The women's 3×3 qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament will occur between 2027 and 2028, allocating 12 teams for the final tournament.

Five quota places will be awarded to the top-ranked teams, including the host nation United States, based on the total points calculated in the FIBA 3×3 rankings of December 1, 2027, with the remainder attributed to the eligible NOCs in separate wildcard tournaments (two winners of the universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments and the top three of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament).

Host nation As the host nation, the United States reserves a quota place.

Qualification via world rankings The highest-ranked team from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the two highest-ranked Asia-Pacific teams (including at least one Asian team) on the FIBA 3x3 women's basketball ranking list on December 1, 2027, will qualify for the Olympics.

Qualification via the wild card tournaments The six remaining quota places are attributed to the eligible NOCs, through four separate wildcard tournaments: two universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments (UOQT) and the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT). Teams will be selected based on the following criteria: OQT 1 – The top 12 eligible NOCs, from the FIBA world ranking list, will participate in the first leg of the OQT with the top-two teams obtaining a direct spot for the final tournament. Only NOCs who did not represent 2024 and/or 2024 are eligible to participate. OQT 2 – The top 12 eligible NOCs, from the FIBA world ranking list, will participate in the second leg of the OQT with the top-two teams obtaining a direct spot for the final tournament. OQS – The winner of the 2026 and 2027 FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup participate alongside the highest-placed NOC of each of 2027 Continental championships for a direct spot for the final tournament. OQS – The top eight ranked NOCs will play for a direct spot for the final tournament.

Qualified teams Qualification methodDate Venue Berths Qualified team Host nation1 FIBA 3×3 World Ranking December 1, 2027TBA5    2028 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1TBATBA2 2028 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 22 Olympic Qualifier Series 1May 4–7, 2028Tokyo, Japan1Olympic Qualifier Series 2May 11–14, 2028Shanghai, China1 Total 12

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