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BassFan World Rankings PRESENTED BY Under Armor

Updated: 6/15/2022

Wheeler Still Way Out In Front

Jacob Wheeler's lead atop the BassFan World Rankings remains strong in the latest edition as he's now held the position for almost 3 calendar years. He hasn't won an event this year, but has five Top-10 finishes – including a 2nd and two 3rds, in six MLF Bass Pro Tour outings.

Michael Neal remains in the No. 2 spot, followed by Ott DeFoe in 3rd. The remainder of the Top 10 consists of Brandon Palaniuk, Alton Jones Jr., Justin Lucas, John Cox, Brent Ehrler and Stephen Browning.

Current Rankings - 6/15/2022

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Place Prior Start Angler City State Boat/Motor Points
324 316 346 Shannon Abbott Oceanside CA 36.976
226 189 140 Jason Abram Piney Flats TN Caymas/Mercury 90.668
221 216 239 Barron Adams Mineral Bluff GA 92.567
360 396 Stephen Albertson Stuart FL 13.283
392 370 350 Randy Allen Shreveport LA 2.307
390 375 354 TR Andreas Kerrville TX 2.972
287 334 Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun 60.413
379 357 344 Travis Archer Covington WA 4.680
47 46 61 Matt Arey Shelby NC Ranger/Evinrude 154.683
354 397 Stuart Arthur Benton MO Ranger/Evinrude 15.480
55 56 82 Casey Ashley Donalds SC Triton/Mercury 151.853
300 276 268 Scott Ashmore Broken Arrow OK Legend/Yamaha 53.566
156 140 117 Justin Atkins Florence AL Falcon/Evinrude 116.288
214 237 252 Tai Au Glendale AZ 95.036
122 116 76 Todd Auten Gastonia NC Ranger/Mercury 126.495
27 31 22 Adrian Avena Vineland NJ BassCat/Suzuki 166.746
186 159 188 Evan Barnes Hot Springs AR 104.463
245 240 251 Clayton Batts Macon GA 82.993
259 215 189 Bradford Beavers Summerville SC Ranger/Mercury 77.742
333 363 Mickey Beck Lebanon TN 33.323
113 106 115 Matt Becker Ten Mile TN Phoenix/Mercury 127.716
387 369 351 Robert Behrle Hoover AL 3.186
36 57 77 Drew Benton Panama City FL Phoenix/Mercury 160.951
64 55 38 Josh Bertrand Queen Creek AZ Nitro/Mercury 145.852
132 111 139 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK Ranger/Mercury 121.962
377 351 332 James Biggs Euless TX Ranger/Evinrude 4.803
24 37 42 Zack Birge Blanchard OK Blazer/Mercury 168.126
302 279 277 Daryl Biron South Windsor CT 52.032
323 322 338 Jason Blair West Palm Beach FL 37.150
56 28 47 Stetson Blaylock Benton AR Bass Cat/Mercury 151.823
341 324 336 Mark Blevins Palatka FL 24.250
252 244 235 Greg Bohannan Bentonville AR Ranger/Evinrude 81.718
215 230 199 Terry Bolton, Jr. Paducah KY Ranger/Evinrude 94.534
364 333 311 Bailey Boutries Daphne AL 8.745
219 269 296 Josh Bragg Jacksonville AL 92.847
361 321 294 Christopher Brasher Spring TX 11.900
329 335 Jeff Bridges Prosper TX 34.249
238 242 216 Aaron Britt Yuba City CA Ranger/Mercury 85.854
10 24 16 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 180.335
175 183 178 Grae Buck Harleysville PA Bass Cat/Mercury 109.422
198 170 156 Miles Burghoff Hixson TN Nitro/Mercury 99.203
191 274 302 Josh Butler Hayden AL Phoenix/Mercury 101.318
396 394 361 Dennis Cameron Travelers Rest SC 0.934
125 177 168 Jon Canada Helena AL Triton/Mercury 125.447
68 60 65 Scott Canterbury Odenville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 144.917
