Only
FIBA tournaments consisting of full five-a-side teams are used in calculations for the rankings. Other tournaments, such as regional championships, invitationals,
three-on-three half-court basketball, and friendlies are omitted.
Points for losing team The rating points awarded to the losing team, G, is calculated as follows: :G = B \cdot R \cdot S Where: •
B – Base Factor (10) •
R – Region Factor •
S – Competition Stage Factor ;Base Factor To ensure a team's total rating points are on a comparable scale to the previous FIBA Men's World Ranking system, a Base Factor
B is set to 10. ;Region Factor A Region Factor
R is calculated taking into account results of matches between teams of different regions such as during the
FIBA Basketball World Cup and the
Olympic Games, with the factor updated every four years. For 2025-2029 the values for regional competitions (including FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers) are as follows: • 1 –
FIBA Europe • 0.93 –
FIBA Americas • 0.69 –
FIBA Africa • 0.68 –
FIBA Asia and
FIBA Oceania For FIBA competitions involving teams from multiple regions,
R=1 is applied. ;Competition Stage Factor To rewards teams for progression in competitions, a Competition Stage Factor
S is applied:
Points for winning team The rating points awarded to the winning team, G_{w}, is calculated as follows: :G_{w} = G \cdot W \cdot O \cdot A \cdot M Where: •
G – Rating points awarded to the losing team for the match (see above) •
W – Winning Factor (1.25) •
O – Opponent Rating Factor •
A – Away Game Factor •
M – Margin of Victory Factor ;Winning Factor To ensure the winning team receives more rating points than the losing team, a Winning Factor
W is set to 1.25. ;Opponent Rating Factor To recognize wins against more difficult teams, an Opponent Rating Factor
O is calculated as follows: :O = 1 + 0.0001 \cdot T_{L} where T_{L} represents the pre-game total rating points of the opposing team ;Away Game Factor On average, it is more difficult to win against a team playing at home. An Away Game Factor
A is awarded based on the site of the game as follows: • 1.1 – The winning team played away from home • 1 – The winning team played at home, or the game was at a neutral venue ;Margin of Victory Factor A Margin of Victory Factor
M is awarded as follows: • 1.05 – Win by 15 or more points • 1 – Win by less than 15 points ==Cycle and updates==