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Updated: 8/15/2016

Martin Maintains No. 1 Slot

A 12th-place finish at the recent Forrest Wood Cup allowed Scott Martin to retain his hold on the top slot in the latest edition of the BassFan World Rankings. Events since the previous edition that impact the Rankings were the Cup, which was contested at Alabama's Wheeler Lake, and the Potomac River Bassmaster Elite Series.

Martin has an advantage of a little more than 3 points over Andy Morgan, a previous Rankings kingpin who's won three of the past four FLW Tour Angler of the Year titles (Martin won the other). Cup winner John Cox, who had a stint at No. 1 earlier this year, moved up from 4th to 3rd, swapping positions with Greg Hackney.

In other notable movement:

> Potomac River winner Justin Lucas gained a whopping 17 spots to No. 8.

> FLW Tour stalwarts Scott Canterbury and Jacob Wheeler moved into the Top 10 – Canterbury rose two places to No. 9 and Wheeler gained four spots to 10th.

> Kevin VanDam, who's won two regular-season Elite events this year and has spent far more time at the top of the Rankings than any other angler, dropped from 8th to 17th with a 99th-place showing at the Potomac. VanDam's appearance among the Top 10 in the previous edition was his first since 2013.

> Second-year pro Jordan Lee debuts inside the Top 20 at No. 19 (up seven places). Lee is 7th in the AOY race and is riding a streak of three consecutive placements of 9th or better.

The next event that will impact the Rankings is the Mississippi River Elite Series, set for Sept. 8-11.

