🌍 The Universal Index: Nations

Each country’s national team ranked within its sport, all on one scale since 1946: men’s and women’s football, basketball, rugby union, cricket, ice hockey, handball, volleyball, baseball and athletics. A side’s number is how far it stands above the best eight in its sport that week.

Looking for a nation’s total sporting merit, every sport rolled into one score? See the Zone Zero Cup.

Games through 19 Oct 2026 · history every Tuesday since 1946

Today's board

Every side across all codes, with places moved. Pick a code or a continent to narrow it.

How this is measured

Universal = 1500 + 100 × z, where 1500 is the average of the top eight sides in that sport that week. Arrows show places gained or lost since 20 Oct 2026, and the ± column the change in the Universal score over the same span, in whole points (“new” for a side entering the board; “n/a” where the previous board did not reach that side: the Tuesday boards keep the top 50 per code). Under a code filter the first column is the position within that code and the overall position keeps its own column. The continent is that of the side’s own governing body, so Australia sits in Asia for football, basketball, handball and volleyball and in Oceania for rugby, cricket, ice hockey and baseball.

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United States women's basketball

–+174 over #2 · 1 in Women's · #2 overall · last major 2026 · 13 Sep '26

1740

universal

Italy women's volleyball

–+102 over #2 · 2 in Women's · #5 overall · 6 Sep '26

1694

universal

Spain women's football

–+50 over #2 · 3 in Women's · #6 overall · last major 2023 · 13 Oct '26

1690

universal

Australia women's cricket

–+106 over #2 · 4 in Women's · #7 overall · 14 Oct '26

1670

universal

United States women's football

–5 in Women's · #9 overall · last major 2024 · 13 Oct '26

1640

universal

United States women's ice hockey

–+59 over #2 · 6 in Women's · #10 overall · 19 Feb '26

1638

universal

Brazil women's volleyball

–7 in Women's · #20 overall · 13 Sep '26

1592

universal

Turkey women's volleyball

–8 in Women's · #24 overall · 6 Sep '26

1579

universal

Canada women's ice hockey

–9 in Women's · #25 overall · 19 Feb '26

1579

universal

France women's basketball

–10 in Women's · #30 overall · 13 Sep '26

1565

universal

England women's cricket

–11 in Women's · #31 overall · 6 Sep '26

1564

universal

India women's cricket

–12 in Women's · #41 overall · 22 Sep '26

1542

universal

Spain women's basketball

–13 in Women's · #43 overall · 13 Sep '26

1541

universal

Australia women's basketball

–14 in Women's · #49 overall · last major 2006 · 10 Sep '26

1525

universal

England women's football

–15 in Women's · #51 overall · last major 2025 · 13 Oct '26

1521

universal

Finland women's ice hockey

–16 in Women's · #52 overall · 14 Feb '26

1517

universal

Japan women's football

–17 in Women's · #53 overall · last major 2026 · 13 Oct '26

1513

universal

Czech Republic women's ice hockey

–18 in Women's · #54 overall · 13 Feb '26

1512

universal

Sweden women's ice hockey

–19 in Women's · #57 overall · 19 Feb '26

1505

universal

Belgium women's basketball

–20 in Women's · #61 overall · 10 Sep '26

1499

universal

Germany women's football

–21 in Women's · #62 overall · last major 2016 · 13 Oct '26

1496

universal

Poland women's volleyball

–22 in Women's · #67 overall · 6 Sep '26

1491

universal

United States women's volleyball

–23 in Women's · #68 overall · 26 Aug '26

1491

universal

New Zealand women's cricket

–24 in Women's · #69 overall · 27 Jun '26

1489

universal

South Africa women's cricket

–25 in Women's · #71 overall · 19 Sep '26

1486

universal


–1	United States women's basketball+174 over #2	–2	1740	0	2465	2026	13 Sep '26
–2	Italy women's volleyball+102 over #2	–5	1694	0	2429	none	6 Sep '26
–3	Spain women's football+50 over #2	–6	1690	0	2415	2023	13 Oct '26
–4	Australia women's cricket+106 over #2	–7	1670	0	179	none	14 Oct '26
–5	United States women's football	–9	1640	0	2380	2024	13 Oct '26
–6	United States women's ice hockey+59 over #2	–10	1638	0	2374	none	19 Feb '26
–7	Brazil women's volleyball	–20	1592	0	2306	none	13 Sep '26
–8	Turkey women's volleyball	–24	1579	0	2288	none	6 Sep '26
–9	Canada women's ice hockey	–25	1579	0	2234	none	19 Feb '26
–10	France women's basketball	–30	1565	0	2126	none	13 Sep '26
–11	England women's cricket	–31	1564	0	150	none	6 Sep '26
–12	India women's cricket	–41	1542	0	141	none	22 Sep '26
–13	Spain women's basketball	–43	1541	0	2086	none	13 Sep '26
–14	Australia women's basketball	–49	1525	0	2057	2006	10 Sep '26
–15	England women's football	–51	1521	0	2283	2025	13 Oct '26
–16	Finland women's ice hockey	–52	1517	0	1784	none	14 Feb '26
–17	Japan women's football	–53	1513	0	2278	2026	13 Oct '26
–18	Czech Republic women's ice hockey	–54	1512	0	1771	none	13 Feb '26
–19	Sweden women's ice hockey	–57	1505	0	1735	none	19 Feb '26
–20	Belgium women's basketball	–61	1499	0	2017	none	10 Sep '26
–21	Germany women's football	–62	1496	0	2265	2016	13 Oct '26
–22	Poland women's volleyball	–67	1491	0	2147	none	6 Sep '26
–23	United States women's volleyball	–68	1491	0	2148	none	26 Aug '26
–24	New Zealand women's cricket	–69	1489	0	120	none	27 Jun '26
–25	South Africa women's cricket	–71	1486	0	119	none	19 Sep '26
–26	France women's football	–76	1472	0	2251	none	10 Oct '26
–27	Sri Lanka women's cricket	–78	1463	0	111	none	22 Sep '26
–28	Switzerland women's ice hockey	–79	1462	0	1631	none	19 Feb '26
–29	Russia women's ice hockeysuspended	–80	1454	0	1629	none	suspended
–30	Germany women's ice hockey	–85	1446	0	1590	none	14 Feb '26
–31	West Indies women's cricket	–87	1438	0	102	none	7 Oct '26
–32	China women's basketball	–89	1430	0	1953	none	10 Sep '26
–33	Canada women's basketball	–96	1403	0	1935	none	17 Mar '26
–34	Japan women's volleyball	–98	1391	0	2060	none	30 Aug '26
–35	China women's volleyball	–100	1377	0	2048	none	30 Aug '26
–36	Italy women's ice hockey	–102	1365	0	1471	none	18 Apr '26
–37	Brazil women's basketball	–106	1357	0	1915	1994	17 Mar '26
–38	Brazil women's football	–107	1357	0	2195	2025	13 Oct '26
–39	Pakistan women's cricket	–108	1356	0	90	none	22 Sep '26
–40	Japan women's ice hockey	–112	1351	0	1440	none	10 Feb '26
