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League Difficulty Index

Every league in our translation model, ranked hardest to easiest. A league's difficulty is its league strength relative to NCAA Division 1, where 1.00 is NCAA Division 1 itself, and harder leagues run above it.

236 leagues — hardest to easiest

0.02.04.07.1Difficulty vs NCAA Division 1Olympic QualifyingTournamentFIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers(Senior)FIBA World Cup & Qualifiers -Africa Zone (Senior)FIBA EuroBasket (Senior)Basketball Champions LeagueAmericasLiga Sudamericana (FIBAAmericas 2nd Tier)Asian Games (5x5)FIBA 2019 World CupQualifiersFIBA Basketball ChampionsLeagueWABA Champions CupRussia PBL (1st Tier)(Pre-2013)EuroCup (Europe Club 2ndTier)FIBA EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers(Senior)FIBA Europe Cup (FIBA EuropeClub 2nd Tier)Basketball Africa League (BAL)Dominican Republic LNB (1stTier)2027 FIBA World CupEuropean Pre-Qualifiers(Senior)British BBL Cup (Cup)Argentina Torneo Super 20(Cup)West Asia Super LeagueBelize BEBL (1st Tier)Basketball Champions LeagueAsiaEuroLeague (Europe Club 1stTier)Dominican Republic TBS (Cup)Iraqi Superleague (1st Tier)Balkan League (2nd Tier)Canada PBL (Minor, Defunct)Kosovar Superliga (1st Tier)Canadian Elite BasketballLeague (Minor)European North BasketballLeagueBaltic Basketball League (BBL)Junior Basketball Association(USA prep/travel circuit)National BasketballAssociationGreek GBL (1st Tier)VTB United League (Russia,1st Tier)FIBA EuroBasket U20, DivisionAAlpe-Adria CupABA League 2 (2nd Tier)FIBA U19 Basketball World CupDominican Republic LDC (3rdTier)Belgian Pro Basketball League(pre-BNXT era)Eurasian League (Tournament)ABA League 1 (1st Tier)Liga ACB (Spain, 1st Tier)Campeonato Paulista(Brazilian Cup)Dominican Republic SantiagoLeague (2nd Tier)Venezuelan Cup (Cup)Indian INBL (1st Tier)LNB Pro A (France, 1st Tier)Israel Winner League (1st Tier)Turkish Basketbol Super Ligi(1st Tier)Serie A (Italy, 1st Tier)Dutch DBL (1st Tier)Panama LPB (1st Tier)Venezuela LPB (1st Tier)Venezuelan LNB (2nd Tier)Egyptian Super League (1stTier)Brazil CBB (2nd Tier)Colombian Liga Wplay (1stTier)Latvian Basketbola Liga (1stTier)NBL (Australia, 1st Tier)German BBL (1st Tier)Rwandan RBL (1st Tier)Panama LPB U23Overtime Elite (Youth Circuit)Puerto Rican BSN (1st Tier)Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga(1st Tier)Barbados BABA (1st Tier)Iranian Super League (1st Tier)LEB Oro (Spain, 2nd Tier)Lebanese LBL (1st Tier)Serbian KLS (1st Tier)Copa Chile LNB (Cup)Paraguayan LNB (1st Tier)Montenegrin Erste Liga (1stTier)Lithuanian LKL (1st Tier)Philippine PBA (1st Tier)NAIA Basketball (US college,4th Tier)Brazil Liga Ouro (2nd Tier)Kosovo Superliga (1st Tier)FIBA EuroBasket U16, DivisionAQatari QBL (1st Tier)Uruguayan LUB (1st Tier)French Pro B (2nd Tier)NBA G LeagueSpain U19 ChampionshipMexican LNBP (2nd Tier)Bahrain Premier League (1stTier)The Basketball League (USA,Minor)Polish PLK (1st Tier)Ugandan NBL (1st Tier)LEB Plata (Spain, 3rd Tier)Slovenian Liga Nova KBM (1stTier)Cyprus OPAP (1st Tier)Brazil LDB U20 (Brazil, U20)Mexican LBE (3rd Tier)Bosnian Division I (Bosnia, 1stTier)Greek U18 League (U18)Croatian Premijer Liga (1stTier)Bolivia Libobasquet (1st Tier)New Zealand NBL (WinterLeague)Ecuador Liga Desarrollo (2ndTier)Campeonato Paulista(Brazilian Cup)Italian NextGen Cup (U19)Argentinian LNB (1st Tier)Uruguayan Metropolitano (2ndTier)Russian Superleague 1 (2ndTier)Portuguese Liga Betclic (1stTier)North Macedonian Prva Liga(1st Tier)Ukraine Lat-Est BasketballLeague (1st Tier)Kosovo Superliga (1st Tier)Saudi Arabian SBL (1st Tier)Italian NextGen Cup (U19)NCAA Division II Basketball(2nd Tier)Brazil NBB (1st Tier)Canada BSL (Minor League)German ProA (2nd Tier)BNXT League (1st Tier)Chile LNB (1st Tier)Chile LNB 2 (2nd Tier)Estonian 1 Liiga (2nd Tier)Caucasus Basketball LeagueNicaraguan LSB (1st Tier)ASEAN Basketball League(ABL)Jordanian Premier League (1stTier)Malaysian MBL (1st Tier)Georgian A League (2nd Tier)NCAA1 (All Tiers)Ukrainian SuperLeague (1stTier)Serie A2 (Italy, 2nd Tier)British BBL (1st Tier)Mongolian MBL (1st Tier)Taiwan Pleague+ (2nd Tier)Romanian Liga Nationala (1stTier)German ProB (3rd Tier)Indonesian IBL (1st Tier)Big V (Australia, Regional)Israel National League (2ndTier)Kazakhstan National League(1st Tier)NBL1 (Australia, 2nd Tier)Bulgarian NBL (Bulgaria, 1stTier)Ecuador LNB (1st Tier)Azerbaijani ABL (1st Tier)Czech NBL (1st Tier)Montenegrin Prva B (2nd Tier)Georgian Superliga (1st Tier)Serbian 2MLS (2nd Tier)Turkish TBL (2nd Tier)Angolan Division I (1st Tier)Argentina Torneo Federal (3rdTier)French NM1 (3rd Tier)Hungarian NB I/A (1st Tier)Tercera FEB (Spain, 4th Tier)Belgian Top Division 1 (2ndTier)Slovenian 2SKL (2nd Tier)Serie B (Italy, 3rd Tier)Luxembourg LBBL (1st Tier)Germany NBBL (BBL) (U19)French LNB Espoirs U21 (U21)Greek Elite League (2nd Tier)Taiwan TPBL (1st Tier)Serbian JLS (U19)Thai BTL (1st Tier)Mexican CIBACOPA (1st Tier)Irish Super League (1st Tier)EYBL U20 (Europe)Belarus Premier League (1stTier)Swiss SBL (1st Tier)NBL Canada (Defunct)Albanian Superliga (1st Tier)British NBL D1 (Pre-BCB) (2ndTier)Armenian A-League (1st Tier)Iceland Subway League (1stTier)German Regionalliga (4th Tier)British NBL D1 (Post-BCB) (3rdTier)Latvian RNBL (2nd Tier)Croatia Prva Liga (2nd Tier)Germany NBBL (ProA) (U19)Slovakian 1. Liga (2nd Tier)Slovakian SBL (1st Tier)Finnish Korisliiga (1st Tier)Portuguese Proliga (2nd Tier)U Sports (Canadian Colleges)Czech 1Liga (2nd Tier)Austrian BSL (1st Tier)Russian Superleague 1 (2ndTier)Baltics BBBL (Youth League)EYBL U17 (Europe)Vietnamese VBA (1st Tier)Estonian U18 League (U18)Polish 1 Liga (2nd Tier)La Liga Argentina (2nd Tier)EYBL U16 (Europe)Uruguay LSB (Regional)British U19 League (U19)Swedish Basketligan (1st Tier)Romanian Liga I (2nd Tier)Danish Basketligaen (1st Tier)Ukrainian Higher League (2ndTier)Luxembourg Nationale 2 (2ndTier)Turkish U19 League (U19)Armenian Championship (2ndTier)Russia Higher League (3rdTier)El Salvador Liga MB (1st Tier)Lithuanian NKL (2nd Tier)BBL Division A (Bulgaria, 2ndTier)Serie B (Italy, 3rd Tier)Austrian 2. Bundesliga (2ndTier)Russia VTB Youth League(U19)NCAA Division III Basketball(3rd Tier)Ukrainian U16 LeagueChina NBL (2nd Tier)Finnish 1st Division A (2ndTier)Swedish Superettan (2nd Tier)Taiwan SBL (3rd Tier)Swiss NLB (2nd Tier)Latvian U19 League (U19)French LNB Espoirs U21 (U21)Polish 2 Liga (3rd Tier)Lithuanian U18 League (U18)Maltese BOV League D1 (1stTier)Chinese CBA (1st Tier)Czech U19 League (U19)Finland U19 League (U19)Swedish Basketettan (3rd Tier)NJCAA Basketball (US JuniorCollege)South Korean KBL (1st Tier)Irish Division 1 (2nd Tier)Georgian U18 League (U18)Kazakhstan Higher League(2nd Tier)Argentina U20 League (U20)Iceland Dominos League (2ndTier)Norwegian BLNO (1st Tier)Hungarian NB I/B (2nd Tier)Hungarian NB I/B (2nd Tier)Georgian U18 League (U18)NCAA Division 17.06.85.75.35.24.84.84.64.54.24.04.04.03.83.83.83.73.73.63.43.43.43.33.23.23.02.92.92.92.92.82.72.72.72.72.62.52.52.42.42.42.42.42.42.32.32.22.22.22.12.12.12.02.02.01.91.91.91.81.81.81.71.71.71.71.61.61.61.61.61.61.61.61.61.51.51.51.51.51.51.41.41.41.41.41.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.21.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.11.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.00.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.90.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.60.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.3