1.   He never finished atop the point standings.

2.   The Devils finished atop the Atlantic Division a year ago and were tied for second over all, but lost to the Rangers in the second round.

3.   The U.S. men fared better, finishing atop the medal standing for the seventh time in seven world championships with three gold, five silver and two bronze.

4.   Unlike most teams, Lemaire uses the regular season primarily as a preparation for the playoffs rather than aiming to finish atop the division.

5.   Athletically, South Korea set two world records in short-track speedskating and Russia finished atop the medal table ahead of South Korea and Japan.

6.   Canada, which had already secured its place in the quarterfinal round with earlier wins over Slovakia and Norway, finished atop the A-group.

7.   Canada, which had already secured its place in the quarterfinal round with victories over Slovakia and Norway, finished atop the A-group.

8.   Cameroon, who had been attracting large crowds in Doha, Qatar, were a shadow of the team which had finished atop of Group D.

9.   China finished atop its Asian qualifying group, elevating Milutinovic to legendary status among soccer-crazy Chinese.

10.   Dynamo won three and drew three and finished atop the group to automatically qualify for the March quarterfinals.