192 185 187 Quentin Cappo Prairieville LA Skeeter/Yamaha 100.774
86 41 59 Brandon Card Caryville TN Vexus/Suzuki 139.089
290 238 224 Tyler Carriere Youngsville LA 58.779
327 343 Keith Carson DeBary FL Vexus/Mercury 36.110
391 373 352 Ryan Chandler Hobart IN 2.693
110 89 31 Brent Chapman Lenexa KS Triton/Mercury 129.992
395 391 357 Glenn Chappelear Acworth GA 1.226
93 54 45 Hank Cherry Lincolnton NC Bass Cat/Mercury 136.621
14 23 20 Jason Christie Park Hill OK Xpress/Yamaha 177.211
201 188 186 Joey Cifuentes Clinton AR Ranger/Mercury 98.701
66 58 53 Luke Clausen Otis Orchards WA Charger/Mercury 145.335
209 184 190 Gary Clouse La Vergne TN Phoenix/Mercury 96.009
194 194 208 Rick Clunn Ava MO Nitro/Mercury 100.390
34 33 35 Brandon Cobb Greenwood SC Falcon/Mercury 161.878
253 278 276 Ramie Colson, Jr. Cadiz KY Bullet/Evinrude 81.683
157 104 88 Keith Combs Huntington TX Ranger/Yamaha 115.518
19 17 34 Dustin Connell Clanton AL Triton/Mercury 174.801
16 25 26 Drew Cook Midway FL Skeeter/Yamaha 175.958
180 228 262 Justin Cooper Zwolle LA 108.314
371 377 363 Justin O''Brian Cooper Zwolle LA 5.794
177 200 176 Kyle Cortiana Broken Arrow OK 109.149
70 93 85 Brandon Coulter Knoxville TN Falcon/Mercury 144.517
7 5 9 John Cox Debary FL Crestliner/Mercury 191.014
382 359 347 Preston Craig Philadelphia TN 4.001
142 168 162 Mitch Crane Columbus MS 120.227
263 265 267 Lance Crawford Broken Bow OK 75.627
75 44 92 John Crews, Jr. Salem VA Bass Cat/Mercury 141.530
153 141 127 Cliff Crochet Pierre Part LA Skeeter/Yamaha 116.762
48 45 44 Mark Daniels, Jr. Tuskegee AL Ranger/Mercury 154.539
280 270 269 Ryan Davidson Huntington WV 64.423
185 178 158 Alex Davis Albertville AL Ranger/Mercury 104.794
141 113 104 Clent Davis Montevallo AL Phoenix/Evinrude 120.389
212 198 211 Darrell Davis Dover FL 95.497
30 42 32 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR Bass Cat/Mercury 163.868
3 3 2 Ott DeFoe Blaine TN NItro/Mercury 211.105
166 151 138 Destin DeMarion Grove City PA 113.335
261 239 270 Randy Despino Colfax LA 77.081
247 226 217 Tommy Dickerson Orange TX 82.926
224 208 203 Rob Digh Denver NC 90.971
315 253 165 Greg DiPalma Millville NJ 43.099
114 164 214 Gregory DiPalma Millville NJ 127.632
369 342 327 Jeff Dobson Bartlesville OK 5.927
230 173 143 Scott Dobson Clarkston MI 89.156
288 262 243 Brad Dortch Atmore AL Blazer/Mercury 60.304
196 249 278 Josh Douglas Mound MN 100.136
319 298 289 Kurt Dove Fairfax VA Skeeter/Yamaha 40.222
106 90 95 Bob Downey Detroit Lakes MN Bass Cat/Mercury 131.206
172 172 145 Boyd Duckett Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury 110.963
49 47 23 David Dudley Lynchburg VA Ranger/Mercury 154.439
398 399 364 Tony Dumitras Winston GA 0.074
336 366 Phillip Dutra Guntersville AL 30.372
76 76 123 Dakota Ebare Brookeland TX Phoenix/Mercury 141.464
9 22 8 Brent Ehrler Redlands CA Ranger/Mercury 180.682
67 67 71 James Elam Tulsa OK Phoenix/Mercury 145.114
169 165 157 Paul Elias Laurel MS Bass Cat/Honda 112.247
298 273 245 Jon Englund Farwell MN 55.744
291 288 292 Charlie Evans Gilbertsville KY 58.078
50 38 68 Edwin Evers Talala OK Nitro/Mercury 154.092
103 100 87 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX Skeeter/Yamaha 133.548
279 275 288 Ron Farrow Rock Hill SC 64.611
28 9 6 Seth Feider Bloomington MN Bass Cat/Mercury 166.028
