How can I asign a number value to a text line in Excel?

tI have a Backgammon Club with Internal Club Rankings that are in Text. I
want my members to report their wins - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place - in
tournaments to my web site . I would like them to imput: their nickname, date
of tournament, tournament Room #, tournament points played for, and host of
the tournament. I would further like the calculation to display any change in
Ranking as a text cell. Additionally, I want to show for the member, how many
more points are needed to get to the next levle and what that (Text)level
is. If there is a "what if" for this please advise.

Richard
TheVerse@aol.com