The Latvian team has collected 711.4 points in the FIBA rating.
Latvia’s national team took 29th place last year before the last tournament of the World Cup, but the six victories won by Jakarta and Manila ensured that they rise to eighth place, and after the European Championship qualifiers held in February, the Latvians climbed to sixth position.
In July, Latvia competed in the qualification competition of the Olympic Games in Paris, where she lost in the final, without winning a ticket to the Olympics.
The leader of the world ranking is the Olympic champion USA with 838.8 points, Serbia has risen to second place (758.9 points), and Germany (755.3 points) completes the top three.
Former Olympic champion France (753 points) rose five places, which is just outside the top three, Canada in fifth place (747.8 points), Spain in sixth place (746.7 points), Australia in seventh place (732.5 points) and Australia in eighth place – Argentina (731.1 points).
Latvia is followed in tenth place by Lithuania (689.9 points), while Estonia (280.7 points) holds the 44th position.
The FIBA ranking is calculated by taking into account the results of teams in official FIBA competitions over the last eight years, using different coefficients according to their status. ‘game, the place and the difference in the result.
The FIBA ranking table plays a vital role in assigning teams to the baskets before major international tournaments.
