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Updated: 3/10/2025

Wheeler's Lead Up To 30 Points

Finishes of 2nd, 6th and 5th in the first three MLF Bass Pro Tour events of 2025 has pushed Jacob Wheeler's cushion at the top of the BassFan World Rankings to nearly 30 points. Wheeler has held the top slot since 2019 and won't relinquish it anytime soon.

Cory Johnston remained in the No. 2 position in the newest edition of the Rankings, with Matt Becker climbing two places to 3rd. Alton Jones Jr. and Patrick Walters round out the Top 5.

Drew Gill, winner of the BPT event at Lake Murray, has vaulted into the Top 10 in just his second year as a tour-level pro, gaining 92 positions to No. 6. The remainder of the Top 10 consists of Jay Przekurat, Michael Neal, Jordan Lee and Chris Johnston.

Current Rankings - 3/10/2025

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Place Prior Start Angler City State Boat/Motor Points
1 1 1 Jacob Wheeler Harrison TN Ikon/Mercury 229.082
2 2 2 Cory Johnston Otonabee ON Ranger/Evinrude 199.239
3 5 5 Matt Becker Ten Mile TN Phoenix/Mercury 196.743
4 3 3 Alton Jones, Jr. Lorena TX Phoenix/Mercury 196.397
5 4 4 Patrick Walters Summerville SC Falcon/Yamaha 195.672
6 98 98 Drew Gill Mt. Carmel IL Triton/Mercury 194.363
7 10 10 Jay Przekurat Stevens Point WI Nitro/Mercury 190.950
8 6 6 Michael Neal Dayton TN Phoenix/Yamaha 188.591
9 7 7 Jordan Lee Cullman AL Ranger/Yamaha 186.798
10 9 9 Chris Johnston Otonabee ON Ranger/Mercury 186.590
11 68 68 John Garrett Union City TN 183.448
12 16 16 Jeff Sprague Point TX Bass Cat/Mercury 178.519
13 8 8 Dustin Connell Clanton AL Ranger/Mercury 174.882
14 13 13 Zack Birge Blanchard OK Blazer/Mercury 174.870
15 28 28 John Cox Debary FL Crestliner/Mercury 173.869
16 14 14 Justin Lucas Guntersville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 172.905
17 22 22 Nick LeBrun Bossier City LA Skeeter/Yamaha 170.995
18 24 24 Brent Ehrler Redlands CA Ranger/Mercury 169.381
19 25 25 Jacob Foutz Charleston TN 168.642
20 17 17 Cody Huff Ava MO Nitro/Mercury 167.101
21 11 11 Justin Hamner Birmingham AL 166.372
22 29 29 Will Davis, Jr. Sylacauga AL 166.249
23 12 12 Spencer Shuffield Bismarck AR Phoenix/Mercury 165.779
24 21 21 Bryan Thrift Shelby NC Ranger/Mercury 165.497
25 54 54 Trey McKinney Carbondale IL 165.158
26 23 23 Takumi Ito Chiba Skeeter/Yamaha 164.780
27 15 15 Kyoya Fujita Minamitsuru 163.646
28 18 18 Ott DeFoe Blaine TN NItro/Mercury 161.258
29 20 20 Cooper Gallant Bowmanville ON 160.637
30 27 27 Cole Floyd Leesburg OH Phoenix/Mercury 159.163
31 93 93 Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum ID Skeeter/Yamaha 158.618
32 44 44 Lee Livesay Longview TX Ballistic/Mercury 158.184
33 94 94 Robert Gee Knoxville TN 157.935
34 19 19 Jesse Wiggins Addison AL Bass Cat/Honda 157.641
35 64 64 Terry Scroggins San Mateo FL Triton/Yamaha 157.346
36 74 74 Jacob Wall New Hope AL Triton/Mercury 155.169
37 50 50 Shane LeHew Charlotte NC Skeeter/Yamaha 154.445
38 47 47 Mark Daniels, Jr. Tuskegee AL Ranger/Mercury 154.352
39 26 26 Adrian Avena Vineland NJ BassCat/Suzuki 153.444
40 32 32 John Hunter, Jr. Shelbyville KY Falcon/Mercury 153.174
41 92 92 Tyler Williams Belgrade ME 152.092
42 30 30 Keith Poche Pike Road AL Gator Trax/Mercury 152.064
