The best replacement for ranking is rating.

The best alternatives to ranking are rated as following:
★★★★★  rating
★  rank
★  uk universities
★  linking
★  seeding
  grading
  etc
  job grading
  op

Your alternative for ranking is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about ranking, one probably shouldn't forget about decision tree.

Other search terms related to ranking and their ratings are:
★★★★★ decision tree
You have in mind a companion for ranking and it is not yet here? Propose!



Google Trends

Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of ranking in all years. Click on graph for more.
ranking
rating
rank