2007 IIHF World Ranking System
U18 Rankings
Elite Division (played in Finland)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
1 | 5 | +4 |
 USA |
2 | 1 | -1 |
 Sweden |
3 | 6 | +3 |
 Canada |
4 | 4 | - |
 Slovakia |
5 | 7 | +2 |
 Switzerland |
6 | 12 | +6 |
 Finland |
7 | 2 | -5 |
 Germany |
8 | 8 | - |
 Czech Republic |
9 | 3 | -6 |
 Latvia |
10 | 11 | +1 |
Czech Republic and Latvia relegated to Division I
Division 1 (played in Poland and Slovenia)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
11 | 13 | +2 |
 Belarus |
12 | 9 | -3 |
 Japan |
13 | 16 | +3 |
 Slovenia |
14 | 14 | - |
 Kazakhstan |
15 | 15 | - |
 Norway |
16 | 10 | -6 |
 Italy |
17 | 24 | +7 |
 Poland |
18 | 17 | -1 |
 Ukraine |
19 | 20 | +1 |
 Austria |
20 | 19 | -1 |
 France |
21 | 18 | -3 |
 Great Britain |
22 | 23 | +1 |
Denmark and Belarus promoted to the Elite Division
France and Great Britain relegated to Division II
Division 2 (played in Hungary and Romania)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
23 | 26 | +3 |
 Lithuania |
24 | 25 | +1 |
 Hungary |
25 | 21 | -4 |
 Korea |
26 | 22 | -4 |
 Croatia |
27 | 29 | +2 |
 Estonia |
28 | 27 | -1 |
 Romania |
29 | 35 | +6 |
 Belgium |
30 | 30 | - |
 Australia |
31 | 28 | -3 |
 Israel |
32 | 36 | +4 |
 Serbia |
33 | 32 | -1 |
 Mexico |
34 | 31 | -3 |
Netherlands and Lithuania promoted to Division I
Serbia and Mexico relegated to Division III
Division 3 (played in China)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
35 | 33 | -2 |
 China |
36 | DNP | - |
 Iceland |
37 | 34 | -3 |
 New Zealand |
38 | 38 | - |
 South Africa |
39 | 37 | -2 |
 Turkey |
40 | 40 | - |
Spain and China promoted to Division II
Division 3 Qualifier (played in Turkey)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria |
41 | 39 | -2 |
Turkey qualified (and played in Division III)