43 13 18 Austin Felix Eden Prairie MN Phoenix/Mercury 156.527
321 311 309 Mark Fisher Glenview IL 38.894
249 280 297 Trevor Fitzgerald Belleview FL 82.500
128 91 102 Cole Floyd Leesburg OH Phoenix/Mercury 123.837
260 336 Jacob Foutz Charleston TN 77.321
63 114 184 Marc Frazier Newnan GA 147.623
120 78 96 Micah Frazier Newnan GA Ranger/Mercury 126.728
305 281 264 Tim Frederick Leesburg FL Falcon/Mercury 50.416
378 354 324 Hunter Freeman Monroe LA 4.789
236 211 201 David Fritts Lexington NC Ranger/Evinrude 86.285
78 87 98 Shinichi Fukae Thomson GA Bass Cat/Mercury 141.217
77 88 83 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC Falcon/Evinrude 141.300
309 303 298 Nick Gainey Charleston SC 47.033
115 201 223 Jacopo Gallelli Firenze 127.479
295 320 333 Grant Galloway Houlka MS 56.410
355 314 283 David Gaston Sylacauga AL 15.028
234 257 233 Kyle Gelles Pingree ID 87.538
374 344 323 Sam George Athens AL 5.318
170 176 175 Darold Gleason Leesville LA 112.164
342 389 Ricardo Gonzalez Monterrey 22.992
330 384 Shonn Goodwin Moore OK 34.176
328 301 290 Matt Greenblatt Port St. Lucie FL Ranger/Yamaha 34.260
312 372 Christian Greico Tampa FL 44.501
264 248 261 Chad Grigsby Maple Grove MN Vexus/Mercury 74.937
173 171 159 Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. Gainesville FL Triton/Mercury 110.293
189 169 147 Chris Groh Spring Grove IL Phoenix/Mercury 101.836
31 11 49 Buddy Gross Ringgold GA Bullet/Mercury 163.856
51 43 30 Jeff Gustafson Kenora ON Lund/Mercury 153.936
39 34 33 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA Phoenix/Mercury 158.305
316 348 Blake Hall Decatur AL 42.104
205 135 118 Kyle Hall Granbury TX 97.913
162 154 124 Skylar Hamilton Dandridge TN Caymas/Yamaha 113.892
107 102 174 Justin Hamner Birmingham AL 130.655
108 79 114 Ray Hanselman Del Rio TX 130.566
368 340 334 Chip Harrington Olathe KS 6.217
353 382 Cole Harris Raleigh NC 15.613
111 95 103 Jamie Hartman Greenbriar AR Nitro/Mercury 128.579
307 346 Nick Hatfield Greenville TN 47.246
149 137 163 Roy Hawk Lake Havasu City AZ 118.693
143 123 153 Dylan Hays El Dorado AR Nitro/Mercury 120.160
99 71 72 Matt Herren Trussville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 134.231
343 393 Cole Hewett Orange Park FL 22.798
332 312 312 Dion Hibdon Sunrise Beach MO Ranger/Evinrude 33.432
276 267 266 Lawson Hibdon Versailles MO 65.825
225 212 212 Dale Hightower Sand Springs OK 90.772
278 258 242 Billy Hines Vacaville CA Ranger/Mercury 65.476
174 160 154 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ Vexus/Mercury 109.513
200 186 179 Cody Hollen Beaverton OR 98.758
204 197 195 Harvey Horne Bella Vista AR Xpress/Yamaha 97.924
241 250 229 Jamie Horton Centerville AL Ranger/Mercury 85.302
126 146 119 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL Nitro/Mercury 124.572
232 252 259 Miles Howe San Juan Capistrano CA 88.759
131 109 160 Randy Howell Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury 122.390
152 150 109 Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge LA Skeeter/Yamaha 116.892
117 246 281 Cody Huff Ava MO Nitro/Mercury 126.972
151 149 130 Mike Huff Corbin KY 117.243
376 347 337 Roger Hughes Bartlesville OK 5.041
144 193 218 John Hunter, Jr. Shelbyville KY Falcon/Mercury 120.104
