Team USA retained the top spot in the FIBA World Rankings after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, while France surged to fourth place, Serbia climbed to second, and Canada reached fifth after their first Olympic appearance in 24 years.
USA claimed gold at the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 and protected their lead at the top of the ranking, while Serbia jumped up two spots to get to the second spot with a total of 758.9 points, overtaking Germany
France now holds fourth place. An appearance in the Gold Medal Game of the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 pushed them up by five spots compared to March 2024, putting them just behind Germany in third and making them the highest-climbed nation in the Top 20.
Canada climbed to the fifth spot after its first Olympic run in 24 years and is still reaping the benefits of its third-place finish at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 last summer.
With their wins at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, Greece and Puerto Rico are both up one spot, with Greece moving to 13th and Puerto Rico to 15th.
South Sudan had the only double-digit leap among the Top 50. Their first Olympics brought them their first win at the competition in their debut game and a jump from 34th to 23rd in the FIBA World Ranking. They are now the top-ranked African team, overtaking Cote d'Ivoire.
Cameroon is another African nation that has improved since the last ranking update. Thanks to their performances at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Latvia, they have climbed five places to number 64.
The same tournament saw the Philippines climb by four spots to number 34, while the Olympics promoted Japan by five places, taking them to 21st in the world.
The biggest jump in the Top 100 belongs to Costa Rica, up from 89 to 71, while El Salvador came within the Top 100 with a 23-place improvement to reach number 103.
Both Costa Rica and El Salvador improved their positions by reaching the Final of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Central American Pre-Qualifiers.
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