Current Rankings - 8/15/2016

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Place Prior Start Angler City State Boat/Motor Points
264 266 Jason Abram Piney Flats TN Caymas/Mercury 54.608
71 67 44 Tracy Adams Wilkesboro NC Nitro/Mercury 144.655
170 166 217 Randy Allen Shreveport LA 108.931
212 205 224 Keith Amerson Bethel Springs TN 78.086
23 18 15 Matt Arey Shelby NC Ranger/Evinrude 188.081
54 55 26 Casey Ashley Donalds SC Triton/Mercury 155.988
223 230 228 Scott Ashmore Broken Arrow OK Legend/Yamaha 69.909
81 98 242 Todd Auten Gastonia NC Ranger/Mercury 141.769
51 39 24 Adrian Avena Vineland NJ BassCat/Suzuki 156.901
338 332 237 Joel Baker Talala OK 2.558
333 336 336 Scott Barnett Mansfield TX 4.921
306 303 239 Jeff Barth Marshfield WI 28.721
139 145 142 Clayton Batts Macon GA 121.469
201 197 133 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC Ranger/Evinrude 84.027
55 58 136 Drew Benton Panama City FL Phoenix/Mercury 155.631
79 65 103 Josh Bertrand Queen Creek AZ Nitro/Mercury 142.154
111 111 141 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK Ranger/Mercury 130.186
211 216 208 James Biggs Euless TX Ranger/Evinrude 78.344
121 117 202 Zack Birge Blanchard OK BassCat/Mercury 126.738
293 297 Daryl Biron South Windsor CT 38.174
190 195 147 Randy Blaukat Joplin MO Ranger/Mercury 94.075
16 16 28 Stetson Blaylock Benton AR Bass Cat/Mercury 191.983
80 90 178 Greg Bohannan Bentonville AR Ranger/Evinrude 142.046
60 70 117 Terry Bolton, Jr. Paducah KY Ranger/Evinrude 149.957
263 247 165 Lionel Botha Okeechobee FL 54.803
199 203 240 Mike Boyles Highlandville MO 87.496
267 279 Jay Brainard Enid OK 52.387
251 233 261 Christopher Brasher Spring TX 59.714
169 172 185 Jimmy Brewer Marshall TX 109.552
300 305 Chase Brooks Iraan TX 30.916
221 226 250 Troy Broussard Beaumont TX 73.493
214 202 206 Glenn Browne Ocala FL Ranger/Evinrude 76.723
97 94 114 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 135.507
9 11 36 Scott Canterbury Odenville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 198.663
78 63 80 Brandon Card Caryville TN Vexus/Suzuki 142.217
292 287 269 Ryan Chandler Hobart IN 38.408
96 88 97 Brent Chapman Lenexa KS Triton/Mercury 135.609
163 167 183 Glenn Chappelear Acworth GA 112.907
68 66 115 Hank Cherry Lincolnton NC Bass Cat/Mercury 145.863
18 22 9 Jason Christie Park Hill OK Xpress/Yamaha 189.189
330 330 312 Brian Clark Haltom City TX Skeeter/Yamaha 7.308
69 87 23 Luke Clausen Otis Orchards WA Charger/Mercury 145.366
331 333 320 Gary Clouse La Vergne TN Phoenix/Mercury 5.647
94 96 175 Rick Clunn Ava MO Nitro/Mercury 136.070
41 47 71 Brandon Cobb Greenwood SC Falcon/Mercury 165.349
116 112 39 Ramie Colson, Jr. Cadiz KY Bullet/Evinrude 128.809
6 7 20 Keith Combs Huntington TX Ranger/Yamaha 206.299
231 239 286 Dalton Cooksey New Concord KY 67.560
309 298 264 Rick Cotten Guntersville AL 27.538
127 124 120 Brandon Coulter Knoxville TN Falcon/Mercury 124.086
3 4 17 John Cox Debary FL Crestliner/Mercury 214.662
295 294 276 Shirley Crain Van Buren AR 37.162
57 50 33 John Crews, Jr. Salem VA Bass Cat/Mercury 153.620
146 143 145 Cliff Crochet Pierre Part LA Skeeter/Yamaha 119.312
272 262 174 Rich Dalbey Greenville TX Ranger/Mercury 48.690
112 108 79 Mark Daniels, Jr. Tuskegee AL Ranger/Mercury 130.167
290 289 193 Ryan Davidson Huntington WV 39.145
109 114 96 Alex Davis Albertville AL Ranger/Mercury 130.345
115 83 65 Clent Davis Montevallo AL Phoenix/Evinrude 129.408
145 135 68 Darrell Davis Dover FL 119.465
107 119 45 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR Bass Cat/Mercury 131.408
152 150 123 Tony Davis Williston FL 117.752
305 300 263 Bill Day Frankfort KY 29.414
274 280 265 Marshall Deakins Dunlap TN 48.147
49 53 75 Ott DeFoe Blaine TN NItro/Mercury 157.793
162 160 160 John Devere Berea KY Ranger/Yamaha 113.398
271 275 Tommy Dickerson Orange TX 48.972
176 156 189 Jim Dillard West Monroe LA Ranger/Mercury 105.910