394 381 359 Bill Hutchison Bessemer AL 1.709
270 294 284 Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove NJ Bass Cat/Yamaha 69.904
359 386 Charles Ingram Santa Fe TN Ranger/Honda 13.723
32 21 19 Takumi Ito Chiba Skeeter/Yamaha 163.428
366 337 328 Eric Jackson Walling TN 6.767
231 217 183 Kelley Jaye Dadeville AL Ranger/Mercury 88.893
98 134 106 Carl Jocumsen Queensland Bass Cat/Evinrude 135.070
182 199 272 Clabion Johns Social Circle GA 106.024
13 8 7 Chris Johnston Otonabee ON Ranger/Mercury 178.265
26 16 15 Cory Johnston Otonabee ON Ranger/Evinrude 166.808
5 4 10 Alton Jones, Jr. Lorena TX Phoenix/Mercury 192.689
17 26 43 Alton Jones, Sr. Waco TX Ranger/Mercury 175.951
145 179 164 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX Bass Cat/Mercury 119.869
303 287 291 Jim Neece Jr Bristol TN 51.171
297 332 Jonathan Kelley Old Forge PA 56.141
82 72 41 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL Bass Cat/Yamaha 140.344
385 367 348 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 3.795
91 157 231 Kenta Kimura Osaka 137.646
346 327 341 Danny Kirk Bartow GA Ranger 21.813
136 133 148 Gary Klein Mingus TX Triton/Mercury 121.069
183 223 198 Brad Knight Lancing TN Phoenix/Mercury 105.982
301 300 313 Takayuki Koike Ohtsu 53.334
158 131 111 Koby Kreiger Bokeelia FL Ranger/Evinrude 114.938
146 155 146 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK Triton/Yamaha 119.257
58 99 70 Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago WI 151.041
197 182 169 Jason Lambert Michie TN Blazer/Evinrude 99.207
44 53 24 Bobby Lane Lakeland FL Phoenix/Yamaha 156.121
267 293 304 Cal Lane Guntersville AL 71.882
89 97 97 Chris Lane Guntersville AL Nitro/Mercury 138.159
90 92 86 Russ Lane Prattville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 137.696
255 292 301 Brian Latimer Belton SC Falcon/Mercury 80.633
216 207 205 Robbie Latuso Gonzales LA 93.986
87 112 151 Jeremy Lawyer Sarcoxie MO Ranger/Mercury 138.629
139 229 256 Nick LeBrun Bossier City LA Skeeter/Yamaha 120.684
8 10 28 Jordan Lee Cullman AL Ranger/Yamaha 184.240
96 81 79 Matt Lee Guntersville AL Ranger/Yamaha 135.610
349 385 River Lee Nacogdoches TX 18.734
116 143 134 Dave Lefebre Erie PA Ranger/Mercury 126.996
344 383 Robby Lefere Jackson MI 22.516
65 84 69 Shane LeHew Charlotte NC Skeeter/Yamaha 145.362
15 35 64 Brandon Lester Fayetteville TN Phoenix/Mercury 177.084
310 309 335 Jason Lieblong Conway AR 46.356
228 196 170 Shane Lineberger Lincolnton NC 90.305
109 128 110 Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande CA Ranger/Mercury 130.391
11 19 12 Lee Livesay Longview TX Ballistic/Mercury 179.402
311 379 Andrew Loberg Rocklin CA 46.336
74 36 27 Wes Logan Springville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 142.363
338 376 Steve Lopez Oconomowoc WI 29.554
138 125 84 Ed Loughran Richmond VA Bass Cat/Mercury 120.717
73 68 63 Bill Lowen Brookville IN XPress/Yamaha 142.522
285 290 282 Richard Lowitzki St. Charles IL 61.182
6 14 4 Justin Lucas Guntersville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 191.142
318 308 306 Terry Luedtke Burton TX 40.894
284 264 249 Erik Luzak Fenelon Falls ON 62.205
294 268 226 Aaron Martens Leeds AL Phoenix/Mercury 56.827
283 261 246 Kevin Martin Crown City OH 63.289
