Spain surpasses United States in FIBA rankings, American men knocked off No. 1 spot for first time in 12 years
In major news in the international basketball world, the United States of America is no longer ranked No. 1 in the world by FIBA in men's basketball. The Americans were knocked off the top spot for the first time in 12 years by Spain, who climbed to first place with 758.6 ranking points in the latest FIBA ranking s on Friday. Here's a look at the top 10: Rank Country Points 1 Spain 758.6 2 USA 757.5 3 Australia 740.3 4 Argentina 734.3 5 France 715.0 6 Serbia 710.9 7 Slovenia 704.3 8 Lithuania 669.5 9 Greece 665.9 10 Italy 646.6 FIBA's ranking s are a somewhat convoluted system that looks at every game played by each national team over the most recent eight-year period. Teams receive ranking points based on the margin of victory and/or defeat, whether they were the home or away team, opponent and competition, with more recent games weighted more heavily. If you want a full explanation you can go he...