43 100 100 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR Bass Cat/Mercury 150.946
44 103 103 Wes Logan Springville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 150.913
45 60 60 Justin Atkins Florence AL Falcon/Evinrude 148.808
46 81 81 Jason Christie Park Hill OK Skeeter/Yamaha 147.673
47 36 36 Bryan Schmitt Deale MD Ranger/Mercury 147.457
48 35 35 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC Falcon/Evinrude 147.173
49 58 58 Hunter Shryock Newcomerstown OH Phoenix/Mercury 147.126
50 34 34 Skeet Reese Auburn CA Ranger/Mercury 146.525
51 66 66 Luke Clausen Otis Orchards WA Charger/Mercury 146.150
52 31 31 Drew Benton Panama City FL Phoenix/Mercury 146.095
53 42 42 Drew Cook Midway FL Skeeter/Yamaha 145.936
54 38 38 Ed Loughran Richmond VA Bass Cat/Mercury 144.661
55 56 56 Edwin Evers Talala OK Nitro/Mercury 144.558
56 59 59 Brock Mosley Collinsville MS Phoenix/Mercury 143.729
57 96 96 James Elam Tulsa OK Phoenix/Mercury 143.724
58 140 140 Bill Lowen Brookville IN XPress/Yamaha 143.382
59 102 102 Wesley Gore Clanton AL Blazer/Yamaha 143.291
60 48 48 Brandon Lester Fayetteville TN Phoenix/Mercury 143.219
61 178 178 Justin Cooper Zwolle LA 142.517
62 87 87 Bob Downey Detroit Lakes MN Bass Cat/Mercury 142.431
63 51 51 Jacob Powroznik North Prince George VA Ranger/Mercury 142.369
64 49 49 Chris Lane Guntersville AL Nitro/Mercury 142.151
65 88 88 Bryant Smith Roseville CA 142.068
66 76 76 Takahiro Omori Emory TX Bass Cat/Yamaha 141.785
67 121 121 David Gaston Sylacauga AL 141.751
68 149 149 Logan Parks Auburn AL 141.682
69 77 77 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX Skeeter/Yamaha 141.654
70 104 104 Gregory DiPalma Millville NJ 141.571
71 40 40 Stetson Blaylock Benton AR Bass Cat/Mercury 141.447
72 45 45 Kyle Welcher Opelika AL Caymas/Mercury 140.914
73 39 39 Chris Zaldain Fort Worth TX Skeeter/Yamaha 140.709
74 99 99 Kyle Norsetter Cottage Grove WI 140.559
75 91 91 Wesley Strader Spring City TN Ranger/Evinrude 140.170
76 101 101 Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City AZ Blazer/Suzuki 140.073
77 37 37 Luke Palmer Coalgate OK 140.032
78 55 55 Andy Morgan Dayton TN Bullet/Evinrude 139.877
79 63 63 Jonathon VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 139.469
80 69 69 Alex Redwine Blue Ash OH 139.132
81 150 150 Bobby Lane Lakeland FL Phoenix/Yamaha 138.687
82 46 46 Pat Schlapper Eleva WI 138.507
83 43 43 Tyler Rivet Raceland LA Phoenix/Mercury 138.124
84 78 78 Caleb Sumrall New Iberia LA 138.050
85 116 116 JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach SC 137.961
86 120 120 Kyle Patrick Cooperstown NY 137.452
87 70 70 Bradley Roy Lancaster KY Triton/Mercury 137.432
88 75 75 Carl Jocumsen Queensland Bass Cat/Evinrude 137.425
89 72 72 Casey Ashley Donalds SC Triton/Mercury 137.360
90 90 90 Jeremy Lawyer Sarcoxie MO Ranger/Mercury 137.356
91 106 106 Brent Chapman Lenexa KS Triton/Mercury 136.839
92 97 97 Bryan New Belmont NC 135.975
93 86 86 Cole Sands Calhoun TN 135.301
94 57 57 Matt Arey Shelby NC Ranger/Evinrude 135.146
95 71 71 Austin Felix Eden Prairie MN Phoenix/Mercury 134.856
96 176 176 Marshall Robinson Landrum SC 134.680
97 53 53 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA Phoenix/Mercury 134.248
98 67 67 Mark Rose Wynne AR Bass Cat/Mercury 133.976
99 73 73 Brandon Cobb Greenwood SC Falcon/Mercury 133.042