304 271 260 Lendell Martin, Jr. Nacogdoches TX Ranger/Yamaha 50.834
94 103 202 Scott Martin Clewiston FL Skeeter/Yamaha 136.502
289 317 Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi 58.971
340 355 360 Michael Matthee Centurion 27.830
345 392 Cameron Mattison Benton LA 21.864
386 361 339 Billy McCaghren Mayflower AR Bass Cat/Mercury 3.238
388 368 342 Chris McCall Jasper TX Legend/Evinrude 3.158
163 147 135 Mike McClelland Blue Eye MO Ranger/Mercury 113.778
381 349 331 Johnny McCombs Mount Olive AL 4.568
246 243 238 Bill McDonald Greenwood IN Bass Cat/Mercury 82.982
356 390 Jeff McLain Columbus MS 14.679
237 256 257 Brandon McMillan Belle Glade FL Bass Cat/Mercury 85.978
188 190 200 Jared McMillan Belle Glade FL Ranger/Mercury 102.513
348 323 315 Kevin Meeks Smyrna TN 19.004
135 144 136 Mark Menendez Paducah KY Skeeter/Yamaha 121.109
325 325 317 Jason Meninger Gainesville GA Ranger/Yamaha 36.830
71 69 58 Cody Meyer Star ID Ranger/Evinrude 142.946
242 260 275 Colby Miller Elmer LA 84.583
211 187 182 Kerry Milner Bono AR 95.529
124 130 126 Kurt Mitchell Milford DE 125.456
244 231 192 Yusuke Miyazaki Mineola TX Skeeter/Yamaha 83.309
85 101 90 Ish Monroe Hughson CA Skeeter/Yamaha 139.102
207 181 166 Tom Monsoor La Crosse WI Ranger/Mercury 97.111
52 52 39 Andy Montgomery Blacksburg SC Nitro/Mercury 153.690
213 195 193 Kyle Monti Okeechobee FL Phoenix/Mercury 95.494
23 40 51 Andy Morgan Dayton TN Bullet/Evinrude 169.762
121 86 74 Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville IL Phoenix/Mercury 126.621
367 338 325 Jake Morris McKee KY 6.268
229 213 207 Rick Morris Bracey VA Falcon/Mercury 89.829
239 205 194 Troy Morrow Eastanollee GA Ranger/Mercury 85.508
250 259 250 Brandon Mosley Choctaw OK 82.392
46 27 17 Brock Mosley Collinsville MS Phoenix/Mercury 155.005
171 148 150 Jim Moynagh Carver MN Ranger/Yamaha 111.141
159 163 100 Paul Mueller Naugatuck CT Triton/Mercury 114.210
22 15 36 David Mullins Mt. Carmel TN Phoenix/Mercury 170.388
129 115 112 John Murray Spring City TN Ranger/Mercury 123.596
112 98 107 Britt Myers Lake Wylie SC Bass Cat/Mercury 127.928
281 284 280 Robert Nakatomi Sacramento CA 64.327
2 2 3 Michael Neal Dayton TN Phoenix/Yamaha 211.891
334 307 303 Chris Neau New Orleans LA 31.961
154 209 196 Corey Neece Bristol TN 116.668
326 364 Jimmy Neece, Jr. Bristol TN 36.690
127 138 113 Ron Nelson Berrien Springs MI Ranger/Mercury 124.195
41 62 131 Bryan New Belmont NC 157.016
195 206 219 Dicky Newberry Houston TX 100.174
331 356 Andy Newcomb Covington TN 33.438
314 295 286 Cody Nichols Fayette AL 43.606
265 214 228 James Niggemeyer Van TX Ranger/Yamaha 73.189
258 283 293 Larry Nixon Quitman AR Ranger/Mercury 78.438
350 371 Lance Oligschlaeger Gallatin TN 17.579
370 387 Eric Oliverson Nixa MO 5.862
233 263 258 Lane Olson Tigard OR 88.581
53 80 29 Takahiro Omori Emory TX Bass Cat/Yamaha 153.345
317 296 287 Jake Ormond Sterlington LA 41.814
299 272 265 Jordan Osborne Longview TX Bass Cat/Mercury 53.580
140 136 94 Cliff Pace Petal MS Skeeter/Yamaha 120.392
4 6 5 Brandon Palaniuk Hayden ID Skeeter/Yamaha 197.108
45 50 46 Luke Palmer Coalgate OK 155.046
184 174 172 Garrett Paquette Canton MI 104.821
352 380 Bruce Parsons Arbela MO 15.844
308 304 300 Dave Parsons Yantis TX 47.142
383 360 345 Tyson Patrick Midland TX 3.921
