	1816 Aug 29, 2022
#24	Puerto Rico	1771	513	1959 Apr 27, 1991
#25	Senegal	1763	384	1763 Aug 30, 2026
#26	Slovenia	1763	266	1956 Nov 24, 2017
#27	Poland	1761	561	1777 Aug 20, 2023
#28	Finland	1742	415	1762 Feb 24, 2023
#29	Côte d'Ivoire	1738	306	1752 Aug 29, 2026
#30	Angola	1722	341	1832 Aug 22, 2015
#31	Lebanon	1722	206	1770 Nov 13, 2022
#32	Uruguay	1721	370	1749 Nov 29, 2018
#33	Bahamas	1715	134	1743 Jul 6, 2024
#34	Japan	1714	467	1775 Nov 10, 1971
#35	Iran	1707	345	1900 Aug 11, 2013
#36	South Korea	1698	590	1797 Sep 23, 1989
#37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1697	216	1713 Sep 4, 2025
#38	South Sudan	1697	65	1752 Jul 28, 2024
#39	Georgia	1694	183	1694 Aug 28, 2025
#40	Cameroon	1690	151	1711 Aug 28, 2026
#41	Ukraine	1677	215	1691 Sep 5, 2022
#42	Montenegro	1667	127	1776 Nov 25, 2024
#43	Philippines	1658	479	1774 Dec 15, 1973
#44	Israel	1652	492	1734 Feb 26, 2000
#45	West GermanyHistorical	1647	161	1692 Jun 11, 1987
#46	Venezuela	1644	287	1877 Sep 5, 2022
#47	Egypt	1626	386	1730 Aug 27, 2022
#48	Commonwealth of Independent StatesHistorical	1625	16	1637 Aug 4, 1992
#49	Tunisia	1623	276	1832 Feb 25, 2022
#50	Nigeria	1623	257	1809 Feb 19, 2021

ELO ratings guide

An independent world basketball ranking based on ELO

This is a results-based ELO ranking of men's national teams, not the official FIBA World Ranking. Teams gain or lose points after rated international games according to opponent strength, venue, score margin, and competition context.

Ratings start at 1,500 and update after every rated result using a versioned, published model. Read the basketball ELO formula and assumptions.