Ranking systems

I really like ranking systems. Even if they aren't perfect. It's part of the reason I like college football and basketball. In that case, the rankings really mean something. And mixed martial arts seems to have some sort of rankings, though I'm not sure who the governing body is.

And over the weekend, Comedy Central ran a marathon in which each of the episodes of COmedy Central Presents... had been voted on and was ranked. And it got me thinking.

I'd like to see more ranking systems. For stand-up comics, directors, actors, musicians, etc.

The way I see this working is that some governing body has to establish a few independent groups or individuals to do the rankings. Then it's up to them to meld the different lists, or publish multiple lists as they are.

As events unfold within the identified world, the rankings would change. Daily? Weekly?

Best case scenario, this becomes something people within the industry look at. Worse case scenario it's just one more thing to read on the internet.