Are these ranking based on a Championship & league results over a couple of years perhaps?

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1156 - 15/01/2011 19:10:40    847013

Also noticed Galway are aheard of Wexford in the football witch is odd consideding Wexford beat them in the championship

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 15/01/2011 19:11:06    847014

Information from the source website;

Inter County Rankings

GAAinfo has created the first ever ranking system for inter-county hurling and football teams. It draws on over 4,500 results over the last 17 years - including the complete results of the All-Ireland Football and Hurling Championships from 1991 until the present. The system has been retrospectively calculated from to 1991 to 2007 - allowing us to compare the current champions with the best teams from the past.

The system is based on the Elo ranking system which is used by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to rank the best chess players. The system has been adapted to rank national teams in soccer and teams in Ice Hockey, American Football and Basketball. The official FIFA rankings for Women's soccer uses the Elo system. More information about the Elo ranking system can be found on Wikipedia.

tropix (Westmeath) - Posts: 9 - 15/01/2011 19:48:16    847037

I do not understand how cork who wateford beat in the munster final and galway who were beaten in the lenister final and were beaten in the all ireland qtr final by tipp can be ranked over Waterford in hurling if the rankings go on last years championship.

blaaboy (Waterford) - Posts: 21 - 15/01/2011 19:51:24    847038

Limerick got a raw deal in both

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 15/01/2011 21:51:57    847127

Cavan at 21? Shameful for a county of our pedigree.

Sergeant_Slash (Cavan) - Posts: 2182 - 16/01/2011 10:30:31    847154

roundball2
County: Tipperary
Posts: 7

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Tipp should be top considering we won Liam

OK. While I agree with him here I want everyone to be clear that this is not me.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 16/01/2011 10:47:00    847163

how are meath above kildare? joke!

sashman (Kildare) - Posts: 465 - 16/01/2011 11:57:32    847186

Wicklow should be dropped a few places anyway!

MadMan10 (Waterford) - Posts: 17 - 16/01/2011 12:05:45    847196

sashman
County: Kildare
Posts: 97

847186 how are meath above kildare? joke!

Show us your Leinster Title Sash man?

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 16/01/2011 12:21:33    847204

Limerick shud be up a few places

jery087 (Limerick) - Posts: 27 - 16/01/2011 13:04:22    847213

We shouldnt be saying things like "our pedigree" and such. The fact is that teams like Cavan and YES Roscommon though connacht champions are not the teams of old and are a long way from competing with the top teams. I do believe Roscommon have the potential and have one of the best run underage structures in the country whereas Cavan are going nowhere fast!

Rosfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 778 - 16/01/2011 13:40:21    847229

dont want to be biased but sligo should be ahead of mayo and donegal and pretty even with galway imo

john.no1 (Sligo) - Posts: 471 - 16/01/2011 16:02:28    847285

john.no1
County: Sligo

dont want to be biased but sligo should be ahead of mayo and donegal and pretty even with galway imo

john - results are drawn from the last 17 years. in which case mayo and galway would be light years ahead of sligo.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12125 - 16/01/2011 16:31:33    847297

The last 17 years,what?

mikeoc (Kerry) - Posts: 567 - 16/01/2011 16:40:04    847306

yew tree, regardless of these rankings and whatever system they are based on, every1 knows proper rankings such as golf and soccer should be based on current performance and not what happened 17 years ago. on current performance sligo are LIGHT YEARS ahead of mayo

john.no1 (Sligo) - Posts: 471 - 16/01/2011 16:55:41    847312

armagh and meath ahead of kildare? what a joke

kildare4sam2010 (Kildare) - Posts: 506 - 16/01/2011 17:06:33    847320

john.no1
County: Sligo
Posts: 272

847312
yew tree, regardless of these rankings and whatever system they are based on, every1 knows proper rankings such as golf and soccer should be based on current performance and not what happened 17 years ago. on current performance sligo are LIGHT YEARS ahead of mayo


Are you serious? light years ahead? what ever about Mayo's performance last year in the championship thats a shocking comment.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 16/01/2011 17:08:58    847321

If this is based on achievements over the last 17 years then Cork should be nowhere near top spot in football.. Kerry by a mile..

RoyalClass (Meath) - Posts: 790 - 16/01/2011 17:43:42    847344

john.no1 - looks like you are easy provoked son. we are no world beaters but sligo are and never will be light years ahead of mayo.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 12125 - 16/01/2011 17:47:11    847347