top half
top half — noun
1. the higher group of teams or players in a sports league table, consisting of tho
the higher group of teams or players in a sports league table, consisting of those with the best win records or point totals
Tara cheered when her volleyball club reached the top half of the league for the first time.
collocation: reach the top half
Minho's cricket team has spent every season of the last six years in the top half.
collocation: in the top half
The young squad fought hard all year and narrowly scraped into the top half on the final day.
After a poor start, Sivan's hockey club recovered and finished comfortably in the top half.
Promotion looked unlikely, but staying in the top half was still a good result for the club.
- upper half
broader term used for any ranked list, not limited to sports
- top tier
suggests elite quality, not just being above the midpoint of a table
- bottom half
the lower section of the same league table, occupied by the worst-performing teams
文法句型
the top half of + [league table / standings]
用法筆記
Always refers to a sports league table, not to general rankings or the literal upper part of something. For non-sporting contexts, use 'upper half' instead.