These official power rankings are released every 5 games by the Global Basketball Cup Association. They are determined by a polling of a select group of international sports writers.
GBC Power Rankings after 5 games
(Previous rank in parentheses)
- New York (1) 5-0
- Istanbul (2) 4-1
- Madrid (4) 4-1
- Sao Paulo (5) 4-1
- Sydney (7) 4-1
- Moscow (12) 4-1
- Tehran (11) 3-2
- Toronto (6) 3-2
- Lagos (13) 4-1
- Mexico City (10) 3-2
- Jakarta (18) 3-2
- Delhi (19) 3-2
- Paris (3) 2-3
- Johannesburg (15) 2-3
- Buenos Aires (8) 2-3
- Manila (17) 2-3
- Bogota (23) 2-3
- Shanghai (9) 1-4
- Seoul (14) 1-4
- Cairo (21) 1-4
- Kinshasa (24) 1-4
- Lima (22) 1-4
- Tokyo (16) 1-4
- Karachi (20) 0-5