Due to one (!) surprising loss to France in the run-up to the European Championships (which are going on now), the Dutch dropped enough points where they are now in sixth in the Continuum Baseball Rankings. No other teams made any big changes, although Belgium and Sweden have entered near the bottom. While they are definitely not as low in baseball talent as their ranking indicates, it is custom to have new entrants enter based on how forward or back in the IBAF rankings they are of the lowest rated team in the Continuum Rankings. It’s likely they will both be moving up as time goes on.

The next rankings update will come at the end of the European Championships, which are going on right now. Go below the jump to see the full rankings:

BASEBALL CONTINUUM RANKINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 12 BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (previous placement noted in parenthesis when different):

1.USA 356.072998689

2.Japan 340.60430423

3.Dominican Republic 297.07461146878

4.Cuba 291.78644987379

5.Taipei 262.924034149 (6)

6.Netherlands 257.53856166553 (5)

7.Puerto Rico 237.35020806575

8.Canada 221.291148645

9.Korea 200.567695081

10.Venezuela 194.26866525288

11.Italy 156.45766016378

12.Mexico 138.28743278

13.Panama 123.568362

14.Australia 82.3756337603

15.Colombia 60.4698693683

16.Brazil 59.8168005729

17.Nicaragua 39.4041924339

18.Spain 30.229068817639

19.Germany 8.175803252417

20.China -10.8089234424

21.Pakistan -32.4143431354

22.Argentina -49.5976341618

23.Philippines -60.1831994271

24.Great Britain -69.9902810789

25.Thailand -96.7578503757

26.Israel -106.31847810509

27.Czech Republic -128.18672898142

28.New Zealand -150.690146917

29.Sri Lanka -183.131130568

30.Hong Kong -189.73697868

31.South Africa -191.112252876

32.France -211.0505833722

33.Afghanistan -244.125590861

34.Russia -247.890646024

35.Indonesia -264.99396798

36.Croatia -275.710019778

37.Austria -295.190503818

38.Ukraine -310.387960257

39.Guam -329.861338136

40.Nepal -353.138578515

41.Bulgaria -357.622894242

42.Lithuania -380.098754586

43.Switzerland -392.468931222

44.Slovakia -406.776541519

45.Poland -420.869348451

46.Belarus -432.207739417

47. Slovenia -437.37168583471

48.Ireland -443.88628955372

49. Romania -458.21222918015

50.Mongolia -481.960266204

51.Finland -484.05281749415

52.Latvia -499.05281749415

53.Hungary -513.21222918015

54.Sweden -513.67580325242 (N)

55.Belgium -517.48797829333 (N)

56.Norway -529.89345315788 (54)