–41	Austria women's ice hockey	–113	1348	0	1511	none	19 Apr '25
–42	Spain women's ice hockey	–116	1343	0	1417	none	18 Apr '26
–43	Slovakia women's ice hockey	–119	1340	0	1410	none	18 Apr '26
–44	Ireland women's cricket	–121	1338	0	80	none	6 Sep '26
–45	Serbia women's volleyball	–124	1336	0	2014	none	6 Sep '26
–46	France women's ice hockey	–128	1333	0	1398	none	18 Apr '26
–47	Canada women's volleyball	–130	1333	0	2013	none	29 Aug '26
–48	Hungary women's ice hockey	–133	1330	0	1391	none	18 Apr '26
–49	Netherlands women's ice hockey	–135	1327	0	1386	none	18 Apr '26
–50	Russia women's volleyballsuspended	–136	1324	0	2001	none	suspended
–51	Germany women's basketball	–137	1323	0	1896	none	13 Sep '26
–52	Bangladesh women's cricket	–140	1310	0	84	none	14 Oct '26
–53	Hungary women's basketball	–141	1301	0	1883	none	10 Sep '26
–54	Netherlands women's volleyball	–144	1288	0	1981	none	3 Sep '26
–55	Sweden women's football	–146	1287	0	2159	1984	13 Oct '26
–56	Canada women's football	–147	1284	0	2158	2021	12 Oct '26
–57	Great Britain women's ice hockey	–148	1280	0	1326	none	18 Apr '26
–58	Norway women's ice hockey	–152	1266	0	1311	none	18 Apr '26
–59	Latvia women's ice hockey	–153	1264	0	1309	none	18 Apr '26
–60	China women's ice hockey	–155	1260	0	1303	none	18 Apr '26
–61	South Korea women's ice hockey	–157	1256	0	1293	none	18 Apr '26
–62	Russia women's basketballsuspended	–159	1244	0	1847	1992	suspended
–63	Japan women's basketball	–162	1235	0	1839	none	8 Sep '26
–64	Serbia women's basketball	–166	1230	0	1836	none	21 Jun '25
–65	Italy women's basketball	–168	1225	0	1827	none	9 Sep '26
–66	Nigeria women's basketball	–169	1225	0	1829	none	7 Sep '26
–67	Scotland women's cricket	–173	1206	0	67	none	30 Aug '26
–68	North Korea women's football	–175	1203	0	2129	2008	2 Oct '26
–69	Papua New Guinea women's cricket	–179	1196	0	23	none	17 Aug '26
–70	Kazakhstan women's ice hockey	–181	1175	0	1233	none	18 Apr '26
–71	Netherlands women's cricket	–196	1118	0	35	none	27 Jun '26
–72	Thailand women's cricket	–197	1117	0	34	none	17 Sep '26
–73	United Arab Emirates women's cricket	–198	1115	0	31	none	8 Sep '26
–74	Denmark women's ice hockey	–199	1111	0	1337	none	19 Apr '25
–75	Poland women's ice hockey	–201	1102	0	1307	none	6 Apr '24
–76	Germany women's volleyball	–204	1083	0	1863	none	3 Sep '26
–77	Mali women's basketball	–205	1082	0	1753	none	7 Sep '26
–78	Denmark women's football	–207	1078	0	2100	none	12 Oct '26
–79	Zimbabwe women's cricket	–213	1067	0	23	none	7 Oct '26
–80	Netherlands women's football	–215	1066	0	2091	2017	13 Oct '26
–81	Slovenia women's ice hockey	–218	1063	0	1214	none	15 Apr '25
–82	South Korea women's basketball	–220	1062	0	1720	none	8 Sep '26
–83	Namibia women's cricket	–222	1060	0	7	none	26 Jan '26
–84	Czech Republic women's basketball	–223	1060	0	1719	none	7 Sep '26
–85	Belgium women's volleyball	–225	1057	0	1833	none	1 Sep '26
–86	Thailand women's volleyball	–226	1056	0	1833	none	30 Aug '26
–87	Lithuania women's basketball	–240	1037	0	1682	none	29 Jun '25
–88	Senegal women's basketball	–242	1036	0	1682	none	25 Aug '26
–89	Dominican Republic women's volleyball	–243	1035	0	1809	none	29 Aug '26
–90	Turkey women's basketball	–244	1034	0	1680	none	7 Sep '26
–91	Puerto Rico women's basketball	–248	1031	0	1672	none	9 Sep '26
–92	Australia women's football	–251	1029	0	2066	2010	13 Oct '26
–93	Cameroon women's basketball	–253	1026	0	1664	none	2 Aug '25
–94	Czech Republic women's volleyball	–256	1020	0	1791	none	31 Aug '26
–95	Chinese Taipei women's basketball	–260	1016	0	1648	none	20 Jul '25
–96	Italy women's football	–264	1014	0	2057	none	13 Oct '26
–97	France women's volleyball	–270	1005	0	1773	none	30 Aug '26
–98	Mozambique women's basketball	–274	999	0	1623	none	2 Aug '25
–99	Greece women's basketball	–276	993	0	1613	none	21 Jun '25
–100	Latvia women's basketball	–278	992	0	1611	none	18 Jun '23
–101	Sweden women's basketball	–282	986	0	1602	none	22 Jun '25
–102	Norway women's football	–285	980	0	2034	2000	13 Oct '26
–103	Slovenia women's basketball	–286	979	0	1591	none	21 Jun '25
–104	Argentina women's basketball	–287	977	0	1587	none	17 Mar '26
–105	New Zealand women's basketball	–288	976	0	1586	none	17 Mar '26
–106	Slovakia women's basketball	–290	972	0	1580	none	20 Jun '23
–107	Montenegro women's basketball	–294	966	0	1572	none	24 Aug '26
–108	Egypt women's basketball	–296	965	0	1569	none	30 Jul '25
–109	Iran women's basketball	–299	963	0	1567	none	20 Jul '25
–110	Cuba women's basketball	–302	959	0	1560	none	5 Jul '23
–111	Angola women's basketball	down 1306	948	0	1542	none	30 Jul '25
–112	Great Britain women's basketball	down 2309	944	0	1536	none	24 Aug '26
–113	Colombia women's basketball	down 4312	941	0	1533	none	17 Mar '26
–114	Ivory Coast women's basketball	down 7319	929	0	1514	none	2 Aug '25
–115	Portugal women's basketball	down 7320	929	0	1513	none	22 Jun '25
–116	South Korea women's football	down 10328	923	0	1998	none	2 Oct '26
–117	Uganda women's basketball	down 13333	914	0	1490	none	2 Aug '25
–118	Lebanon women's basketball	down 13335	910	0	1484	none	18 Jul '25
–119	Colombia women's football	down 14338	907	0	1985	none	13 Oct '26
–120	Argentina women's volleyball	down 14340	902	0	1649	none	13 Sep '26
–121	DR Congo women's basketball	down 14341	902	0	1471	none	21 Aug '24
–122	Slovenia women's volleyball	down 14342	901	0	1650	none	31 Aug '26
–123	China women's football	down 14343	900	0	1983	2022	2 Oct '26
–124	Kenya women's volleyball	down 17350	893	0	1639	none	4 Sep '26
–125	Mexico women's football	down 18354	890	0	1974	none	14 Oct '26
–126	Ukraine women's volleyball	down 18355	889	0	1636	none	27 Aug '26
–127	Bulgaria women's volleyball	down 19362	881	0	1627	none	31 Aug '26
–128	Malaysia women's basketball	down 19363	881	0	1439	none	18 Aug '23
–129	Thailand women's basketball	down 19367	878	0	1433	none	20 Jul '25
–130	South Sudan women's basketball	down 19369	876	0	1431	none	17 Mar '26
–131	Greece women's volleyball	down 20372	873	0	1615	none	2 Sep '26
–132	Azerbaijan women's volleyball	down 21374	870	0	1611	none	1 Sep '26
–133	Rwanda women's basketball	down 22379	868	0	1418	none	24 Aug '26
–134	Cuba women's volleyball	down 23381	867	0	1610	none	29 Aug '26
–135	Indonesia women's basketball	down 23382	866	0	1416	none	18 Jul '25
