Ranked Lookup

[Newbie and Lost]

I am trying to find a function that will help me with a side project I am
working on. Simple Example: I have a list of ranked employees 1 - 10. In
A2:b12 A= Rank B = Employee Name. There is a bid/draft for these employees.
I am 5th in line to pick. I wanted to create a formula that would allow me
to decide what pick to make depending on what employees were eliminated on
picks 1 thru 4 AND who is ranked the highest in A2:B12. Is this possible to
do? If so how?

 

[Luke M]

I'm assuming rank 1 is preferred choice (if not, change MIN to MAX). Also
assumes that you place a "x" in C2:C12 if an employee has already been picked.

Array** formula is:
=INDEX(B2:B12,MATCH(MIN(IF(C2:C12<>"x",A2:A12)),A2:A12,0))

**Confirm formula using Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter.

 

[Newbie and Lost]

That didn't seem to work. It just keeps returning the #1 value "Frank". Is
there anything that may just need to be ordered differently? maybe IF before
MIN?

 

[T. Valko]

Did you enter the formula as an array?

 

[Newbie and Lost]

Yes and it still returns the top value whether or not there is an "x" next to
it. It should eliminate the top employee but it does not seem to do that.

 

[T. Valko]

With this data:

...........A..........B..........C
1.....Rank....Player...Drafted
2.......5.........Joe...................
3.......2.........Tom.................
4.......4.........Ed....................
5.......1.........Jim...................
6.......3.........Tim..................

and this array formula** entered in E2:

=INDEX(B2:B6,MATCH(MIN(IF(C2:C6<>"x",A2:A6)),A2:A6,0))

The formula correctly returns Jim.

If I place a "x" in C5 then the formula correctly returns Tom. If I place a
"x" in C3 then the formula correctly returns Tim.

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

 

[Newbie and Lost]

This works I just didn't hit ctrl shift enter

With this data:

...........A..........B..........C
1.....Rank....Player...Drafted
2.......5.........Joe...................
3.......2.........Tom.................
4.......4.........Ed....................
5.......1.........Jim...................
6.......3.........Tim..................

and this array formula** entered in E2:

=INDEX(B2:B6,MATCH(MIN(IF(C2:C6<>"x",A2:A6)),A2:A6,0))

The formula correctly returns Jim.

If I place a "x" in C5 then the formula correctly returns Tom. If I place a
"x" in C3 then the formula correctly returns Tim.

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

 

[T. Valko]

Good deal!

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP

This works I just didn't hit ctrl shift enter