IBAF Men's Baseball World Rankings

1	Cuba COPABE	772.98 2012: 1
2	USA COPABE	719.27 2012: 2
3	Japan BFA	544.42 2012: 3
4	Chinese Taipei BFA	541.79 2012: 5
5	Netherlands CEB	497.76 2012: 7
6	Canada COPABE	492.02 2012: 6
7	Dominican Republic COPABE	449.18 2012: 13
8	Puerto Rico COPABE	361.25 2012: 12
9	Korea BFA	333.22 2012: 4
10	Venezuela COPABE	318.13 2012: 8
11	Italy CEB	235.80 2012: 9
12	Mexico COPABE	187.95 2012: 11
13	Australia BCO	183.95 2012: 10
14	Panama COPABE	128.97 2012: 14
15	Nicaragua COPABE	125.01 2012: 15
16	Spain CEB	122.53 2012: 16
17	Germany CEB	96.83 2012: 17
18	Brazil COPABE	96.21 2012: 20
19	Colombia COPABE	86.25 2012: 19
20	China BFA	80.50 2012: 18
21	Great Britain CEB	64.69 2012: 21
22	Philippines BFA	60.33 2012: 22
23	Pakistan BFA	56.50 2012: 23
24	Argentina COPABE	54.41 2012: 24
25	Thailand BFA	53.38 2012: 25
26	Czech Republic CEB	48.16 2012: 26
27	Israel CEB	42.97 2012: 28
28	New Zealand BCO	40.00 2012: 29
29	South Africa ABSA	37.12 2012: 27
30	Sri Lanka BFA	28.50 2012: 30
31	Croatia CEB	27.57 2012: 31
32	Indonesia BFA	27.50 2012: 32
32	France CEB	27.50 2012: 32
34	Sweden CEB	25.70 2012: 34
35	Hong Kong BFA	25.06 2012: 35
36	Ecuador COPABE	20.00 2012: 36
37	Greece CEB	16.38 2012: 37
38	Belgium CEB	15.38 2012: 38
39	Afghanistan BFA	15.00 2012: 39
40	Honduras COPABE	11.18 2012: 40
41	Guam BCO	10.00 2012: 41
42	Aruba COPABE	9.64 2012: 42
43	Peru COPABE	9.50 2012: 43
44	Russia CEB	8.75 2012: 44
45	Palau BCO	7.50 2012: 45
45	Chile COPABE	7.50 2012: 45
45	Iran BFA	7.50 2012: 45
48	Guatemala COPABE	6.60 2012: 48
49	Ukraine CEB	6.44 2012: 49
50	Lithuania CEB	3.88 2012: 50
51	Nepal BFA	3.75 2012: 51
51	New Caledonia BCO	3.75 2012: 51
53	Switzerland CEB	3.36 2012: 53
54	Bulgaria CEB	3.17 2012: 54
55	Austria CEB	2.78 2012: 55
56	Poland CEB	2.58 2012: 56
57	Slovakia CEB	2.20 2012: 57
58	Slovenia CEB	2.00 2012: 58
58	Fiji BCO	2.00 2012: 58
58	Myanmar BFA	2.00 2012: 58
61	Ireland CEB	1.81 2012: 61
62	Romania CEB	1.42 2012: 62
63	Hungary CEB	1.22 2012: 63
64	Georgia CEB	1.03 2012: 64
65	Mongolia BFA	1.00 2012: 65
65	United States Virgin Islands COPABE	1.00 2012: 65
65	Bahamas COPABE	1.00 2012: 65
68	Belarus CEB	0.83 2012: 68
69	Finland CEB	0.64 2012: 69
70	Bolivia COPABE	0.50 2012: 70
70	Malaysia BFA	0.50 2012: 70
72	Latvia CEB	0.45 2012: 72
73	American Samoa BCO	0.25 2012: 73
73	Serbia CEB	0.25 2012: 73

Tournaments: 2009 & 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup, 2009 & 2011 IBAF 16U Baseball World Championship, 2010 & 2012 European Championship, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, 2012 IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship, 2010 & 2012 IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship, 2011 Pan American Games, 2012 South American Baseball Championship, 2010 IBAF Intercontinental Cup, 2009 & 2012 Asian Baseball Championship, 2011 Southeast Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games, 2012 South West Asia Baseball Cup

Sanctioned Games: Thunder Series 2012, Samurai Japan vs Cuba Games 2012

A multiplier is used in awarding points, based on the prestige of the tournament and the quality of the teams involved. The table below reflects the changes in the international baseball schedule recently approved by the IBAF. Below are the multipliers that will be used beginning in 2012.

World Baseball Classic            6x  (Winner receives 50 points, multiplied by 6 for a total of 300 points)

Premier 12                                  6x

WBC Qualifiers                          *    (Pool winner receives 50 points, 2nd – 40 pts, 3rd – 30 pts, 4th – 15 pts)

21U and 18U                              2x

15U and 12U                              1x

Continental Championships, Continental Qualifiers, and all other IBAF-sponsored events will receive a multiplier based on the number of top-10 teams from the previous year-end rankings that are entered in the tournament. (See below)

1.00× - Continental Championships/Qualifying Tournaments, where 3 or more competing teams are in the previous year-end top 10

0.75× - Continental Championships/Qualifying Tournaments, where 2 competing teams are in the previous year-end top 10

0.50× - Continental Championships/Qualifying Tournaments, where 1 competing team is in the previous year-end top 10

0.25× - Continental Championships/Qualifying Tournaments, where no competing teams are in the previous year-end top 10