–136	Mongolia women's basketball	down 23383	866	0	1416	none	20 Jul '25
137	Venezuela women's basketball	387	864	n/a	1412	none	22 Aug '24
138	Cook Islands women's basketball	388	864	n/a	1412	none	18 Jul '25
139	Philippines women's basketball	391	860	n/a	1406	none	17 Mar '26
140	India women's basketball	405	845	n/a	1383	none	19 Jul '25
down 4141	Egypt women's volleyball	down 32407	844	0	1581	none	4 Sep '26
142	El Salvador women's basketball	408	843	n/a	1380	none	2 Jul '25
down 5143	South Korea women's volleyball	down 33411	841	0	1579	none	27 Aug '26
144	Mexico women's basketball	412	840	n/a	1374	none	24 Aug '26
145	Kenya women's basketball	413	839	n/a	1373	none	8 Feb '25
down 7146	Cameroon women's volleyball	down 35414	838	0	1573	none	4 Sep '26
down 7147	Colombia women's volleyball	down 40423	829	0	1561	none	13 Sep '26
down 7148	Puerto Rico women's volleyball	down 40424	827	0	1563	none	29 Aug '26
149	Gabon women's basketball	425	827	n/a	1354	none	25 Mar '23
150	Burundi women's basketball	427	823	n/a	1349	none	7 Feb '25
151	Jordan women's basketball	428	823	n/a	1349	none	19 Aug '23
152	Israel women's basketball	435	815	n/a	1336	none	18 Jun '23
153	Tahiti women's basketball	436	814	n/a	1334	none	18 Jul '25
down 12154	Sweden women's volleyball	down 45438	813	0	1544	none	2 Sep '26
155	Chile women's basketball	440	812	n/a	1332	none	2 Jul '25
156	Zambia women's basketball	443	810	n/a	1328	none	28 Feb '23
157	Zimbabwe women's basketball	444	808	n/a	1325	none	28 Feb '23
down 15158	Croatia women's volleyball	down 55454	798	0	1529	none	30 Aug '26
down 15159	Chinese Taipei women's volleyball	down 55455	798	0	1528	none	27 Aug '26
down 15160	Vietnam women's volleyball	down 55461	791	0	1520	none	28 Aug '26
down 15161	Kazakhstan women's volleyball	down 56467	786	0	1514	none	25 Aug '26
162	Kazakhstan women's basketball	468	785	n/a	1289	none	19 Jul '25
down 16163	Bosnia and Herzegovina women's volleyball	down 58476	776	0	1526	none	10 Sep '23
down 16164	Iceland women's football	down 58483	770	0	1894	none	13 Oct '26
down 16165	Slovakia women's volleyball	down 58486	768	0	1493	none	26 Aug '26
166	Switzerland women's basketball	489	765	n/a	1258	none	21 Jun '25
down 17167	Republic of Ireland women's football	down 59491	765	0	1891	none	13 Oct '26
down 17168	Peru women's volleyball	down 59493	764	0	1484	none	13 Sep '26
down 17169	Belgium women's football	down 59495	761	0	1888	none	13 Oct '26
down 17170	Hungary women's volleyball	down 59498	759	0	1482	none	28 Aug '26
down 17171	Mexico women's volleyball	down 59500	759	0	1482	none	26 Aug '26
down 17172	Tunisia women's volleyball	down 60503	754	0	1473	none	3 Sep '26
down 17173	Portugal women's volleyball	down 60512	748	0	1469	none	31 Aug '26
down 17174	Romania women's volleyball	down 60515	743	0	1463	none	28 Aug '26
down 17175	Venezuela women's volleyball	down 60520	741	0	1457	none	13 Sep '26
down 17176	Ghana women's volleyball	down 60522	738	0	1455	none	3 Sep '26
down 17177	Spain women's volleyball	down 60524	737	0	1456	none	28 Aug '26
down 17178	Nigeria women's football	down 60526	736	0	1878	2025	13 Aug '26
179	Dominican Republic women's basketball	529	733	n/a	1209	none	6 Jul '25
down 18180	Finland women's football	down 61531	733	0	1870	none	13 Oct '26
down 18181	Portugal women's football	down 61533	732	0	1869	none	13 Oct '26
down 18182	Iraq women's volleyball	down 61534	730	0	1448	none	25 Aug '26
down 18183	Zambia women's volleyball	down 61547	715	0	1427	none	2 Sep '26
down 18184	Rwanda women's volleyball	down 62554	712	0	1424	none	4 Sep '26
down 18185	Iran women's volleyball	down 63561	706	0	1419	none	30 Aug '26
down 18186	Scotland women's football	down 64563	704	0	1851	none	13 Oct '26
187	Mali women's volleyball	565	702	n/a	1412	none	2 Sep '26
down 19188	Switzerland women's football	down 65566	702	0	1849	none	13 Oct '26
down 19189	Russia women's footballsuspended	down 65568	697	0	1847	none	suspended
190	Guinea women's basketball	573	688	n/a	1138	none	30 Jul '25
191	Cyprus women's volleyball	577	684	n/a	1424	none	10 Sep '23
down 21192	Austria women's football	down 70581	681	0	1835	none	13 Oct '26
193	Finland women's volleyball	583	677	n/a	1416	none	10 Sep '23
194	Montenegro women's volleyball	590	670	n/a	1377	none	27 Aug '26
down 23195	Argentina women's football	down 73592	669	0	1827	2006	13 Oct '26
196	Algeria women's volleyball	593	668	n/a	1371	none	3 Sep '26
197	Faroe Islands women's volleyball	597	667	n/a	1405	none	11 Sep '23
down 25198	South Africa women's football	down 75600	665	0	1832	2022	13 Aug '26
199	Indonesia women's volleyball	607	659	n/a	1364	none	28 Aug '26
down 26200	Poland women's football	down 78608	653	0	1817	none	13 Oct '26
201	Uganda women's volleyball	610	652	n/a	1353	none	3 Sep '26
202	Nigeria women's volleyball	617	647	n/a	1346	none	2 Sep '26
203	Switzerland women's volleyball	622	646	n/a	1382	none	11 Sep '23
down 29204	Cameroon women's football	down 85633	633	0	1811	none	16 Aug '26
205	Israel women's volleyball	641	628	n/a	1362	none	11 Sep '23
206	Iceland women's volleyball	649	625	n/a	1358	none	11 Sep '23
down 31207	Zambia women's football	down 96653	618	0	1801	none	5 Aug '26
208	Senegal women's volleyball	659	606	n/a	1297	none	2 Sep '26
209	DR Congo women's volleyball	662	604	n/a	1295	none	2 Sep '26
210	India women's volleyball	666	602	n/a	1333	none	6 Sep '23
211	Morocco women's volleyball	667	602	n/a	1345	none	24 Aug '23
212	Estonia women's volleyball	671	599	n/a	1343	none	23 Aug '23
213	Latvia women's volleyball	676	597	n/a	1290	none	27 Aug '26
down 37214	Morocco women's football	down 111677	597	0	1781	none	12 Oct '26
down 37215	Ghana women's football	down 113682	593	0	1784	none	13 Aug '26
216	Lesotho women's volleyball	685	592	n/a	1335	none	23 Aug '23
down 38217	New Zealand women's football	down 115686	592	0	1790	2018	9 Jun '26
218	Burkina Faso women's volleyball	687	591	n/a	1280	none	1 Sep '26
down 39219	Haiti women's football	down 116689	591	0	1775	none	13 Oct '26
220	Australia women's volleyball	694	584	n/a	1274	none	26 Aug '26
down 40221	Wales women's football	down 124702	571	0	1762	none	13 Oct '26
down 40222	Costa Rica women's football	down 132717	563	0	1772	none	10 Jun '26
223	Chile women's volleyball	719	562	n/a	1245	none	13 Sep '26
down 41224	Taiwan women's football	down 133720	562	0	1760	1989	25 Sep '26