217 211 157 Robbie Dodson Harrison AR Ranger/Mercury 75.564
168 171 171 Kurt Dove Fairfax VA Skeeter/Yamaha 109.979
84 75 100 Boyd Duckett Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury 140.188
38 44 35 David Dudley Lynchburg VA Ranger/Mercury 168.466
317 315 292 Tony Dumitras Winston GA 18.767
254 255 Luke Dunkin Lawrenceburg TN 59.402
262 264 Richie Eaves Nauvoo IL 55.549
35 45 16 Brent Ehrler Redlands CA Ranger/Mercury 168.930
303 308 Gene Eisenmann Frisco TX 29.712
50 49 99 James Elam Tulsa OK Phoenix/Mercury 157.413
189 193 151 Paul Elias Laurel MS Bass Cat/Honda 94.578
296 296 281 Clay Elliott Ozark AL 37.001
194 196 181 Charlie Evans Gilbertsville KY 90.707
156 155 210 Marcus Evans Angola IN 116.206
13 10 5 Edwin Evers Talala OK Nitro/Mercury 194.475
36 40 22 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX Skeeter/Yamaha 168.658
125 120 209 Seth Feider Bloomington MN Bass Cat/Mercury 125.093
222 234 Austin Felix Eden Prairie MN Phoenix/Mercury 69.985
173 177 152 Travis Fox Lowell AR 106.962
87 80 73 Micah Frazier Newnan GA Ranger/Mercury 138.553
299 304 Tim Frederick Leesburg FL Falcon/Mercury 32.049
205 207 162 David Fritts Lexington NC Ranger/Evinrude 82.663
11 12 18 Shinichi Fukae Thomson GA Bass Cat/Mercury 195.599
48 51 37 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC Falcon/Evinrude 158.802
282 290 293 Nick Gainey Charleston SC 44.884
321 323 315 Joe Gerard Concordia KS 14.133
229 220 254 Troy Gibson Eufaula AL 68.011
320 320 311 Darold Gleason Leesville LA 15.297
283 292 271 Mark Goines Shady Point OK Ranger/Mercury 44.490
339 337 243 Grant Goldbeck Boerne TX Bass Cat/Yamaha 2.431
255 252 Shawn Gordon Russellville AR 59.059
177 179 167 Matt Greenblatt Port St. Lucie FL Ranger/Yamaha 105.273
294 291 231 Dustin Grice Hewitt TX 37.976
171 183 180 Chad Grigsby Maple Grove MN Vexus/Mercury 108.902
101 102 113 Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. Gainesville FL Triton/Mercury 134.043
228 231 Buddy Gross Ringgold GA Bullet/Mercury 68.104
37 37 109 Jeff Gustafson Kenora ON Lund/Mercury 168.487
4 3 8 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA Phoenix/Mercury 212.699
238 240 280 Michael Hall Annandale VA 65.799
209 210 Bradley Hallman Norman OK Phoenix/Mercury 79.611
220 212 190 Charlie Hartley Grove City OH Ranger/Mercury 73.809
208 199 169 Kevin Hawk Guntersville AL Ranger/Mercury 81.166
110 104 64 Randy Haynes Ripley MS Ranger/Mercury 130.195
265 258 246 Nick Hensley Cumming GA 54.561
31 24 32 Matt Herren Trussville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 174.159
244 224 140 Dion Hibdon Sunrise Beach MO Ranger/Evinrude 62.482
322 321 258 Guido Hibdon Gravois Mills MO Ranger/Evinrude 13.443
325 322 252 Payden Hibdon Stover MO Ranger/Evinrude 12.323
312 313 299 Dale Hightower Sand Springs OK 25.529
227 219 191 Kenyon Hill Norman OK Triton/Yamaha 68.433
277 282 Sven Hilland Sanford FL 46.841
28 34 21 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ Vexus/Mercury 179.249
102 101 92 Davy Hite Ninety Six SC Phoenix/Evinrude 133.074
275 278 Joe Holland Jefferson ME 47.281
154 153 182 Todd Hollowell Fishers IN Ranger/Mercury 117.299
280 268 187 Troy Hollowell Paducah KY 46.147
183 173 230 Jamie Horton Centerville AL Ranger/Mercury 99.873
141 149 93 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL Nitro/Mercury 121.071
191 190 234 Jimmy Houston Cookson OK Ranger/Mercury 93.552
58 46 57 Randy Howell Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury 152.989
195 198 200 Rex Huff Corbin KY 90.414
153 151 127 Brandon Hunter Benton KY 117.438
237 248 John Hunter, Jr. Shelbyville KY Falcon/Mercury 65.878
32 28 29 Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove NJ Bass Cat/Yamaha 173.613
175 176 91 Charles Ingram Santa Fe TN Ranger/Honda 106.091
166 161 215 Ken Iyobe Aichi 111.168
304 307 Eric Jackson Walling TN 29.568
