Franchise Ranking

franchise
An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products
An authorization given by a league to own a sports team
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
A business or service given such authorization to operate
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
grant a franchise to

ranking
Having a specified position in a scale of achievement or status
Having a high position in such a scale
position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
ranking(a): having a higher rank; "superior officer"
(rank) a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"