The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the World Netball Championships, and released after the conclusion of each event, every four years.[1] A new ranking system was implemented on 11 February 2008, wherein teams are ranked based on international tests played in the last four years. Teams appear on the rankings list once they have played eight international test matches.
Australia and New Zealand have dominated the world rankings in previous years and they are the only two netball nations to have ever held the number one world ranking since its introduction in 2009. In 2018, England became the first team to be ranked in the top two outside of Australia and New Zealand, after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.[2]
- ^ "New World Ranking System for Netball". Scoop. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "England Netball: Commonwealth champions second in world for first time since rankings began". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.