134 126 155 Kelley Jaye Dadeville AL Ranger/Mercury 123.152
178 169 221 Carl Jocumsen Queensland Bass Cat/Evinrude 105.004
132 137 247 Jason Johnson Dawsonville GA Phoenix/Mercury 123.530
284 284 Kevin Johnson Valencia CA 44.154
142 162 306 Chris Johnston Peterborough ON Ranger/Mercury 120.640
213 225 Cory Johnston Cavan ON Ranger/Evinrude 77.416
39 35 55 Alton Jones, Sr. Waco TX Ranger/Mercury 166.942
233 237 Jim Jones Big Bend WI 67.091
77 73 116 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX Bass Cat/Mercury 142.282
249 232 290 George Kapiton Inverness FL 60.659
203 206 273 Cody Kelley Conway AR 83.451
151 157 248 Powell Kemp Scotland Neck NC 118.299
215 227 Jay Kendrick Grant AL Triton/Mercury 76.281
61 59 78 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL Bass Cat/Yamaha 149.782
46 54 76 J.T. Kenney Palm Bay FL Ranger/Mercury 163.064
157 159 168 Mike Kernan Wylie TX Skeeter/Yamaha 115.949
158 163 148 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 115.591
242 245 166 Stacey D. King Reeds Spring MO Nitro/Mercury 64.117
188 194 170 Kotaro Kiriyama Moody AL Bass Cat/Yamaha 94.631
93 89 124 Gary Klein Mingus TX Triton/Mercury 136.498
73 82 42 Brad Knight Lancing TN Phoenix/Mercury 143.103
105 113 137 Koby Kreiger Bokeelia FL Ranger/Evinrude 132.393
133 139 108 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK Triton/Yamaha 123.376
150 154 143 Jason Lambert Michie TN Blazer/Evinrude 118.423
42 41 54 Bobby Lane Lakeland FL Phoenix/Yamaha 165.077
33 32 12 Chris Lane Guntersville AL Nitro/Mercury 171.963
104 93 67 Russ Lane Prattville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 132.705
240 243 Brian Latimer Belton SC Falcon/Mercury 65.550
315 316 Jerry Lawler Athens AL 20.102
243 242 235 Kevin Ledoux Choctaw OK Bass Cat/Mercury 64.027
19 26 179 Jordan Lee Cullman AL Ranger/Yamaha 188.702
165 165 199 Matt Lee Guntersville AL Ranger/Yamaha 111.503
34 27 30 Dave Lefebre Erie PA Ranger/Mercury 169.959
59 64 77 Shane LeHew Charlotte NC Skeeter/Yamaha 151.091
90 97 60 Brandon Lester Fayetteville TN Phoenix/Mercury 136.908
247 265 Shane Lineberger Lincolnton NC 61.286
67 74 59 Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande CA Ranger/Mercury 146.029
257 257 303 Craig Livesay Johnson City TN 58.225
297 293 196 Brent Long Cornelius NC Ranger/Yamaha 36.197
310 311 296 Stephen Longobardi Northford CT 26.471
30 33 41 Bill Lowen Brookville IN XPress/Yamaha 177.449
246 250 214 Richard Lowitzki St. Charles IL 61.458
8 25 6 Justin Lucas Guntersville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 199.252
288 295 Kyle Mabrey McCalla AL 40.421
197 201 130 Tim Malone Gatlinburg TN 88.701
7 5 1 Aaron Martens Leeds AL Phoenix/Mercury 202.122
289 283 201 Casey Martin New Market AL Ranger/Evinrude 39.538
164 168 205 Lendell Martin, Jr. Nacogdoches TX Ranger/Yamaha 112.194
1 1 3 Scott Martin Clewiston FL Skeeter/Yamaha 222.800
291 286 216 Tommy Martin Hemphill TX Nitro/Mercury 38.821
122 122 118 Billy McCaghren Mayflower AR Bass Cat/Mercury 126.640
248 251 Chris McCall Jasper TX Legend/Evinrude 61.152
103 105 74 Mike McClelland Blue Eye MO Ranger/Mercury 133.053
204 209 197 Bill McDonald Greenwood IN Bass Cat/Mercury 82.993
328 329 Tim McDonald Hagerhill KY 10.343
313 310 267 Stephen McKinnie Umatila FL 25.414
206 218 Brandon McMillan Belle Glade FL Bass Cat/Mercury 82.331
311 312 Shane Melton Kokomo IN 26.324
98 84 203 Mark Menendez Paducah KY Skeeter/Yamaha 135.058
114 116 85 Jason Meninger Gainesville GA Ranger/Yamaha 129.486
22 21 11 Cody Meyer Star ID Ranger/Evinrude 188.179
279 267 192 Jared Miller Norman OK Skeeter/Yamaha 46.283
182 182 161 Kerry Milner Bono AR 100.418
230 235 Kurt Mitchell Milford DE 67.844
184 186 184 Yusuke Miyazaki Mineola TX Skeeter/Yamaha 99.190
47 38 50 Ish Monroe Hughson CA Skeeter/Yamaha 161.762
136 128 102 Tom Monsoor La Crosse WI Ranger/Mercury 122.684
