1.   Atlanta-based Delta also maintained a third-place standing for its rate of consumer complaints to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which compiles the rankings.

2.   Based on two years of statistics, the rankings are compiled to determine compensation for teams that lose players as free agents.

3.   Computer rankings compiled by Jeff Sagarin, the Seattle Times and New York Times compose another quarter of the formula.

4.   Delta maintained a third-place standing for its rate of consumer complaints to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which compiles the rankings.

5.   Loan Pricing, a New York-based firm that tracks the loan market, gives full credit to agent banks in compiling its ranking.

6.   Davenport will be ranked in the top five in the world when the Corel WTA Tour rankings are compiled on Monday.

7.   Some health economists raised concerns about the method used to compile the rankings, in which several Mediterranean countries scored unexpectedly high.

8.   The magazine has compiled the ranking of publications and citations for the four countries.