The Definitive Online Sports Stylebook

The Ben Watanabe Sports Stylebook

number position or rank

Use the abbreviation No. followed by the digit when indicating a number position or rank, or when referring to a number as an object: the No. 1 choice; the No. 84 jersey; No. 22 in the AP poll

When referring to multiple numbers, use the abbreviation Nos. followed by the digits: the Nos. 14, 36 and 78 picks in the draft; the Nos. 2-4 starters