FIFA Rankings Out Today

The joke may be on the Asian Confederation. Traditionally poor performers on the World Cup Stage, and losing all weightings from Japan/Korea 2002 looks to have combined to place Australia top of the heap.

AFC Rankings
33 Australia (+9)
47 Iran (-24)
49 Japan (-31)
50 Uzbekistan (+10)
56 Korea Republic (-37)
76 Qatar (+2)
81 Saudi Arabia (-47)
86 Oman (-4)
88 Iraq (-36)
89 China PR (-21)
90 UAE (-19)
91 Korea DPR (-3)
94 Bahrain (-40)
98 Jordan (-14)
100 Kuwait (-26)

Global Top 10
The Overall List has provided some surprises in reweighting, but none of real significance yet. (Except Nigeria gaining an incredible 400 points without playing in the World Cup)
1 Brazil
2 Italy (Up 11)
3 Argentina (Up 6)
4 France (Up 4)
5 England (Up 5)
6 Netherlands (Down 3)
7 Spain (Down 2)
8 Portugal (Down 1)
9 Germany (Up 10)
10 Czech Republic (Down 8)

So what changed?
FIFA has changed the weighting system so that losses don't get points, and home wins are no longer worth less than away wins. In simplifying the system, it looks as though it has been made less fair. Although since Australia's international schedule will be busier now in Asia, this should lead to an improvement in our rating based simply on the regularity of competition.
They have also made results only count over a four year period, not an eight year one as it was previously.