World Cup (W) basketball (World Cup)

Standings for 2006-2007 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Australia (W) Australia (W) 100.0 9 9 0 707 526 78.6 58.4 20.2 98.4
2 USA (W) USA (W) 88.9 9 8 1 774 529 86.0 58.8 27.2 99.5
3 Argentina (W) Argentina (W) 62.5 8 5 3 527 532 65.9 66.5 -0.6 46.7
4 Brazil (W) Brazil (W) 55.6 9 5 4 692 650 76.9 72.2 4.7 70.5
5 Russia (W) Russia (W) 55.6 9 5 4 702 661 78.0 73.4 4.6 69.8
6 Czech Republic (W) Czech Republic (W) 55.6 9 5 4 624 607 69.3 67.4 1.9 59.5
7 France (W) France (W) 55.6 9 5 4 638 640 70.9 71.1 -0.2 48.9
8 Spain (W) Spain (W) 44.4 9 4 5 622 581 69.1 64.6 4.5 72.1
9 Lithuania (W) Lithuania (W) 44.4 9 4 5 551 587 61.2 65.2 -4.0 29.3
10 Korea (W) Korea (W) 40.0 5 2 3 355 387 71.0 77.4 -6.4 23.1
11 China (W) China (W) 37.5 8 3 5 550 613 68.8 76.6 -7.8 18.1
12 Cuba (W) Cuba (W) 37.5 8 3 5 549 619 68.6 77.4 -8.8 15.9
13 Canada (W) Canada (W) 25.0 8 2 6 466 609 58.3 76.1 -17.8 2.4
14 Senegal (W) Senegal (W) 20.0 5 1 4 317 373 63.4 74.6 -11.2 9.4
15 Chinese Taipei (W) Chinese Taipei (W) 20.0 5 1 4 343 418 68.6 83.6 -15.0 6.0
16 Nigeria (W) Nigeria (W) 0.0 5 0 5 296 381 59.2 76.2 -17.0 2.9

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.