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.
5-416: (Redirected from Last Place ) Last place or Last Place may refer to: In sports, a team at the bottom of the standings, see Sports league ranking Last Place (album) , a 2017 album by Grandaddy The Last Place , a 2011 album by Army Navy Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-706: 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: 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;
15-415: 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
20-410: 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
25-615: The title Last place . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Last_place&oldid=1242627988 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sports league ranking 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
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