WBSC World Rankings (original) (raw)
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Ranking system for national teams in baseball and softball
Top 20 rankings
Men's Baseball as of 27 November 2024[1] Rank Change Team Points 1   Japan 6866 2  Chinese Taipei 5498 3  1  Venezuela 4846 4  2  Mexico 4729 5  United States 4691 6  South Korea 4487 7  Netherlands 3949 8 2  Panama 3394 9 1  Puerto Rico 3340 10 1  Cuba 3096 11 1  Dominican Republic 2745 12 3  Australia 2476 13 2  Colombia 2441 14 1  Italy 2214 15 1  Czech Republic 2030 16  Nicaragua 1828 17  Germany 1399 18  Great Britain 1326 19  Israel 1121 20  China 900 *Change from 18 September 2024 |
Women's Softball as of 10 November 2023[2] Rank Change Team Points 1 United States 4301 2 Japan 2899 3 Puerto Rico 2815 4 1 Chinese Taipei 2573 5 1  Canada 1885 6 2 Italy 1816 7 1 Mexico 1684 8 1 Netherlands 1602 9 1 Czech Republic 1483 10 3 Australia 1379 11 3 Cuba 953 12  Spain 950 13 Great Britain 936 14 7  Philippines 898 15 4 China 845 16 2  Peru 771 17 2 Venezuela 770 18 1 Israel 725 19 1 Germany 646 20 2  France 624 *Change from 31 July 2023 |
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The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball, softball, and baseball5. The teams of the member nations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), baseball's world governing body, are ranked based on their tournament results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of WBSC-recognized international tournaments. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team's performance over the last four years, with major international tournaments awarded a higher weighting compared to minor international and continental tournaments.
Five rankings are published by the WBSC, they are: Men's Baseball, Women's Baseball, Women's Softball, Men's Softball, and Baseball5.[3]
In January 2009, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) first published a listing in rank order of its member associations to provide a basis for comparison of the relative strengths of these teams. Though primarily focused on the respective men's senior teams of member nations, the current ranks also include points awarded based on results at the IBAF 'AAA' (Under 18) Junior and 'AA' (Under 16) Youth Championships held during the tracking period. As a result from the merger with softball in 2013, the WBSC is also responsible for ranking international men's and women's softball teams.[4] Beginning in 2015, the rankings also determine which twelve teams participate in the WBSC Premier12 tournament.
Men's ranking leaders
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WBSC World Men's Ranking Leaders
Teams ranking in the top five
The rankings of November 2023 saw a record 80 nations earning rankings.[5]
Top five movers per ranking
Top 20 Rankings as of 26 April 2023[6]
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
 Argentina |
4224 |
| 2 | 2 |
Australia |
3551 |
| 3 | |
Japan |
3451 |
| 4 | 2 |
Canada |
3358 |
| 5 | |
United States |
2655 |
| 6 | |
Czech Republic |
2526 |
| 7 | |
 New Zealand |
2280 |
| 8 | |
Venezuela |
2133 |
| 9 | |
Cuba |
1807 |
| 10 | |
Mexico |
1775 |
| 11 | |
 Denmark |
1069 |
| 12 | 2 |
 Singapore |
994 |
| 13 | |
 Guatemala |
934 |
| 14 | 2 |
 South Africa |
894 |
| 15 | |
Philippines |
623 |
| 16 | |
Netherlands |
412 |
| 17 | 4 |
Israel |
339 |
| 18 | 1 |
 Botswana |
253 |
| 19 | 1 |
Dominican Republic |
221 |
| 20 | 1 |
Chinese Taipei |
192 |
| *Change from 31 December 2022 |
Women's ranking leaders
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WBSC World Women's Ranking Leaders
Teams ranking in the top five
| Date | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2016 | Japan |
United States |
Canada |
Australia |
New Zealand |
| 17 December 2018 | United States |
Japan |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
Mexico |
| 31 December 2019 | United States |
Japan |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
Mexico |
| 1 January 2020 | United States |
Japan |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
Mexico |
| 28 June 2021 | United States |
Japan |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
Mexico |
| 11 August 2021 | Japan |
United States |
Canada |
Mexico |
Puerto Rico |
| 31 December 2021 | United States |
Japan |
Canada |
Mexico |
Puerto Rico |
| 31 December 2022 | United States |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
| 12 April 2023 | United States |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
Puerto Rico |
Canada |
| 31 July 2023 | United States |
Japan |
Puerto Rico |
Canada |
Chinese Taipei |
| 10 November 2023 | United States |
Japan |
Puerto Rico |
Chinese Taipei |
Canada |
| 31 December 2023 | United States |
Japan |
Puerto Rico |
Chinese Taipei |
Canada |
Softball saw a ranking featuring 66 countries in November 2023.[7]
Top five movers per ranking
| Date | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2018 | South Africa |
 Ireland |
 India |
Mexico |
Dominican Republic |
| 31 December 2019 |  Belgium |
Germany |
 Poland |
Spain |
Ireland |
| 28 June 2021 |  Croatia |
Germany |
 Slovakia |