225	Burundi women's volleyball	721	561	n/a	1244	none	2 Sep '26
226	Norway women's volleyball	729	558	n/a	1284	none	10 Sep '23
227	Uzbekistan women's volleyball	730	558	n/a	1284	none	5 Sep '23
228	Austria women's volleyball	732	556	n/a	1242	none	26 Aug '26
229	Georgia women's volleyball	735	550	n/a	1275	none	10 Sep '23
230	Costa Rica women's volleyball	743	542	n/a	1225	none	26 Aug '26
231	Hong Kong women's volleyball	744	541	n/a	1224	none	26 Aug '26
232	Philippines women's volleyball	748	537	n/a	1261	none	5 Sep '23
233	Sri Lanka women's basketball	753	528	n/a	890	none	17 Aug '23
down 50234	Algeria women's football	down 161755	527	0	1741	none	15 Aug '26
down 50235	Philippines women's football	down 163758	519	0	1727	none	13 Oct '26
down 50236	Papua New Guinea women's football	down 164760	516	0	1729	2022	3 Oct '26
down 50237	Vietnam women's football	down 167764	511	0	1726	none	25 Sep '26
238	Mongolia women's volleyball	766	510	n/a	1231	none	6 Sep '23
239	Denmark women's volleyball	767	510	n/a	1231	none	11 Sep '23
down 52240	Ivory Coast women's football	down 184786	493	0	1719	none	13 Aug '26
241	Trinidad and Tobago women's volleyball	796	481	n/a	1152	none	26 Aug '26
down 53242	Panama women's football	down 202810	467	0	1710	none	9 Jun '26
down 53243	Jamaica women's football	down 204813	459	0	1687	none	14 Oct '26
down 53244	Slovenia women's football	down 212826	440	0	1675	none	13 Oct '26
down 53245	Serbia women's football	down 212827	440	0	1675	none	13 Oct '26
246	Ukraine women's football	828	439	n/a	1674	none	13 Oct '26
247	Czech Republic women's football	831	437	n/a	1673	none	13 Oct '26
248	Malawi women's football	839	424	n/a	1674	none	16 Aug '26
249	Senegal women's football	841	420	n/a	1673	none	3 Aug '26
250	Puerto Rico women's football	847	416	n/a	1682	none	18 Apr '26
251	El Salvador women's football	849	416	n/a	1659	none	13 Oct '26
252	Venezuela women's football	852	413	n/a	1657	none	13 Oct '26
253	Uzbekistan women's football	860	392	n/a	1645	none	12 Oct '26
254	Thailand women's football	861	387	n/a	1645	1983	21 Sep '26
255	Paraguay women's football	864	377	n/a	1633	none	13 Oct '26
256	Dominican Republic women's football	865	374	n/a	1655	none	17 Apr '26
257	Tanzania women's football	879	353	n/a	1628	none	4 Aug '26
258	Myanmar women's football	880	350	n/a	1621	none	21 Sep '26
259	Kenya women's football	893	331	n/a	1615	none	3 Aug '26
260	Cuba women's football	895	329	n/a	1626	none	17 Apr '26
261	Mali women's football	901	314	n/a	1602	none	6 Aug '26
262	Burkina Faso women's football	909	307	n/a	1598	none	4 Aug '26
263	Chile women's football	931	278	n/a	1569	none	11 Oct '26
264	Turkey women's football	941	260	n/a	1555	none	13 Oct '26
265	Ethiopia women's football	952	226	n/a	1536	none	3 Oct '26
266	India women's football	953	223	n/a	1532	none	11 Oct '26
267	Zimbabwe women's football	955	220	n/a	1549	none	9 Jun '26
268	Guyana women's football	960	206	n/a	1547	none	18 Apr '26
269	Jordan women's football	961	206	n/a	1519	none	13 Oct '26
270	Namibia women's football	962	204	n/a	1522	none	29 Sep '26
271	Guatemala women's football	965	201	n/a	1538	none	9 Jun '26
272	Uganda women's football	966	197	n/a	1516	none	19 Jun '25
273	Equatorial Guinea women's football	968	190	n/a	1531	2012	8 Jun '26
274	Liberia women's football	969	188	n/a	1507	none	31 May '25
275	Hungary women's football	970	187	n/a	1506	none	13 Oct '26
276	Bermuda women's football	971	185	n/a	1528	none	7 Jun '26
277	Botswana women's football	972	183	n/a	1508	none	29 Sep '26
278	Belarus women's football	974	170	n/a	1495	none	13 Oct '26
279	Northern Ireland women's football	975	169	n/a	1495	none	13 Oct '26
280	Tunisia women's football	978	161	n/a	1512	none	8 Jun '26
281	Cape Verde women's football	979	161	n/a	1502	none	6 Aug '26
282	DR Congo women's football	982	159	n/a	1517	none	15 Apr '26
283	Fiji women's football	990	146	n/a	1483	none	29 Sep '26
284	Iran women's football	993	133	n/a	1506	none	8 Mar '26
285	Bangladesh women's football	995	128	n/a	1474	none	21 Sep '26
286	Trinidad and Tobago women's football	998	118	n/a	1491	none	17 Apr '26
287	Romania women's football	1002	110	n/a	1456	none	13 Oct '26
288	Slovakia women's football	1004	104	n/a	1452	none	13 Oct '26
289	Nepal women's football	1006	101	n/a	1487	none	2 Dec '25
290	Ecuador women's football	1009	99	n/a	1471	none	9 Jun '26
291	Benin women's football	1015	88	n/a	1459	none	11 Jul '26
292	Nicaragua women's football	1016	87	n/a	1471	none	18 Apr '26
293	Uruguay women's football	1018	85	n/a	1462	none	9 Jun '26
294	Gambia women's football	1022	67	n/a	1465	none	28 Oct '25
295	Samoa women's football	1025	56	n/a	1457	none	5 Mar '26
296	Hong Kong women's football	1026	52	n/a	1424	none	21 Sep '26
297	Solomon Islands women's football	1027	52	n/a	1421	none	29 Sep '26
298	Togo women's football	1029	44	n/a	1451	none	28 Oct '25
299	Greece women's football	1030	44	n/a	1411	none	13 Oct '26
300	Bosnia and Herzegovina women's football	1031	42	n/a	1412	none	9 Oct '26
301	Egypt women's football	1033	32	n/a	1418	none	5 Aug '26
302	Israel women's football	1035	26	n/a	1400	none	13 Oct '26
303	Belize women's football	1036	22	n/a	1423	none	7 Jun '26
304	Burundi women's football	1038	15	n/a	1398	none	21 Jun '25
305	Croatia women's football	1040	12	n/a	1390	none	13 Oct '26
306	Martinique women's football	1042	12	n/a	1390	none	3 Dec '23
307	Vanuatu women's football	1043	3	n/a	1389	none	3 Oct '26
308	Mauritania women's football	1045	1	n/a	1416	none	16 Apr '26
309	Albania women's football	1047	-13	n/a	1374	none	13 Oct '26
310	Suriname women's football	1049	-13	n/a	1406	none	17 Apr '26
311	Rwanda women's football	1050	-14	n/a	1373	none	25 Feb '25
312	Sierra Leone women's football	1051	-19	n/a	1369	none	31 May '25
313	Mozambique women's football	1052	-20	n/a	1410	none	23 Nov '25
314	Åland women's football	1057	-33	n/a	1360	none	13 Jul '23
315	Gabon women's football	1060	-43	n/a	1354	none	25 Feb '25
316	Bonaire women's football	1061	-46	n/a	1352	none	4 Dec '23
317	Turkmenistan women's football	1062	-47	n/a	1372	none	5 Jul '25
318	New Caledonia women's football	1063	-48	n/a	1355	none	29 Sep '26
319	Aruba women's football	1064	-51	n/a	1392	none	13 Apr '26
320	Saint Lucia women's football	1066	-55	n/a	1380	none	18 Apr '26
321	Curaçao women's football	1068	-57	n/a	1378	none	17 Apr '26