100 65 65 Greg Vinson Wetumpka AL Phoenix/Mercury 132.922
101 85 85 Marty Robinson Lyman SC Skeeter/Yamaha 132.804
102 52 52 David Dudley Lynchburg VA Ranger/Mercury 132.783
103 89 89 Paul Mueller Naugatuck CT Triton/Mercury 132.620
104 109 109 Seth Feider Bloomington MN Bass Cat/Mercury 132.537
105 83 83 Alex Wetherell Middletown CT 132.491
106 41 41 Dylan Hays El Dorado AR Nitro/Mercury 132.126
107 169 169 Ron Nelson Berrien Springs MI Ranger/Mercury 130.569
108 61 61 Gerald Spohrer Gonzales LA Bass Cat/Suzuki 130.429
109 62 62 Matt Robertson Kuttawa KY 129.085
110 130 130 Britt Myers Lake Wylie SC Bass Cat/Mercury 128.725
111 80 80 Jeff Gustafson Kenora ON Lund/Mercury 128.716
112 129 129 KJ Queen Catawba NC 128.703
113 143 143 Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago WI 128.543
114 115 115 Brandon Coulter Knoxville TN Falcon/Mercury 128.311
115 155 155 Jake Whitaker Fairview NC Triton/Mercury 128.303
116 145 145 Ben Milliken New Caney TX 128.258
117 128 128 Fletcher Shryock Grant AL Nitro/Mercury 126.837
118 82 82 Kenta Kimura Osaka 126.773
119 111 111 Hank Cherry Lincolnton NC Bass Cat/Mercury 126.565
120 33 33 Dakota Ebare Brookeland TX Phoenix/Mercury 126.521
121 114 114 Ray Hanselman Del Rio TX 126.418
122 113 113 Andy Montgomery Blacksburg SC Nitro/Mercury 125.564
123 105 105 Brandon Card Caryville TN Vexus/Suzuki 124.964
124 127 127 Dave Lefebre Erie PA Ranger/Mercury 124.708
125 117 117 Jonathan Kelley Old Forge PA 124.100
126 168 168 Martin Villa Charolottsville VA 123.572
127 107 107 Matty Wong Honolulu HI 122.752
128 84 84 Joey Cifuentes Clinton AR Ranger/Mercury 122.732
129 122 122 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 122.605
130 112 112 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX Ranger/Evinrude 122.580
131 110 110 Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande CA Ranger/Mercury 122.125
132 133 133 Brad Whatley Bivins TX Phoenix/Mercury 122.108
133 141 141 Gary Klein Mingus TX Triton/Mercury 121.689
134 167 167 Nick Hatfield Greenville TN 121.572
135 119 119 Ryan Salzman Huntsville AL 121.547
136 125 125 Scott Canterbury Odenville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 121.207
137 118 118 Logan Latuso Gonzales LA 121.055
138 138 138 Gerald Swindle Warrior AL Phoenix/Mercury 120.703
139 126 126 Keith Combs Huntington TX Ranger/Yamaha 120.375
140 139 139 Cliff Crochet Pierre Part LA Skeeter/Yamaha 120.107
141 108 108 Randy Howell Guntersville AL Triton/Yamaha 119.746
142 79 79 Alton Jones, Sr. Waco TX Ranger/Mercury 119.651
143 131 131 Cliff Prince Palatka FL Phoenix/Mercury 119.204
144 146 146 John Murray Spring City TN Ranger/Mercury 118.857
145 142 142 Clifford Pirch Payson AZ Phoenix/Suzuki 118.680
146 136 136 Josh Bertrand Queen Creek AZ Nitro/Mercury 116.436
147 147 147 John Crews, Jr. Salem VA Bass Cat/Mercury 116.002
148 144 144 Mark Menendez Paducah KY Skeeter/Yamaha 115.629
149 164 164 Cody Meyer Star ID Ranger/Evinrude 114.661
150 135 135 David Walker Sevierville TN Ranger/Evinrude 114.357
151 152 152 Koby Kreiger Bokeelia FL Ranger/Evinrude 113.998
152 123 123 Matt Herren Trussville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 113.624
153 132 132 Shinichi Fukae Thomson GA Bass Cat/Mercury 113.377
154 160 160 David Mullins Mt. Carmel TN Phoenix/Mercury 113.250
