MIES (Switzerland) – Germany and Hungary are the headline risers in the updated edition of the FIBA World Ranking Women, presented by Nike.
Refreshed in the wake of the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 which took place recently in Antwerp, Belem, Xi’An and Sopron, there are a number of climbers in the updated rankings
Germany wrote a historic new chapter in Belem when they celebrated taking a ticket to the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024, which means they are now looking forward to appearing at the Games for the very first time.
They’re now also ranked in the Top 20 after moving up six places to 19th on 322.8 points, also providing exciting momentum for German basketball in their role as host nation of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026.
Meanwhile, Hungary competed on the global stage for the first time in recent times and while it proved to be a bitter-sweet experience after only missing out on Paris 2024 by a single basket, their efforts have been recognized in the rankings. They also now rise up into the Top 20 after climbing five places to 16th on 357.7 points.
The Top 10 of the rankings remains unchanged and that is reflective of the current stability and consistency of the leading nations in the world, as well as only three games being played at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024.
Every Top 10 nation will be appearing at the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 except for Brazil, who were only just squeezed out of a spot.
Elsewhere, Puerto Rico stepped up one place to 11th on 495.1 points, which takes them above Nigeria who are now 12th on 490.1 points.
While both nations will hit the floor at Paris 2024 after posting successful campaigns at their respective FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, it is the historical element of the ranking which has resulted in Nigeria dropping one place. Specifically, their success at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2021 now carries less weight due to the amount of time elapsed since their success at the event.
