Women basketball world ranking : Nigeria’s D ‘Tigress goes top 10 , US retain top spot
MIES (Switzerland) – While USA proudly retain top spot after taking gold at the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024, several other nations have secured rises off the back of their great work at the showpiece event.
In a truly absorbing and memorable competition that was played out in front of record-breaking crowds, USA secured a stunning 10th title and their 8th in a row, which sees them remain top of the rankings with 883.3 points.
France leap four places and into third spot after their captivating run to the Final. Roared on by the passionate home fans, they only lost by a solitary point to USA as they attained a silver medal to equal their best ever result at the Games.
The other big headline makers were Nigeria who also jump four places and into the top 10 of the rankings in eighth place. They sealed a rookie Group Phase victory, racked up two wins for the first time and also became the first African nation (men or women) to compete in the Quarter-Finals at the Olympics.
They now make history again as the first African national team in the history of the FIBA World Ranking (men or women) to be ranked in the top 10.
D’Tigress found early momentum for their historic accomplishments by beating Australia on opening day in Lille, but their opponents recovered impressively to take the bronze medal. Now the Opals can also celebrate moving up to second place in the rankings.
Germany also made history and rolled into the Quarter-Finals on their Olympic debut, having amassed two Group Phase wins. As a result, they have rocketed up eight places and into 13th place in the rankings.
Another accomplishment came from Serbia, who were also Quarter-Finals participants at Paris 2024. They have improved their standing in the rankings with an upwards move from 10th to 9th place.
There were also movers from those teams who were successful at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments in Mexico and Rwanda.
As well as grabbing a ticket for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifiers after winning the competition in Mexico City, Czechia are now 21st after climbing two places.
Also, Hungary won the competition in Kigali and they move up one place to 15th in the rankings.
There was also some consolation for the host nation Rwanda, who accomplished the biggest jump in the Top 100 for their efforts in the Pre-Qualifying Tournament. They soar 12 places to 62nd.
Korea, who reached the final in Mexico, has won almost 4 points. The only reason the team is not moving up is because of Germany’s impressive rise at the same time.
