In many sports, the list of the best players made by an official organization is called the rankings.
...the 25 leading teams in the world rankings.
Goellner has shot up the rankings.
Synonyms: league table More Synonyms of ranking
2. countable noun [usually with poss]
Someone's ranking is their position in an official list of the best players of a sport.
Agassi was playing well above his world ranking of 12. [+ of]
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The ranking member of a group, usually a political group, is the most senior person in it.
[US]
...the ranking Republican on the senate intelligence committee.
...the ranking American diplomat in Baghdad.
Synonyms: premier More Synonyms of ranking
-ranking
(-ræŋkɪŋ)
combining form [ADJECTIVE noun]
-ranking is used to form adjectives which indicate what rank someone has in an organization.
...a colonel on trial with three lower-ranking officers.
He was the third-ranking official of the CIA from 1984 to 1987.
ranking in British English
(ˈræŋkɪŋ)
adjective
1. mainly US and Canadian
prominent; high-ranking
2. Caribbean slang
possessed of style; fashionable; exciting
noun
3.
a position on a scale; rating
a ranking in a tennis tournament
ranking in American English
(ˈræŋkɪŋ)
adjective
1. US
of the highest rank
the ranking officer
2. US
prominent or outstanding
a ranking composer
noun
3.
the act or an instance of listing persons or things in order of importance, achievement, quality, etc.
4.
such a listing
Examples of 'ranking' in a sentence
ranking
We will use their world ranking points from the week of the game in question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The other bright spot is in the player ranking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We do have a high ranking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both the ranking points of the opposition and difference between the two teams' points should play a role.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both the ranking points of the opposition and difference between the two teams' pointsshould play a role in the final calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cheaper rivals got a higher ranking on the chart.
The Sun (2012)
Serious money is to be won and a considerable number of world ranking points on offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He has been removed from the ranking list and all points forfeited.
The Sun (2006)
So what objection might be raised to the player ranking we have done?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We tried performing as if we were in front of high ranking officers.
The Sun (2009)
It is therefore essential for all players who wish to compete that they earn computer ranking points.
Barrett, J (ed) ITF World of Tennis (1993)
The house has been the home of many generals and high ranking army officers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Peer ranking requires each group member to rank the performance of all other members from best to worst.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
All that is required is that the consumer be able to list a preference ranking for different commodities.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)
The first is simply our long-term ranking of team quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Victory should move him up into a top-ten world ranking.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
England are a good, good team and their ranking of fourth is justified.
The Sun (2011)
London came sixth in the ranking, although members sent more than double the average number of online messages.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Britain's ranking comes despite tests that show some beaches are polluted by sewage up to five times a day.
The Sun (2010)
There are others who get a one-off yearly fee with smaller bonuses attached depending on the player and their ranking.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Forget their low world ranking.
The Sun (2010)
Then there's the player ranking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is only when they are satisfied, that the next ranking member of the pack is able to eat its meal.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
There is no official national ranking system for US universities.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The highest ranking Vatican official to be arrested, he remains in custody.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
High ranking officials in the White House and the security services talk to him in depth on and off the record.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
All related terms of 'ranking'
rank
Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization.
top-ranking
A top-ranking person is someone who has a very high rank or status in a particular organization or field of activity .
high-ranking
A high-ranking person has an important position in a particular organization.
middle-ranking
A middle-ranking person has a fairly important or responsible position in a particular organization , but is not one of the most important people in it.
percentile ranking
the percentage of scores that a particular score is greater than