322	Guinea-Bissau women's football	1069	-59	n/a	1343	none	26 May '25
323	Saint Kitts and Nevis women's football	1070	-60	n/a	1376	none	17 Apr '26
324	Saudi Arabia women's football	1071	-62	n/a	1341	none	13 Oct '26
325	Lebanon women's football	1073	-67	n/a	1338	none	13 Oct '26
326	Isle of Man women's football	1079	-80	n/a	1373	none	18 Jul '25
327	Azerbaijan women's football	1082	-85	n/a	1352	none	9 Jun '26
328	South Sudan women's football	1083	-87	n/a	1332	none	21 Jun '25
329	Guadeloupe women's football	1084	-91	n/a	1321	none	1 Dec '23
330	Niger women's football	1085	-93	n/a	1320	none	24 Feb '25
331	Guam women's football	1086	-93	n/a	1342	none	5 Jul '25
332	Kosovo women's football	1088	-96	n/a	1318	none	13 Oct '26
333	Angola women's football	1089	-96	n/a	1362	none	28 Oct '25
334	Peru women's football	1090	-97	n/a	1317	none	13 Oct '26
335	Grenada women's football	1093	-121	n/a	1338	none	18 Apr '26
336	Honduras women's football	1094	-121	n/a	1337	none	17 Apr '26
337	Montenegro women's football	1097	-129	n/a	1296	none	13 Oct '26
338	Indonesia women's football	1098	-132	n/a	1294	none	13 Oct '26
339	Northern Mariana Islands women's football	1099	-133	n/a	1294	none	7 Apr '24
340	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's football	1100	-135	n/a	1329	none	18 Apr '26
341	Cambodia women's football	1101	-143	n/a	1306	none	22 Jul '26
342	U.S. Virgin Islands women's football	1103	-149	n/a	1320	none	14 Apr '26
343	Pakistan women's football	1105	-161	n/a	1311	none	16 Apr '26
344	Guinea women's football	1106	-168	n/a	1270	none	26 May '25
345	Barbados women's football	1108	-179	n/a	1301	none	17 Apr '26
346	Djibouti women's football	1109	-179	n/a	1263	none	26 Feb '25
347	Bahamas women's football	1110	-182	n/a	1261	none	29 Nov '23
348	Malaysia women's football	1112	-188	n/a	1257	none	13 Oct '26
349	United States Virgin Islands women's football	1113	-190	n/a	1302	none	27 Nov '25
350	Palestine women's football	1115	-194	n/a	1253	none	13 Oct '26
351	Libya women's football	1117	-198	n/a	1298	none	1 Nov '25
352	Lesotho women's football	1120	-203	n/a	1276	none	9 Jun '26
353	Lithuania women's football	1124	-222	n/a	1235	none	13 Oct '26
354	United Arab Emirates women's football	1126	-226	n/a	1279	none	28 Nov '25
355	American Samoa women's football	1127	-227	n/a	1280	none	11 Apr '26
356	Sápmi women's football	1128	-228	n/a	1230	none	8 Jun '24
357	Western Isles women's football	1129	-239	n/a	1272	none	18 Jul '25
358	Malta women's football	1131	-243	n/a	1223	none	9 Oct '26
359	Bhutan women's football	1133	-243	n/a	1269	none	7 Apr '26
360	Bahrain women's football	1134	-247	n/a	1249	none	7 Jun '26
361	Madagascar women's football	1135	-249	n/a	1217	none	28 Oct '24
362	Syria women's football	1136	-254	n/a	1213	none	24 Feb '24
363	Luxembourg women's football	1138	-258	n/a	1211	none	13 Oct '26
364	Comoros women's football	1139	-258	n/a	1250	none	16 Apr '26
365	Latvia women's football	1140	-266	n/a	1208	none	10 Oct '26
366	Tahiti women's football	1141	-267	n/a	1253	none	28 Nov '25
367	Kyrgyzstan women's football	1143	-272	n/a	1233	none	7 Jun '26
368	Estonia women's football	1147	-282	n/a	1225	none	9 Jun '26
369	Eswatini women's football	1150	-294	n/a	1237	none	23 Nov '25
370	Iraq women's football	1152	-302	n/a	1231	none	2 Dec '25
371	Kazakhstan women's football	1153	-304	n/a	1180	none	13 Oct '26
372	Macau women's football	1156	-316	n/a	1223	none	7 Apr '26
373	Tonga women's football	1158	-323	n/a	1218	none	28 Nov '25
374	British Virgin Islands women's football	1162	-327	n/a	1217	none	25 Oct '25
375	Anguilla women's football	1163	-328	n/a	1215	none	13 Apr '26
376	Bolivia women's football	1164	-329	n/a	1166	none	11 Oct '26
377	Cook Islands women's football	1166	-334	n/a	1211	none	1 Dec '25
378	Jersey women's football	1168	-345	n/a	1205	none	17 Jul '25
379	Faroe Islands women's football	1169	-348	n/a	1154	none	12 Oct '26
380	Laos women's football	1170	-349	n/a	1172	none	22 Jul '26
381	Antigua and Barbuda women's football	1172	-355	n/a	1187	none	14 Apr '26
382	Mauritius women's football	1175	-360	n/a	1142	none	28 Oct '24
383	Mongolia women's football	1177	-369	n/a	1165	none	5 Jul '25
384	Cayman Islands women's football	1179	-382	n/a	1170	none	14 Apr '26
385	Chad women's football	1180	-388	n/a	1178	none	1 Nov '25
386	Timor-Leste women's football	1181	-394	n/a	1145	none	13 Jul '26
387	Moldova women's football	1183	-401	n/a	1118	none	12 Oct '26
388	Menorca women's football	1186	-419	n/a	1103	none	14 Jul '23
389	Tajikistan women's football	1187	-425	n/a	1130	none	5 Jul '25
390	Dominica women's football	1188	-428	n/a	1140	none	18 Apr '26
391	Singapore women's football	1189	-431	n/a	1118	none	22 Jul '26
392	Isle of Wight women's football	1190	-436	n/a	1147	none	17 Jul '25
393	Sri Lanka women's football	1194	-449	n/a	1119	none	7 Jun '26
394	Tamil Eelam women's football	1196	-456	n/a	1079	none	8 Jun '24
395	Gozo women's football	1197	-457	n/a	1134	none	18 Jul '25
396	Turks and Caicos Islands women's football	1198	-458	n/a	1077	none	4 Dec '23
397	North Macedonia women's football	1200	-465	n/a	1107	none	9 Jun '26
398	Székely Land women's football	1203	-481	n/a	1062	none	6 Jun '24
399	Bulgaria women's football	1205	-496	n/a	1087	none	9 Jun '26
400	Georgia women's football	1208	-504	n/a	1050	none	12 Oct '26
401	Turks and Caicos women's football	1210	-505	n/a	1091	none	16 Apr '26
402	Liechtenstein women's football	1212	-517	n/a	1041	none	10 Oct '26
403	Shetland Islands women's football	1213	-519	n/a	1094	none	17 Jul '25
404	Cyprus women's football	1217	-534	n/a	1062	none	9 Jun '26
405	Seychelles women's football	1218	-540	n/a	1029	none	3 Oct '26
406	Armenia women's football	1219	-555	n/a	1016	none	10 Oct '26
407	Ynys Môn women's football	1222	-566	n/a	1065	none	17 Jul '25
408	Froya women's football	1223	-583	n/a	1054	none	15 Jul '25
409	Afghanistan women's football	1226	-599	n/a	1044	none	1 Nov '25
410	Orkney women's football	1227	-619	n/a	1031	none	17 Jul '25
411	Andorra women's football	1229	-628	n/a	968	none	12 Oct '26
412	Maldives women's football	1230	-635	n/a	995	none	5 Jul '25
413	Guernsey women's football	1233	-682	n/a	929	none	13 Jul '23
414	Hitra women's football	1235	-700	n/a	979	none	17 Jul '25
415	Gibraltar women's football	1236	-791	n/a	859	none	10 Oct '26