64 81 63 Andy Montgomery Blacksburg SC Nitro/Mercury 147.745
210 217 213 Drew Montgomery Denver NC 78.541
285 288 Kyle Monti Okeechobee FL Phoenix/Mercury 44.133
269 270 268 Harry Moore Valley AL 50.970
99 109 126 Dan Morehead Paducah KY Ranger/Evinrude 134.593
2 2 4 Andy Morgan Dayton TN Bullet/Evinrude 219.546
95 99 90 Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville IL Phoenix/Mercury 135.826
259 263 236 Bob Morin Seymour TN 57.379
336 331 218 Rick Morris Bracey VA Falcon/Mercury 3.533
63 69 53 Troy Morrow Eastanollee GA Ranger/Mercury 148.622
245 259 316 Brock Mosley Collinsville MS Phoenix/Mercury 62.045
70 68 48 Jim Moynagh Carver MN Ranger/Yamaha 144.890
119 118 220 Paul Mueller Naugatuck CT Triton/Mercury 126.971
143 140 163 David Mullins Mt. Carmel TN Phoenix/Mercury 120.611
241 244 225 Michael Murphy Lexington SC Falcon/Evinrude 64.178
167 170 194 Shawn Murphy Nicholasville KY Ranger/Evinrude 111.030
159 142 132 John Murray Spring City TN Ranger/Mercury 115.481
108 100 139 Britt Myers Lake Wylie SC Bass Cat/Mercury 130.662
20 23 27 Michael Neal Dayton TN Phoenix/Yamaha 188.583
216 223 260 Chris Neau New Orleans LA 75.988
172 175 188 Jonathan Newton Rogersville AL Ranger/Evinrude 107.103
185 187 198 Blake Nick Adger AL Ranger/Mercury 98.227
123 107 98 James Niggemeyer Van TX Ranger/Yamaha 125.419
44 42 34 Larry Nixon Quitman AR Ranger/Mercury 163.606
318 318 249 Eric Oliverson Nixa MO 17.361
56 43 84 Takahiro Omori Emory TX Bass Cat/Yamaha 155.149
302 306 Jordan Osborne Longview TX Bass Cat/Mercury 29.995
106 123 226 Cliff Pace Petal MS Skeeter/Yamaha 132.236
26 20 25 Brandon Palaniuk Hayden ID Skeeter/Yamaha 181.020
135 130 256 Stephen Patek Dallas TX Ranger/Mercury 122.945
273 277 219 Robert Pearson Oak Hill VA Ranger/Evinrude 48.203
256 238 107 Richard Peek Centre AL 58.407
140 125 83 Chad Pipkens Holt MI Skeeter/Yamaha 121.317
65 62 40 Clifford Pirch Payson AZ Phoenix/Suzuki 147.224
72 91 111 Keith Poche Pike Road AL Gator Trax/Mercury 143.273
124 132 149 Pete Ponds Madison MS Ranger/Mercury 125.202
12 9 7 Jacob Powroznik North Prince George VA Ranger/Mercury 194.475
232 260 Brett Preuett Monroe LA 67.277
128 133 128 Cliff Prince Palatka FL Phoenix/Mercury 124.059
239 229 204 Nick Prvonozac Warren OH 65.619
130 134 144 Jayme Rampey Liberty SC 123.678
193 200 131 Tom Redington Royse City TX 93.137
181 181 156 Matt Reed Madisonville TX Nitro/Mercury 103.307
62 61 121 Clark Reehm Shreveport LA Skeeter/Yamaha 149.717
76 92 232 Jimmy Reese Witter Springs CA Ranger/Mercury 142.341
45 36 14 Skeet Reese Auburn CA Ranger/Mercury 163.130
196 188 129 Derek Remitz Grant AL Triton/Mercury 89.099
88 85 69 Jason Reyes Humble TX Ranger/Mercury 138.300
266 269 Curtis Richardson Belleville ON 52.600
43 48 110 Darrel Robertson Jay OK Ranger/Yamaha 164.720
100 86 95 Marty Robinson Lyman SC Skeeter/Yamaha 134.397
258 276 Fabian Rodriguez Ocean City MD 57.571
21 15 13 Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City AZ Blazer/Suzuki 188.318
340 339 255 Trevor Romans Plano TX 1.838
147 144 70 Scott Rook Little Rock AR Ranger/Mercury 118.824
40 52 62 Mark Rose Wynne AR Bass Cat/Mercury 165.907
92 121 89 Fred Roumbanis Russellville AR Triton/Mercury 136.822
174 174 186 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX Skeeter/Yamaha 106.848
83 78 146 Bradley Roy Lancaster KY Triton/Mercury 140.388
260 246 222 Joseph Sancho New Windsor NY 56.550
180 178 164 Casey Scanlon Lenexa KS Nitro/Mercury 104.339
207 192 31 Shad Schenck Waynetown IN Ranger/Mercury 82.085
52 57 177 Bryan Schmitt Deale MD Ranger/Mercury 156.829
323 324 Larry Schroeder Clayton OH 13.356
287 271 195 Colby Schrumpf Highland IL 42.756
137 110 58 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL Ranger/Mercury 122.124
144 131 87 Terry Scroggins San Mateo FL Triton/Yamaha 120.588
225 221 238 Terry Segraves Kissimmee FL Ranger/Evinrude 69.625
