2005 IIHF World Ranking System
U20 Rankings
Elite Division (played in USA)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
1 | 2 | +1 |
 Russia |
2 | 5 | +3 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 4 | +1 |
 USA |
4 | 1 | -3 |
 Finland |
5 | 3 | -2 |
 Sweden |
6 | 7 | +1 |
 Slovakia |
7 | 6 | -1 |
 Switzerland |
8 | 8 | - |
 Germany |
9 | 12 | +3 |
 Belarus |
10 | 11 | +1 |
Germany and Belarus relegated to Division I
Division 1 (played in Estonia and Great Britain)
| Country | Position | Last Year | Pos. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway |
11 | 14 | +3 |
 Latvia |
12 | 17 | +5 |
 Kazakhstan |
13 | 19 | +6 |
 Slovenia |
14 | 16 | +2 |
 Denmark |
15 | 13 | -2 |
 Austria |
16 | 9 | -7 |
 Poland |
17 | 23 | +6 |
 France |
18 | 15 | -1 |
 Ukraine |
19 | 10 | -9 |
 Italy |
20 | 18 | -2 |
 Great Britain |
21 | 24 | +3 |
 Estonia |
22 | 20 | -2 |
Norway and Latvia promoted to the Elite Division
Great Britain and Estonia relegated to Division II
Division 2 (played in Romania and Spain)
| Position | Last Year | Pos. Change | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
23 | 22 | -1 |
 Japan |
24 | 21 | -3 |
 Korea |
25 | 25 | - |
 Romania |
26 | 26 | - |
 Netherlands |
27 | 27 | - |
 Croatia |
28 | 28 | - |
 China |
29 | 36 | +7 |
 Spain |
30 | 29 | -1 |
 Australia |
31 | 35 | +4 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
32 | 30 | -2 |
 Belgium |
33 | 32 | -1 |
 Lithuania |
34 | 31 | -3 |
Hungary and Japan promoted to Division I
Belguim and Lithuania relegated to Division III
Division 3 (played in Mexico)
| Position | Last Year | Pos. Change | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
35 | 37 | +2 |
 New Zealand |
36 | 39 | +3 |
 Iceland |
37 | 34 | -3 |
 South Africa |
38 | 33 | -5 |
 Turkey |
39 | DNP | - |
 Bulgaria |
40 | 38 | -4 |
Mexico and New Zealand promoted to Division II