The top five in each code

Position within the code on the left, Universal on the right; each leader's cushion over its #2.

Men's football · top 5

Spain men's football

+157 over Argentina · Elo 2344 · last match 6 Oct '26

1762

Argentina men's football

Elo 2228 · last match 6 Oct '26

1604

England men's football

Elo 2211 · last match 6 Oct '26

1589

France men's football

Elo 2160 · last match 5 Oct '26

1530

Portugal men's football

Elo 2104 · last match 4 Oct '26

1445

Women's football · top 5

Spain women's football

+50 over United States · Elo 2415 · last match 13 Oct '26

1690

United States women's football

Elo 2380 · last match 13 Oct '26

1640

England women's football

Elo 2283 · last match 13 Oct '26

1521

Japan women's football

Elo 2278 · last match 13 Oct '26

1513

Germany women's football

Elo 2265 · last match 13 Oct '26

1496

Men's basketball · top 5

United States men's basketball

+16 over Germany · Elo 2118 · last match 31 Aug '26

1603

Germany men's basketball

Elo 2101 · last match 30 Aug '26

1587

Australia men's basketball

Elo 2084 · last match 30 Aug '26

1575

Serbia men's basketball

Elo 2059 · last match 31 Aug '26

1551

Canada men's basketball

Elo 2041 · last match 31 Aug '26

1533

Women's basketball · top 5

United States women's basketball

+174 over France · Elo 2465 · last match 13 Sep '26

1740

France women's basketball

Elo 2126 · last match 13 Sep '26

1565

Spain women's basketball

Elo 2086 · last match 13 Sep '26

1541

Australia women's basketball

Elo 2057 · last match 10 Sep '26

1525

Belgium women's basketball

Elo 2017 · last match 10 Sep '26

1499

Rugby union · top 5

South Africa rugby union

+35 over New Zealand · Elo 2261 · last match 27 Sep '26

1627

New Zealand rugby union

Elo 2190 · last match 12 Sep '26

1592

Ireland rugby union

Elo 2133 · last match 18 Jul '26

1563

France rugby union

Elo 2093 · last match 18 Jul '26

1543

England rugby union

Elo 2004 · last match 18 Jul '26

1492

Cricket · top 5

Australia cricket

+8 over India · Rating 132 · last match 9 Oct '26

1637

India cricket

Rating 130 · last match 17 Oct '26

1629

England cricket

Rating 124 · last match 27 Sep '26

1567

South Africa cricket

Rating 126 · last match 9 Oct '26

1550

New Zealand cricket

Rating 122 · last match 21 Jul '26

1527

Men's ice hockey · top 5

Canada men's ice hockey

+45 over Switzerland · Elo 2266 · last match 31 May '26

1661

Switzerland men's ice hockey

Elo 2214 · last match 31 May '26

1616

Finland men's ice hockey

Elo 2195 · last match 31 May '26

1591

United States men's ice hockey

Elo 2173 · last match 28 May '26

1563

Russia men's ice hockeysuspended

Elo 2237 · last match suspended

1534

Men's handball · top 5

Denmark men's handball

+171 over France · Elo 2457 · last match 30 Jan '26

1714

France men's handball

Elo 2253 · last match 17 May '26

1544

Germany men's handball

Elo 2219 · last match 30 Jan '26

1522

Croatia men's handball

Elo 2177 · last match 1 Feb '26

1492

Egypt men's handball

Elo 2152 · last match 31 Jan '26

1477

Men's volleyball · top 5

Poland men's volleyball

+29 over Italy · Elo 2254 · last match 26 Sep '26

1631

Italy men's volleyball

Elo 2218 · last match 23 Sep '26

1602

France men's volleyball

Elo 2130 · last match 26 Sep '26

1545

Brazil men's volleyball

Elo 2135 · last match 20 Sep '26

1541

Russia men's volleyballsuspended

Elo 2134 · last match suspended

1512

Baseball · top 5

Japan baseball

+23 over Venezuela · Elo 1872 · last match 14 Mar '26

1572

Venezuela baseball

Elo 1786 · last match 17 Mar '26

1549

United States baseball

Elo 1723 · last match 17 Mar '26

1529

Dominican Republic baseball

Elo 1687 · last match 15 Mar '26

1511

Chinese Taipei baseball

Elo 1637 · last match 8 Mar '26

1489

Athletics · top 5

United States athleticsindividual

+141 over Kenya · Elo 2399 · last match 21 Sep '25

1709

Kenya athleticsindividual

Elo 2263 · last match 21 Sep '25

1569

Jamaica athleticsindividual

Elo 2227 · last match 21 Sep '25

1545

Great Britain athleticsindividual

Elo 2186 · last match 21 Sep '25

1505

Russia athleticsindividualsuspended

Elo 2220 · last match suspended

1503

Women's ice hockey · top 5

United States women's ice hockey

+59 over Canada · Elo 2374 · last match 19 Feb '26

1638

Canada women's ice hockey

Elo 2234 · last match 19 Feb '26

1579

Finland women's ice hockey

Elo 1784 · last match 14 Feb '26

1517

Czech Republic women's ice hockey

Elo 1771 · last match 13 Feb '26

1512

Sweden women's ice hockey

Elo 1735 · last match 19 Feb '26

1505

Women's volleyball · top 5

Italy women's volleyball

+102 over Brazil · Elo 2429 · last match 6 Sep '26

1694

Brazil women's volleyball

Elo 2306 · last match 13 Sep '26

1592

Turkey women's volleyball

Elo 2288 · last match 6 Sep '26

1579

Poland women's volleyball

Elo 2147 · last match 6 Sep '26

1491

United States women's volleyball

Elo 2148 · last match 26 Aug '26

1491

Women's cricket · top 5

Australia women's cricket

+106 over England · Rating 179 · last match 14 Oct '26

1670

England women's cricket

Rating 150 · last match 6 Sep '26

1564

India women's cricket

Rating 141 · last match 22 Sep '26

1542

New Zealand women's cricket

Rating 120 · last match 27 Jun '26

1489

South Africa women's cricket

Rating 119 · last match 19 Sep '26

1486

Next up: who is No.1

The chance each leading side holds No.1 when the board is rebuilt next Tuesday.

How this is measured

The No.1 odds replay every game before the next Tuesday ten thousand times through each engine’s update rule, then rebuild the board, decay for idle teams included. Club football’s standing comes from the season ranking, which results move only through the table, so a club’s chance there is an estimate.

Odds as of 20 Oct · refreshed every morning

Every rated fixture for the next two weeks, with our odds: /predictions/games

Strength now: countries across all codes

Each country's best side per code, summed above the field. Higher means strong in more codes.

How this is measured

Strength adds, for every code, how far the country’s best side stands above the elite-eight mean that week: (Universal − 1500) / 100, counted only where positive, with no weights between codes. Men’s and women’s sides count as separate codes. The United Kingdom takes the best of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Great Britain in each code; the West Indies cricket side adds to no single member. The same places feed the current-strength layer of the Zone Zero Cup, which adds titles won.