375 352 343 David Perdue Wirtz VA 5.091
165 153 149 Randy Pierson Oakdale CA 113.353
203 232 236 Cody Pike Powhatan VA 98.033
81 51 62 Chad Pipkens Holt MI Skeeter/Yamaha 141.092
79 105 133 Clifford Pirch Payson AZ Phoenix/Suzuki 141.168
167 161 173 Keith Poche Pike Road AL Gator Trax/Mercury 113.193
220 210 237 Pete Ponds Madison MS Ranger/Mercury 92.656
190 266 273 Jacob Powroznik North Prince George VA Ranger/Mercury 101.600
202 191 191 Brett Preuett Monroe LA 98.252
137 156 125 Cliff Prince Palatka FL Phoenix/Mercury 120.978
275 319 Jay Przekurat Stevens Point WI Nitro/Mercury 65.826
97 117 177 KJ Queen Catawba NC 135.383
335 313 319 Randy Ramsey Ceresco MI Ranger/Mercury 31.236
399 400 365 Drew Ratley Shreveport LA 0.074
273 255 255 Tom Redington Royse City TX 67.689
313 341 Alex Redwine Blue Ash OH 44.404
254 234 244 Matt Reed Madisonville TX Nitro/Mercury 80.940
208 227 234 Clark Reehm Shreveport LA Skeeter/Yamaha 96.793
235 221 220 Jimmy Reese Witter Springs CA Ranger/Mercury 87.173
37 30 14 Skeet Reese Auburn CA Ranger/Mercury 160.142
187 202 181 Jason Reyes Humble TX Ranger/Mercury 103.255
320 362 Jeff Reynolds Calera OK Phoenix/Mercury 39.798
357 339 355 Kevin Riney Jonesboro AR 13.891
72 64 91 Tyler Rivet Raceland LA Phoenix/Mercury 142.705
266 222 222 Darrel Robertson Jay OK Ranger/Yamaha 72.354
54 122 171 Matt Robertson Kuttawa KY 153.291
155 129 161 Marty Robinson Lyman SC Skeeter/Yamaha 116.343
268 291 295 Ricky Robinson Greenback TN 70.950
372 345 329 Troy Roder Brookeland TX 5.389
105 132 137 Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City AZ Blazer/Suzuki 131.495
40 83 40 Mark Rose Wynne AR Bass Cat/Mercury 157.034
83 73 56 Fred Roumbanis Russellville AR Triton/Mercury 139.854
306 282 271 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX Skeeter/Yamaha 47.751
29 29 89 Bradley Roy Lancaster KY Triton/Mercury 164.176
130 139 142 Rusty Salewske Alpine CA Ranger/Evinrude 123.421
60 110 144 Ryan Salzman Huntsville AL 150.543
227 233 248 Casey Scanlon Lenexa KS Nitro/Mercury 90.346
95 158 204 Pat Schlapper Eleva WI 135.629
61 32 55 Bryan Schmitt Deale MD Ranger/Mercury 149.869
292 310 314 Colby Schrumpf Highland IL 57.955
150 124 128 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL Ranger/Mercury 117.642
118 107 120 Terry Scroggins San Mateo FL Triton/Yamaha 126.965
248 286 299 Chase Serafin White Lake MI 82.621
210 225 210 Braxton Setzer Auburn AL Ranger/Evinrude 95.719
380 353 330 Alvin Shaw State Road NC Ranger/Evinrude 4.587
33 61 50 Fletcher Shryock Grant AL Nitro/Mercury 163.320
88 65 52 Hunter Shryock Newcomerstown OH Phoenix/Mercury 138.389
69 70 81 Spencer Shuffield Bismarck AR Phoenix/Mercury 144.759
358 328 321 Charles Sim Ottawa ON Ranger 13.780
363 330 305 A.J. Slegona Pine Bush NY 9.546
269 241 254 Blake Smith Lakeland FL Ranger/Yamaha 70.928
193 245 225 Derrick Snavely Rogersville TN 100.545
179 167 155 Brian Snowden Reeds Springs MO Nitro/Mercury 108.815
57 49 60 Gerald Spohrer Gonzales LA Bass Cat/Suzuki 151.772
18 12 11 Jeff Sprague Point TX Bass Cat/Mercury 175.007
181 142 141 Matthew Stefan Junction City WI Skeeter/Yamaha 107.646
271 254 247 Tyler Stewart West Monroe LA 68.369
277 302 318 Troy Stokes Brownstown MI 65.774
92 121 180 Joshua Stracner Vandiver AL 137.138