253 253 Braxton Setzer Auburn AL Ranger/Evinrude 59.577
268 272 253 Alvin Shaw State Road NC Ranger/Evinrude 51.625
200 204 270 Billy Shelton III La Crosse VA 87.328
316 317 Billy Shelton III La Crosse VA 18.856
335 340 340 Logan Sherrer Karnack TX 3.935
117 106 94 Morizo Shimizu Osaka Champion/Mercury 128.012
198 185 134 Kevin Short Mayflower AR Bass Cat/Mercury 87.869
118 141 159 Fletcher Shryock Grant AL Nitro/Mercury 127.669
226 214 61 Spencer Shuffield Bismarck AR Phoenix/Mercury 69.204
337 334 241 Michael Simonton Fremont OH Triton/Yamaha 3.364
187 191 277 Blake Smith Lakeland FL Ranger/Yamaha 95.347
202 208 211 Dave Smith Del City OK Ranger/Mercury 83.477
286 285 272 Derrick Snavely Rogersville TN 43.341
89 95 86 Brian Snowden Reeds Springs MO Nitro/Mercury 137.872
326 327 317 Van Soles Haines City FL 12.061
252 254 323 Gerald Spohrer Gonzales LA Bass Cat/Suzuki 59.630
29 30 88 Jeff Sprague Point TX Bass Cat/Mercury 178.870
329 326 227 Jeremy Starks Charleston WV Skeeter/Yamaha 7.713
66 60 49 Matthew Stefan Junction City WI Skeeter/Yamaha 146.269
307 301 223 Kevin Stewart Elk Grove CA Phoenix/Mercury 28.655
24 19 10 Wesley Strader Spring City TN Ranger/Evinrude 187.116
308 309 James Stricklin, Jr. Texarkana AR 28.333
53 56 106 Scott Suggs Bryant AR Ranger/Evinrude 156.627
120 115 119 Mike Surman Boca Raton FL Ranger/Evinrude 126.809
14 17 38 Gerald Swindle Warrior AL Phoenix/Mercury 194.453
332 335 335 Jesse Tacoronte Orlando FL 5.128
235 241 285 Bill Terrell Memphis TN 66.111
148 147 112 Austin Terry San Angelo TX Ranger/Mercury 118.785
25 29 43 Randall Tharp Port St. Joe FL Phoenix/Yamaha 184.928
75 71 52 Peter Thliveros Jacksonville FL Ranger/Evinrude 142.629
278 274 262 Rodney Thomason Maumelle AR 46.602
276 281 Timmy Thompkins Myrtle Beach SC 46.842
5 6 2 Bryan Thrift Shelby NC Ranger/Mercury 209.645
160 152 158 Dennis Tietje Roanoke LA Nitro/Mercury 115.197
126 138 122 Rusty Trancygier Hahira GA Ranger/Yamaha 124.367
179 180 138 J Todd Tucker Moultrie GA Phoenix/Mercury 104.633
91 103 154 Jim Tutt Longview TX Ranger/Evinrude 136.906
319 319 307 Mike Kernan TX Wylie TX 16.888
129 127 104 Andrew Upshaw Tulsa OK Bass Cat/Mercury 123.975
131 136 101 Jonathon VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 123.545
17 8 46 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 191.884
250 228 153 Vic Vatalaro Kent OH Ranger/Yamaha 60.333
281 256 176 Byron Velvick Boerne TX Triton/Mercury 45.119
324 325 Matt Vermilyea Perrysburg OH 12.537
82 79 82 Greg Vinson Wetumpka AL Phoenix/Mercury 141.387
155 158 105 John Voyles Petersburg IN Phoenix/Mercury 116.666
86 77 56 David Walker Sevierville TN Ranger/Evinrude 139.770
161 164 173 James Watson Waynesville MO Ranger/Mercury 113.886
261 261 Joshua Weaver Macon GA 55.847
192 184 125 Nate Wellman Newaygo MI Phoenix/Mercury 93.261
27 31 72 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX Ranger/Evinrude 180.811
234 249 Charlie Weyer West Hills CA Triton/Mercury 66.254
10 14 19 Jacob Wheeler Harrison TN Ikon/Mercury 196.567
301 299 245 Kyle A. White Tightwad MO 30.393
236 236 Chris Whitson Louisville TN 66.109
327 328 322 Chad Wiley Pineville LA 11.147
149 148 81 Scott Wiley Bay Minette AL Ranger/Mercury 118.539
138 146 207 David Williams Maiden NC Nitro/Mercury 121.727
113 129 135 Jason Williamson Aiken SC Nitro/Mercury 130.065
314 314 302 Michael Williamson Fort Smith AR 25.279
74 72 66 Barry Wilson Birmingham AL Ranger/Evinrude 142.994
298 302 Matt Wittekiend Angleton TX 34.497
224 215 212 Kenneth (Boo) Woods Oneida KY Ranger/Mercury 69.757
85 76 51 Michael Wooley Collierville TN Ranger/Mercury 139.822
334 338 338 Craig Workman Ft. Worth TX 4.506
218 213 172 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX Legend/Yamaha 75.226
186 189 150 Jay Yelas Lincoln City OR Skeeter/Yamaha 96.616
270 273 Andy Young Mound MN 50.287
15 13 47 Chris Zaldain Fort Worth TX Skeeter/Yamaha 192.804