Sort by

United States

7 codes above the field · best women's basketball 1740

9.2

strength

Spain

3 codes above the field · best men's football 1762

4.9

strength

Australia

4 codes above the field · best women's cricket 1670

4.1

strength

Italy

2 codes above the field · best women's volleyball 1694

3.0

strength

Canada

3 codes above the field · best men's ice hockey 1661

2.7

strength

United Kingdom

5 codes above the field · best men's football 1589

2.5

strength

France

5 codes above the field · best women's basketball 1565

2.3

strength

Denmark

1 code above the field · best men's handball 1714

2.1

strength

South Africa

2 codes above the field · best rugby union 1627

1.8

strength

India

2 codes above the field · best cricket 1629

1.7

strength

Brazil

2 codes above the field · best women's volleyball 1592

1.3

strength

Poland

1 code above the field · best men's volleyball 1631

1.3

strength

New Zealand

2 codes above the field · best rugby union 1592

1.2

strength

Switzerland

1 code above the field · best men's ice hockey 1616

1.2

strength

Germany

2 codes above the field · best men's basketball 1587

1.1

strength

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1	United States	9.2	7	5	women's basketball 1740
2	Spain	4.9	3	2	men's football 1762
3	Australia	4.1	4	2	women's cricket 1670
4	Italy	3.0	2	2	women's volleyball 1694
5	Canada	2.7	3	1	men's ice hockey 1661
6	United Kingdom	2.5	5	0	men's football 1589
7	France	2.3	5	0	women's basketball 1565
8	Denmark	2.1	1	1	men's handball 1714
9	South Africa	1.8	2	1	rugby union 1627
10	India	1.7	2	1	cricket 1629
11	Brazil	1.3	2	0	women's volleyball 1592
12	Poland	1.3	1	1	men's volleyball 1631
13	New Zealand	1.2	2	0	rugby union 1592
14	Switzerland	1.2	1	1	men's ice hockey 1616
15	Germany	1.1	2	0	men's basketball 1587
16	Finland	1.1	2	0	men's ice hockey 1591
17	Argentina	1.0	1	1	men's football 1604
18	Japan	0.9	3	0	baseball 1572
19	Turkey	0.8	1	0	women's volleyball 1579
20	Kenya	0.7	1	0	athletics 1569
21	Ireland	0.6	1	0	rugby union 1563
22	Serbia	0.5	1	0	men's basketball 1551
23	Venezuela	0.5	1	0	baseball 1549
24	Russia	0.5	3	0	men's ice hockey 1534
25	Jamaica	0.4	1	0	athletics 1545
26	Czech Republic	0.1	1	0	women's ice hockey 1512
27	Dominican Republic	0.1	1	0	baseball 1511
28	Sweden	0.1	1	0	women's ice hockey 1505

All-time peaks

Each side's best week ever in each code, with the date of the week. The filters are the same as on the board above.

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Canada women's ice hockey

28 Apr 1992

1882

peak

Italy women's volleyball

9 Sept 2025

1873

peak

China women's volleyball

16 Sept 1986

1813

peak

Soviet Union women's volleyball

2 Sept 1952

1789

peak

United States women's football

9 Jul 2019

1784

peak

Soviet Union women's basketball

22 Sept 1970

1776

peak

Brazil women's volleyball

6 Oct 2009

1772

peak

United States women's ice hockey

24 Feb 1998

1756

peak

Australia women's cricket

18 Jul 2023

1748

peak

Japan women's volleyball

31 Jan 1967

1746

peak

United States women's basketball

15 Sept 2026

1740

peak

England women's cricket

3 Jan 2017

1730

peak

United States women's volleyball

10 Aug 2021

1717

peak

Germany women's football

3 Oct 2006

1707

peak

Cuba women's volleyball

22 Aug 1995

1706

peak

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1	Canada women's ice hockey	1882	28 Apr 1992	1742
2	Italy women's volleyball	1873	9 Sept 2025	2494
3	China women's volleyball	1813	16 Sept 1986	2228
4	Soviet Union women's volleyball	1789	2 Sept 1952	1800
5	United States women's football	1784	9 Jul 2019	2460
6	Soviet Union women's basketball	1776	22 Sept 1970	2232
7	Brazil women's volleyball	1772	6 Oct 2009	2391
8	United States women's ice hockey	1756	24 Feb 1998	1889
9	Australia women's cricket	1748	18 Jul 2023	193
10	Japan women's volleyball	1746	31 Jan 1967	1957
11	United States women's basketball	1740	15 Sept 2026	2465
12	England women's cricket	1730	3 Jan 2017	192
13	United States women's volleyball	1717	10 Aug 2021	2395
14	Germany women's football	1707	3 Oct 2006	2358
15	Cuba women's volleyball	1706	22 Aug 1995	2345
16	Norway women's football	1695	20 Jun 1995	2123
17	Spain women's football	1690	20 Oct 2026	2415
18	China women's football	1685	19 Nov 1991	1942
19	India women's cricket	1662	7 Mar 2017	189
20	Serbia women's volleyball	1638	18 Oct 2022	2327
21	Poland women's volleyball	1634	26 Aug 1952	1687
22	Czechoslovakia women's basketball	1615	25 Sept 1962	1916
23	Australia women's basketball	1615	19 Aug 2008	2259
24	Bulgaria women's basketball	1606	2 Oct 1962	1883
25	Brazil women's basketball	1598	12 Aug 1997	2090
26	South Korea women's basketball	1597	26 Jul 1983	2039
27	Brazil women's football	1597	19 Aug 2008	2295
28	Czechoslovakia women's volleyball	1591	8 Nov 1960	1805
29	Sweden women's football	1590	3 Dec 1991	1892
30	Turkey women's volleyball	1580	8 Sept 2026	2288
31	China women's basketball	1579	3 May 1994	2046
32	Finland women's ice hockey	1571	10 Feb 1998	1703
33	Japan women's basketball	1568	30 Sept 1975	1956
34	England women's football	1567	15 Aug 2023	2299
35	West Germany women's ice hockey	1566	20 Mar 1990	1535
36	Spain women's basketball	1565	4 Aug 2020	2171
37	France women's basketball	1565	15 Sept 2026	2126
38	Japan women's football	1564	7 Aug 2012	2272
39	France women's football	1562	4 Jun 2024	2307
40	New Zealand women's cricket	1561	3 Jul 2018	147
41	Czech Republic women's ice hockey	1554	16 Mar 2004	1503
42	France women's ice hockey	1554	16 Mar 2004	1496
43	Sweden women's ice hockey	1551	17 Apr 2007	1723
44	Kazakhstan women's ice hockey	1549	23 Mar 2004	1449
45	Yugoslavia women's basketball	1548	18 Jun 1991	2015
46	Latvia women's ice hockey	1548	23 Mar 2004	1448
47	New Zealand women's football	1543	21 May 1991	1820
48	Taiwan women's football	1543	2 Apr 1991	1792
49	Romania women's volleyball	1543	9 Sept 1958	1707
50	Peru women's volleyball	1542	4 Oct 1988	1953
51	Hungary women's basketball	1542	15 Oct 1957	1711
52	Egypt women's basketball	1540	31 Mar 1970	1648
53	Belgium women's basketball	1540	8 Sept 2026	2086
54	South Korea women's volleyball	1538	5 Sept 1978	1907
55	East Germany women's volleyball	1537	5 Sept 1989	1951
56	Netherlands women's volleyball	1535	16 Oct 2018	2212
57	Switzerland women's ice hockey	1534	27 Mar 1990	1506
58	Australia women's football	1533	28 Nov 2017	2213
59	Netherlands women's football	1532	3 Aug 2021	2261
60	China women's ice hockey	1532	15 Mar 1994	1528
61	Russia women's ice hockey	1531	26 Feb 2002	1600
62	Denmark women's football	1528	17 Aug 1993	1867
63	South Africa women's cricket	1527	5 Apr 2022	132
64	North Korea women's football	1525	18 Sept 2007	2132
65	Senegal women's basketball	1522	31 Mar 1970	1612
66	Madagascar women's basketball	1521	7 Apr 1970	1613
67	Poland women's basketball	1512	22 Sept 1970	1736
68	North Korea women's ice hockey	1508	16 Mar 2004	1347
69	Norway women's ice hockey	1507	16 Mar 2004	1338
70	Canada women's basketball	1505	25 Sept 2018	2024
71	Bulgaria women's volleyball	1493	2 Sept 1952	1530
72	Canada women's football	1489	15 Mar 2011	2144
73	Yugoslavia women's volleyball	1485	1 Jan 1952	1500
74	West Indies women's cricket	1483	12 Feb 2019	114
75	North Korea women's volleyball	1481	12 Sept 1972	1696
76	Czech Republic women's basketball	1476	13 Sept 2005	1964
77	Hungary women's volleyball	1473	27 Jul 1976	1739
78	Sri Lanka women's cricket	1466	4 Aug 2026	111
79	Chinese Taipei women's basketball	1465	28 Nov 1972	1759
80	Germany women's volleyball	1465	26 Jun 2012	2001
81	Serbia women's basketball	1464	29 Jun 2021	1973
82	Mali women's basketball	1463	31 Mar 1970	1525
83	Cuba women's basketball	1463	7 Jun 1994	1881
84	Nigeria women's basketball	1463	5 Aug 2025	1978
85	Austria women's ice hockey	1456	7 Apr 2009	1530
86	Italy women's football	1454	8 Jul 1997	1871
87	Slovakia women's ice hockey	1452	14 Apr 2009	1523
88	Guinea women's basketball	1451	7 Apr 1970	1516
89	Turkey women's basketball	1450	20 Jun 2017	1932
90	Italy women's ice hockey	1446	14 Feb 2006	1477
91	Romania women's basketball	1443	2 Jan 1968	1661
92	Denmark women's ice hockey	1435	21 Apr 1992	1463
93	Dominican Republic women's volleyball	1428	7 Sept 2021	2051
94	India women's volleyball	1427	19 Aug 1952	1463
95	Pakistan women's cricket	1423	21 Feb 2017	114
96	Japan women's ice hockey	1421	6 Sept 2022	1577
97	Italy women's basketball	1421	30 Jul 1996	1844
98	Croatia women's volleyball	1410	21 Sept 1999	1861
99	Belgium women's volleyball	1405	4 Sept 1956	1497
100	Argentina women's volleyball	1400	1 Nov 1960	1486

