When coaches rank players for All State or All American, each ranking is converted into points. The system follows the USA Lacrosse handbook:

• Rank 1 (your #1 pick) receives the highest number of points
• Rank 2 receives fewer points than Rank 1
• Rank 20 (if you rank 20 players) receives the lowest number of points (1 point)

In general: if coaches rank up to 20 players, then Rank 1 = 20 points and Rank 20 = 1 point. (The exact maximum depends on how many ranks were used in that vote.)

On the Ranking Totals page, each player has:

Total points

The sum of all points that player received across every coach's vote. A player ranked #1 by many coaches will have a high total. A player ranked low (or not at all) will have a lower total.

Gap

Shown as gap to previous (gap to leader): the first number is points behind the player directly above; the second is points behind the top-ranked player. The leader shows "—". Hover over the column header or a cell for a short explanation.

# votes

The number of individual rankings that contributed to the total. For example, if 8 coaches voted and a player appears in 6 of their rankings, they received 6 votes.

Higher total points = better standing. Players are sorted with the highest point totals at the top.

Suppose 5 coaches vote for an All State position with 10 candidates, and they can rank every candidate (so Rank 1 = 10 points, Rank 10 = 1 point):

• Player A is ranked #1 by 3 coaches and #2 by 2 coaches. Total = (10+10+10) + (9+9) = 30 + 18 = 48 points, 5 votes.
• Player B is ranked #1 by 2 coaches and #3 by 1 coach. Total = (10+10) + 8 = 28 points, 3 votes.

Player A has the higher total and would appear above Player B in the standings.