About the World Rankings

The BassFan World Rankings were created in 2001 to answer a simple question - who is the best professional bass angler in the world? - and to give fishing fans a way to track their favorite pros, as well as to show the non-fishing world that consistently catching fish isn't "just luck".


While the three leagues - Major League Fishing, B.A.S.S. and FLW - have their own single-year point races (called Angler of the Year races, which are not rankings), and "power rankings" have occasionally up in the sport, these are not World Rankings. World Rankings in all professional sports are complex, multi-year statistical endeavors simply because that's the only way to accurately and fairly show consistent performance over time.


Until BassFan did it, no one produced a statistical, multi-year ranking system for professional bass fishing using results from the top tours. These are the MLF Bass Pro Tour, Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour. The BassFan World Rankings will also include results from other competitive (i.e., non-exhibition) tournaments that feature the world's top pros.



How

Here's a brief overview of what's involved in calculating the BassFan World Rankings. (For confidentiality reasons, the proprietary methodology won't be discussed in detail.)


  • The rankings are based on angler performance in top-level Bass Pro Tour, B.A.S.S. and FLW events. These events are the top competitions in the sport and attract the top fishermen.
  • Events are weighted based on strength of field (calculated using the BassFan World Rank of everyone in the field) and size of field, meaning that it's easier to do well in smaller-field events than larger-field ones.
  • Bonus points are given for winning and for placing in the top 10 percent in all regular-season events. No bonuses are given for league Angler of the Year awards, points or standings because that data is already accounted for in the World Rankings methodology.
  • Championships are treated differently than regular-season tournaments.
  • The BassFan World Rankings methodology ensures that anglers who fish only one circuit are not at a disadvantage versus anglers who fish more than one. Rather, anglers who fish more events have more chances to do better (or worse) than anglers who fish fewer events. A simple example: six 5th-place finishes are better than three, and four 100th-place finishes are worse than two.
  • The rankings use data from the current and immediately prior years only (a rolling 2-calendar year cycle).
  • The rankings are not an indication of who is/was the best bass angler ever. That is not a World Rankings. It's a list.
  • As with all World Rankings in all sports, the methodology used in the BassFan World Rankings calculation will change over time based on feedback from interested parties.
  • Bassmaster Opens, FLW Series (formerly Stren/EverStart) and Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament data are not included in the BassFan World Rankings because these are "minor-league" or "triple-A" events.

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