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Who gets in, and why

A sport is on this board only if eight nations can beat each other at it, because 1500 is the average of that top eight. Only full-strength national sides count.

In: Men's and women's football, men's and women's basketball, cricket, rugby union, men's ice hockey, men's handball, men's volleyball, baseball from 2006, and athletics (men and women together, from Olympic and World Championships finals). Next: women's handball and volleyball.

Out, and why

Tennis. A national total of Grand Slam last-eight places is too aggregate for a nations board, and the one team competition, the Davis Cup, no longer carries the sport's best. It is rated, and may find a home on the tennis hub.
Women's ice hockey. The elite is two nations, Canada and the United States, not eight.
Rugby league. Too few nations play it at the top level.
Baseball before 2006, men's Olympic football from 1992. Not full-strength sides: amateur rosters before the World Baseball Classic, under-23 teams at the Olympics.
Olympic medal tables. A medal count is not a team. Olympic team matches count inside each sport instead.

Where these numbers come from

TestedTennis and golf replays conserve points, the national Elo engines are zero-sum and the board ignores code order; no backtest is published. About the tiers

Universal = 1500 + 100 × z. 1500 is the average of the top eight sides in that sport that week, and 100 points is one standard deviation of that elite. The scale is calibrated so a 1-in-1000 week scores the same in every code.

Every code except cricket uses the site’s Elo. Basketball, ice hockey, handball, volleyball and baseball are rated on tournament matches only, so their numbers move a few times a year. Basketball counts World Cups, Olympics, continental championships and, since 2017, World Cup qualifiers; men are shown from 1950 and women from 1957. Men’s ice hockey is shown from 1954: World Championships from 1970 count at 60% where Canada or the United States play, because their NHL players were mostly absent, and the 2018 and 2022 Olympics at half weight for the NHL nations; an overtime win scores 0.75 and a shootout win 0.6. Men’s handball (from 1954) and volleyball (from 1949) count World Championships, Olympics and continental championships, volleyball also the World Cup, World League and Nations League, with the margin in sets. Baseball counts only the professional era from 2006: the World Baseball Classic, the Premier12 and the Olympics. With so few games its scores are pulled toward the average, as for the IPL on the clubs board. In football, friendlies count at a reduced weight, halved again from 2018 once the Nations Leagues took over the meaningful dates; invitational cups count as friendlies, and the men’s Olympic tournament is left out from 1992, when it became an under-23 event. A football side that has only ever played in a closed pool, such as the Island Games, starts at 1100 rather than 1500. A regional pool that meets the wider game only rarely can still inflate its leaders: Tahiti, winning Pacific Games after Pacific Games against newcomers, sits in the men’s top ten from 1983 to 1989 (as high as fourth in 1985 and 1986). That reflects Oceania’s isolation in the Elo, not a side among the world’s best. Cricket is one row per nation, blended from Tests, ODIs and T20Is with weights that move with the eras (Tests alone before 1971; T20Is from 2007, gaining weight from 2019), each format read from the site’s ICC ranking replay. A side without Test status is still ranked from its ODIs and T20Is, with its Test share set at the weakest Test side’s level, so associates such as the United States, Scotland and Nepal rank below the Test nations rather than not at all. Its figure is shown as a rating rather than an Elo. Rugby adds the tier-two and tier-three tournaments to the Tests, a newcomer starting at 1100.

Athletics is an individual sport scored as a nation’s total, men’s, women’s and mixed events together. Every final at the Olympics (from 1948) and the World Championships (from 1983) gives 8 points for first down to 1 for eighth, relays like any event. Each championship is then one match between all scoring nations: a nation gains rating for out-scoring the field it was expected to trail, and a nation that scored last time but not this time takes the loss. The boycotted Games of 1976, 1980 and 1984 count at reduced weight; Russia is suspended from November 2015 and neutral athletes are credited to no nation.

A side cannot rise while it is not playing, and after a grace period it fades toward the field. Suspended sides, such as South Africa during isolation and Russia since 2022, carry a “suspended” marker. Names are the era’s own, shown with the flag of the nation. A defunct state such as the Soviet Union or East Germany shows its own flag; a renamed or pre-independence side shows its successor’s.

Women’s ice hockey (from the first Women’s World Championship, 1990) and women’s volleyball (from 1952) use the men’s parameters on the women’s tournament results. Women’s cricket is one row per nation, the mean of its ODI (from 2017) and T20I (from 2018) ratings from the same ICC-style replay as the men’s; the women’s game has no Test ranking.

History runs every Tuesday since 1946, with women’s football from 1991. The current board is refreshed each morning.

Sources: football from the martj42 international results file and API-Football; cricket from the site’s ICC ranking replay; rugby from the site’s rugby Elo and Wikipedia tier-two and tier-three tournament pages; basketball, ice hockey, handball, volleyball and baseball from English Wikipedia tournament pages, and athletics from the English Wikipedia page of every Olympic and World Championships final (CC BY-SA 4.0), one page cited per match or final in the data. Women's cricket match data: Cricsheet (https://cricsheet.org), made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0).