league table
noun
British
: a list of teams, schools, hospitals, etc. that shows them in order from best to worst
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Given Liverpool are already eight points clear of fifth — the lowest place in the league table that earns Champions League football — there might not be the motivation to push on and do better than five years ago.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
With the win, the DC Defenders (4-1) are tied atop the league table with the Orlando Storm.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The lopsided victory kept Dallas firmly inside the playoff places at third position in the league table.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 8 Feb. 2026
As recently as November, Chelsea were second in the league table, and Maresca won manager of the month.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Lanchester drew attention to a league table drawn up by Oxford economists of 702 jobs that might be better done by robots: at number one (most safe) were recreational therapists; at 702 (least safe) were telemarketers.
—Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Getafe is sitting in 12th place in the league table with 39 points (10-9-13) in 32 matches.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
With the win, the DC Defenders (4-1) are tied atop the league table with the Orlando Storm.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The lopsided victory kept Dallas firmly inside the playoff places at third position in the league table.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 8 Feb. 2026
As recently as November, Chelsea were second in the league table, and Maresca won manager of the month.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Lanchester drew attention to a league table drawn up by Oxford economists of 702 jobs that might be better done by robots: at number one (most safe) were recreational therapists; at 702 (least safe) were telemarketers.
—Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Getafe is sitting in 12th place in the league table with 39 points (10-9-13) in 32 matches.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“League table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/league%20table. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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