WBSC World Rankings

The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball and softball. 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.

History

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. Beginning in 2015, the rankings also determine which twelve teams participate in the WBSC Premier12 tournament.

Men's baseball rankings
Men's Baseball Rankings as of 18 March 2020 [1]
RankTeamPointsConfederation
1 Japan6167BFA
2 United States4676COPABE
3 South Korea4648BFA
4 Chinese Taipei4385BFA
5 Mexico3375COPABE
6 Australia3249BCO
7 Cuba2751COPABE
8 Venezuela2724COPABE
9 Netherlands2690CEB
10 Dominican Republic2583COPABE
11 Puerto Rico2013COPABE
12 Panama1875COPABE

The latest rankings of March 2020 saw a record 86 nations earning rankings.[2]

Women's baseball rankings
Women's Baseball Rankings as of 18 March 2020 [1]
RankTeamPointsConfederation
1 Japan2505BFA
2 Canada1947COPABE
3 Chinese Taipei1852BFA
4 Venezuela1736COPABE
5 United States1524COPABE
6 Australia1182BCO
7 South Korea955BFA
8 Cuba947COPABE
9 Dominican Republic717COPABE
10 Hong Kong520BFA
11 Netherlands500CEB
12 Puerto Rico371COPABE

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.[3]

Softball rankings

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.[4] As a result, the WBSC is also responsible for ranking international men's and women's softball teams.[5]

Women's Softball Rankings as of 15 January 2020 [1]
RankTeamPoints
1  United States5104
2  Japan4723
3  Canada4403
4  Puerto Rico3824
5  Mexico3752
6  Chinese Taipei3501
7  China3293
8  Australia2875
9  Netherlands2812
10  Italy2745
11  Philippines2110
12  Czech Republic2106
Men's Softball Rankings as of 15 January 2020 [1]
RankTeamPoints
1  Japan3743
2  Argentina3737
3  New Zealand3421
4  Canada3218
5  Australia2983
6  United States2833
7  Czech Republic2250
8  Mexico1678
9  Venezuela1608
10  South Africa1473
11  Denmark1322
12  Botswana1186

Calculation method

Men's baseball

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.[6]

Premier 12
Final rank123456789101112
Points138011021004906808710612514416318220122

World Baseball Classic
Final rank12345678910111213141516
Points1150940880820760700640580520460400340280220160100

U-23 Baseball World Cup
Final rank123456789101112
Points69055150245340435530625720815911061

U-18 Baseball World Cup
Final rank123456789101112
Points5754594183773362952542131721319049

U-15 Baseball World Cup
Final rank123456789101112
Points4603673343012682352021691361037037

U-12 Baseball World Cup
Final rank123456789101112
Points345275250225200175150125100755025

See also

Notes and references
  1. "WBSC Rankings | WBSC". www.wbsc.org. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "Record 86 nations featured in March 2020 WBSC Baseball World Rankings". wbsc.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "ABOUT THE WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "WBSC Rankings - Baseball Men's". rankings.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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