Ranking system for national teams in baseball and softball
Top 20 rankings
Men's Baseball as of 18 December 2023[1]
Rank
Change
Team
Points
1
Japan
5797
2
Mexico
4764
3
United States
4492
4
South Korea
4353
5
Chinese Taipei
4170
6
Venezuela
3975
7
Netherlands
3288
8
Cuba
3121
9
Dominican Republic
2667
10
Panama
2534
11
Australia
2367
12
Puerto Rico
2355
13
Colombia
2105
14
Italy
1939
15
Czech Republic
1900
16
Canada
1397
17
Germany
1223
18
Great Britain
1142
19
Israel
1086
20
Nicaragua
1021
*Change from 2 November 2023
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
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]
^"The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^"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.
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