Spain |
 Russia |
| 11 August 2021 | Cuba |
 Indonesia |
 Hong Kong |
Botswana |
 Curaçao |
| 31 December 2021 | Denmark |
Peru |
Belgium |
Slovakia |
 Sweden |
| 31 December 2022 | Argentina |
 El Salvador |
Slovakia |
 Greece |
Israel |
| 12 April 2023 | Singapore |
Philippines |
South Korea |
 Thailand |
Botswana |
| 31 July 2023 | Cuba |
Curaçao |
Botswana |
Venezuela |
South Africa |
| 10 November 2023 | Philippines |
Singapore |
Hong Kong |
Belgium |
 Hungary |
| 31 December 2023 | Dominican Republic |
Colombia |
Guatemala |
 Chile |
 Ecuador |
Top 20 Rankings as of 22 September 2023[8]
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Japan |
970 |
| 2 | |
Chinese Taipei |
841 |
| 3 | 2 |
Venezuela |
581 |
| 4 | |
United States |
510 |
| 5 | 7 |
Mexico |
496 |
| 6 | 3 |
Puerto Rico |
490 |
| 7 | 4 |
Hong Kong |
451 |
| 8 | 5 |
Canada |
428 |
| 9 | 1 |
South Korea |
413 |
| 10 | 3 |
Cuba |
350 |
| 11 | 3 |
Philippines |
324 |
| 12 | 3 |
China |
277 |
| 13 | 5 |
Australia |
264 |
| 14 | 2 |
France |
180 |
| 15 | 3 |
India |
177 |
| 16 | 3 |
 Pakistan |
115 |
| 17 | |
Indonesia |
109 |
| 18 | 12 |
Dominican Republic |
72 |
| 19 | |
Thailand |
68 |
| 20 | |
Czech Republic |
56 |
| *Change from 31 December 2021 |
In the wake of the International Olympic Committee's decision to cut baseball from the 2012 Olympics program, the IBAF pushed the growth of women's baseball as to include a women's component in its bid for a reinstatement of the sport in future Olympics. The effort to unify the sports resulted in the merger of the IBAF with the International Softball Federation in 2013 to create the WBSC.[9]
The initial women's baseball rankings were based upon results from past Women's Baseball World Cups. While the calculations of the women's rankings are similar to that of the men's, one main difference is that they are inclusive of the three most recent IBAF Women's Baseball World Cups whereas the men's rankings only include the last two. Points are weighted in favor of the more recent results.[10]
Baseball5 is a mixed-gender sport, with each team of 5 active players having at least 2 players of either gender.
Top 20 Rankings as of 9 August 2024[11]
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Chinese Taipei |
3306 |
| 2 | 1 |
Cuba |
2947 |
| 3 | 1 |
 Tunisia |
2535 |
| 4 | |
France |
2390 |
| 5 | |
Japan |
2322 |
| 6 | |
South Africa |
1929 |
| 7 | 1 |
Mexico |
1896 |
| 8 | 1 |
South Korea |
1811 |
| 9 | |
China |
1476 |
| 10 | |
 Lithuania |
1342 |
| 11 | |
 Ghana |
1222 |
| 12 | |
 Turkey |
1144 |
| 13 | 2 |
Venezuela |
1127 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Malaysia |
1056 |
| 15 | 1 |
 Kenya |
1046 |
| 16 | |
 Zambia |
798 |
| 17 | |
Hong Kong |
778 |
| 18 | |
Netherlands |
723 |
| 19 | |
Belgium |
716 |
| 20 | |
Italy |
702 |
| *Change from 16 May 2024 |
Points are awarded in the men's baseball rankings according to finishes in the Premier12, World Baseball Classic, U-23 Baseball World Cup, U-18 Baseball World Cup, U-15 Baseball World Cup and U-12 Baseball World Cup as follows.[12]
| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1380 | 1102 | 1004 | 906 | 808 | 710 | 612 | 514 | 416 | 318 | 220 | 122 |
World Baseball Classic
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| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1150 | 940 | 880 | 820 | 760 | 700 | 640 | 580 | 520 | 460 | 400 | 340 | 280 | 220 | 160 | 100 |
U-23 Baseball World Cup
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| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 690 | 551 | 502 | 453 | 404 | 355 | 306 | 257 | 208 | 159 | 110 | 61 |
U-18 Baseball World Cup
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| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 575 | 459 | 418 | 377 | 336 | 295 | 254 | 213 | 172 | 131 | 90 | 49 |
U-15 Baseball World Cup
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| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 460 | 367 | 334 | 301 | 268 | 235 | 202 | 169 | 136 | 103 | 70 | 37 |
U-12 Baseball World Cup
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| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 345 | 275 | 250 | 225 | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 |
Notes and references
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- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "WBSC launches first-ever Baseball5 World Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "WBSC launches first-ever Softball World Rankings: Japan Women's No. 1, New Zealand Men's No. 1". Mister Baseball. March 22, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Record 86 nations featured in March 2020 WBSC Baseball World Rankings". wbsc.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "WBSC Rankings – Women's softball". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "ABOUT THE WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "IBAF Releases First-Ever Women's World Rankings". International Baseball Federation. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "WBSC Rankings - Baseball Men's". rankings.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 22 August 2019.