$total[1][1] = 123; $total[2][1] = 345; $total[3][1] = 222; $total[4][1] = 222; rank[1][1] should be 1 rank[2][1] should be 4 rank[3][1] should be 2.5 #(3+2)/2 rank[4][1] should be 2.5 #(3+2)/2