Pandelela-Mun Yee, who took bronze at the recent World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, garnered 37.67 points behind champions China (40.00 points) and Canada (38.00).
The rankings only take into account each pair's or diver's three best results.
Pandelela-Mun Yee, who improved from last year's seventh spot, also made an impact on the six-leg World Series and the World Grand Prix, claiming four silver medals in total.
The pair's performance is a good sign ahead of next year's Asian Games and Commonwealth Games followed by the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Pandelela, a bronze medallist at the London Olympics, was ranked fourth in the 10m platform.
Despite missing the opening three months due to an ankle injury, Pandelela rose to the occasion by finishing second overall in the World Series with one bronze.
China's world champion Si Yajie topped the rankings with 40 points followed by compatriot Chen Ruolin (39.33) and Ukrainian Yulia Propkopchuk (38.00).
In the 3m springboard, Wendy Ng, a semi-finalist at the world meet, broke into the top 20 for the first time by finishing 19th ahead of teammate Cheong Jun Hoong (20th).
Ooi Tze Liang-Ahmad Amsyar finished the season ranked eighth in the men's 3m springboard synchro.
National coach Yang Zhuliang said his divers must strive for greater success next season.
"It is a great achievement as being ranked highly will spur my divers.
"However, they must train harder if they hope of becoming Olympic medallists," said Zhuliang recently.
The divers will next participate in the Asian Cup, a non-ranking event, scheduled for Sept 13-15 in Singapore, ahead of the Myanmar Sea Games. By Ajitpal Singh
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