38 63 66 Wesley Strader Spring City TN Ranger/Evinrude 159.778
397 395 362 Charles Stratton Chafee MO 0.817
351 306 274 Wade Strelic Alpine CA 16.629
223 219 232 Laramy Strickland Bushnell FL 91.410
80 94 73 Scott Suggs Bryant AR Ranger/Evinrude 141.135
119 119 116 Randy Sullivan Breckenridge TX 126.872
62 48 54 Caleb Sumrall New Iberia LA 147.657
206 236 241 Mike Surman Boca Raton FL Ranger/Evinrude 97.153
59 77 80 Gerald Swindle Warrior AL Phoenix/Mercury 150.948
256 251 230 Jesse Tacoronte Orlando FL 80.525
164 118 75 Frank Talley Temple TX 113.681
104 96 99 Randall Tharp Port St. Joe FL Phoenix/Yamaha 131.800
20 18 25 Bryan Thrift Shelby NC Ranger/Mercury 171.914
322 318 326 Scott Towry Lawrenceburg TN 37.684
296 289 285 Rusty Trancygier Hahira GA Ranger/Yamaha 56.336
240 224 240 J Todd Tucker Moultrie GA Phoenix/Mercury 85.353
218 204 185 Jim Tutt Longview TX Ranger/Evinrude 93.264
251 247 253 Jason Vance Battle Ground IN 81.755
84 85 105 Jonathon VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 139.626
12 20 21 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 178.914
339 358 Martin Villa Charolottsville VA 28.880
42 59 78 Greg Vinson Wetumpka AL Phoenix/Mercury 156.895
222 218 213 John Voyles Petersburg IN Phoenix/Mercury 91.955
134 127 121 David Walker Sevierville TN Ranger/Evinrude 121.117
176 180 197 Jacob Wall New Hope AL Triton/Mercury 109.406
21 7 13 Patrick Walters Summerville SC Falcon/Yamaha 170.952
274 299 310 Todd Walters Kernersville NC 66.560
199 220 215 Chad Warren Sand Springs OK 98.966
217 162 167 Jimmy Washam Covington TN Ranger/Mercury 93.327
160 166 129 James Watson Waynesville MO Ranger/Mercury 114.162
168 152 152 Joshua Weaver Macon GA 112.556
347 388 Mitchell Webb Skiatook OK 19.223
148 192 221 Joseph Webster Fulton MS 118.728
161 145 132 Bill Weidler Helena AL Skeeter/Yamaha 114.005
262 277 263 Kyle Weisenburger Ottawa OH 76.007
100 75 48 Kyle Welcher Opelika AL Caymas/Mercury 134.108
102 82 57 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX Ranger/Evinrude 133.979
147 120 93 Brad Whatley Bivins TX Phoenix/Mercury 119.254
1 1 1 Jacob Wheeler Harrison TN Ikon/Mercury 252.676
123 66 67 Jake Whitaker Fairview NC Triton/Mercury 126.416
393 378 356 Chris Whitson Louisville TN 1.836
272 297 316 Joe Wieberg Freeburg MO 68.160
25 74 101 Jesse Wiggins Addison AL Bass Cat/Honda 167.976
257 235 206 Scott Wiley Bay Minette AL Ranger/Mercury 79.709
373 350 340 Alton Wilhoit Harrah OK 5.353
178 175 209 David Williams Maiden NC Nitro/Mercury 109.044
101 108 108 Jason Williamson Aiken SC Nitro/Mercury 133.982
362 329 307 Barry Wilson Birmingham AL Ranger/Evinrude 9.574
337 315 322 Jason Wilson Lincolnton NC 30.007
286 326 Matty Wong Honolulu HI 61.013
389 374 353 Chance Woodard Paris TX 3.034
243 203 227 Tyler Woolcott Port Orange FL 84.247
384 365 349 David Wootton Collierville TN 3.850
293 285 279 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX Legend/Yamaha 57.884
133 126 122 Jay Yelas Lincoln City OR Skeeter/Yamaha 121.594
282 305 320 Steve York Bronson MI 63.921
365 331 308 Andy Young Mound MN 8.457
35 39 37 Chris Zaldain Fort Worth TX Skeeter/Yamaha 161.088

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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