In sports, standings, rankings, or league tables group teams of a particular league, conference, or division in a chart based on how well each is doing in a particular season of a sports league or competition. These lists are generally published in newspapers and other media, as well as the official web sites of the sports leagues and competitions.
The standings shows where each team ranks in their conference or division. Teams may be ranked in terms of simple winning percentage (the proportion of the games played to date which the team won), or based on total points, with differing numbers of points awarded for wins and ties (draws). Many league tables show further statistics and may display:
Usually, if a league is divided into conferences and divisions, the league table will also be. Often, a less specific table is also included. For example, National Hockey League tables will normally have a detailed table for each division, plus a table for each conference showing just the points totals.
As an example, below is the league table for the Northeast Division of the National Hockey League, as of March 31, 2004:
Team GP W L T OL GF GA Pts x-Boston 79 40 18 14 7 201 179 101 x-Toronto 80 43 24 10 3 234 204 99 x-Ottawa 79 41 22 10 6 254 178 98 x-Montreal 79 40 28 7 4 201 182 91 Buffalo 79 36 32 7 4 213 210 83 x - clinched a playoff spot y - clinched the division championship
In the above table, an "'X" placed before a team's name shows that the team has qualified for playoff position; other letters may be used to show that a team is guaranteed first place, has been eliminated from contention and so forth. From this table, we can see that Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are all guaranteed playoff positions; the absence of a " y" shows that the division championship is still to play for. Meanwhile, because Buffalo has no symbol at all, they are not out of playoff contention, but have yet to clinch a playoff position. The following day, a new league table would appear in newspapers, updated based on the previous night's games. Of course, the above table would also be accompanied by those of the other divisions in the league.
Magic number – in some sports, the number of wins needed to clinch a championship
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Further readingedit
School league tables for the CISCE examining board in India
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Australian Football League ladder
Canadian Football League standings
National Basketball Association standings
National Hockey League standings
National Football League standings
Major League Baseball standings
Major League Soccer standings
Premier League tables
February 08, 2024
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Standings sports news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message In sports standings rankings or league tables group teams of a particular league conference or division in a chart based on how well each is doing in a particular season of a sports league or competition These lists are generally published in newspapers and other media as well as the official web sites of the sports leagues and competitions A partial view of the Green Monster at Fenway Park with standings for the American League East division at the end of the 2007 Major League Baseball season Contents 1 Formulation 2 Instances 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksFormulation editThe standings shows where each team ranks in their conference or division Teams may be ranked in terms of simple winning percentage the proportion of the games played to date which the team won or based on total points with differing numbers of points awarded for wins and ties draws Many league tables show further statistics and may display wins losses ties draws goal differential Goals scored minus goals conceded goals scored goals allowed conceded home away win loss recordsUsually if a league is divided into conferences and divisions the league table will also be Often a less specific table is also included For example National Hockey League tables will normally have a detailed table for each division plus a table for each conference showing just the points totals As an example below is the league table for the Northeast Division of the National Hockey League as of March 31 2004 Team GP W L T OL GF GA Pts x Boston 79 40 18 14 7 201 179 101 x Toronto 80 43 24 10 3 234 204 99 x Ottawa 79 41 22 10 6 254 178 98 x Montreal 79 40 28 7 4 201 182 91 Buffalo 79 36 32 7 4 213 210 83 x clinched a playoff spot y clinched the division championship In the above table an X placed before a team s name shows that the team has qualified for playoff position other letters may be used to show that a team is guaranteed first place has been eliminated from contention and so forth From this table we can see that Boston Toronto Ottawa and Montreal are all guaranteed playoff positions the absence of a y shows that the division championship is still to play for Meanwhile because Buffalo has no symbol at all they are not out of playoff contention but have yet to clinch a playoff position The following day a new league table would appear in newspapers updated based on the previous night s games Of course the above table would also be accompanied by those of the other divisions in the league Instances editApplications include In association football soccer national teams are ranked in the FIFA World Rankings the Women s World Rankings and unofficially in the World Football Elo Ratings In the Olympic Games each member country NOC is ranked based upon gold silver and bronze medal counts in the Olympic medal rankings In basketball national teams are ranked in the FIBA World Rankings and the Women s World Rankings In baseball and softball national teams are ranked in the WBSC World Rankings In ice hockey national teams are ranked in the IIHF World Ranking In golf the top male golfers are ranked using the Official World Golf Rankings and the top female golfers are ranked using the Women s World Golf Rankings In snooker players are ranked using the Snooker world rankings In tennis male and female players are ranked using the ATP rankings and WTA rankings respectively whilst the ITF rankings are used for national Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams In road bicycle racing male cyclists have been ranked using the UCI World Ranking from 2016 having previously been ranked using the UCI Road World Rankings from 1984 to 2004 Female cyclists have been ranked using the UCI Women s Road World Rankings since 1994 In track cycling riders and nations are ranked using the UCI Track Cycling World Ranking In chess players are ranked using the FIDE world rankings In sailing boats are scored directly using the sum of the ranking In bridge matchpoint scoring uses fractional ranking to assign the score See also editGames behind in some sports a common way to reflect the gap between teams Group tournament ranking system Magic number in some sports the number of wins needed to clinch a championshipReferences editFurther reading editSchool league tables for the CISCE examining board in IndiaExternal links editAustralian Football League ladder Canadian Football League standings National Basketball Association standings National Hockey League standings National Football League standings Major League Baseball standings Major League Soccer standings Premier League tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Standings sports amp oldid 1165705709, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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