155 154 154 Fred Roumbanis Russellville AR Phoenix/Mercury 112.942
156 193 193 Keith Carson DeBary FL Vexus/Mercury 112.296
157 161 161 Mike Huff Corbin KY 110.694
158 151 151 Matt Lee Guntersville AL Ranger/Yamaha 110.095
159 134 134 Jamie Hartman Greenbriar AR Nitro/Mercury 109.798
160 124 124 Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge LA Skeeter/Yamaha 109.068
161 137 137 Scott Martin Clewiston FL Skeeter/Yamaha 108.860
162 156 156 Scott Suggs Bryant AR Ranger/Evinrude 108.517
163 184 184 Timothy Dube Nashua NH 108.496
164 159 159 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX Bass Cat/Mercury 107.992
165 157 157 Joseph Webster Fulton MS 106.817
166 158 158 Jason Williamson Aiken SC Nitro/Mercury 106.397
167 165 165 John Soukop Agra OK 106.367
168 166 166 Todd Auten Gastonia NC Ranger/Mercury 105.665
169 162 162 Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove NJ Bass Cat/Yamaha 104.350
170 148 148 Marc Frazier Newnan GA 104.189
171 163 163 Frank Talley Temple TX 104.123
172 153 153 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL Bass Cat/Yamaha 101.841
173 173 173 Rick Clunn Ava MO Nitro/Mercury 101.419
174 187 187 Cliff Pace Petal MS Skeeter/Yamaha 101.065
175 182 182 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL Ranger/Mercury 97.961
176 171 171 Buddy Gross Ringgold GA Bullet/Mercury 97.685
177 174 174 Boyd Duckett Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury 96.702
178 172 172 Chad Pipkens Holt MI Skeeter/Yamaha 92.607
179 95 95 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 81.186
180 190 190 Matthew Stefan Junction City WI Skeeter/Yamaha 76.454
181 185 185 Clent Davis Montevallo AL Phoenix/Evinrude 71.134
182 196 196 Jason Vance Battle Ground IN 71.074
183 192 192 Grae Buck Harleysville PA Bass Cat/Mercury 67.132
184 170 170 James Watson Waynesville MO Ranger/Mercury 65.995
185 177 177 Randall Tharp Port St. Joe FL Phoenix/Yamaha 56.271
186 199 199 Jacopo Gallelli Firenze 54.523
187 204 204 Colby Schrumpf Highland IL 53.141
188 Jake Lawrence Paris TN 46.548
189 Colby Miller Elmer LA 45.189
190 206 206 Joshua Weaver Macon GA 42.824
191 189 189 Josh Butler Hayden AL Phoenix/Mercury 35.529
192 Marshall Hughes Hemphill TX 34.092
193 175 175 Josh Douglas Mound MN 32.552
194 180 180 Gary Clouse La Vergne TN Phoenix/Mercury 32.315
195 179 179 Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi 31.535
196 188 188 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ Vexus/Mercury 31.402
197 183 183 David Williams Maiden NC Nitro/Mercury 30.631
198 186 186 Skylar Hamilton Dandridge TN Caymas/Yamaha 30.366
199 195 195 Mitch Crane Columbus MS 30.132
200 197 197 Russ Lane Prattville AL Phoenix/Yamaha 30.011
201 198 198 Larry Nixon Quitman AR Ranger/Mercury 28.481
202 181 181 Darold Gleason Leesville LA 27.942
203 Emil Wagner Marietta GA 26.707
204 201 201 Roy Hawk Lake Havasu City AZ 25.895
205 Evan Kung Pickering ON 25.845
206 Beau Browning Hot Springs AR 25.479
207 200 200 Bradley Hallman Norman OK Phoenix/Mercury 24.937
208 202 202 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK Ranger/Mercury 24.853
209 Paul Marks Cumming GA 24.453
210 203 203 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL Nitro/Mercury 24.170
211 Tucker Smith Birmingham AL 23.443
212 191 191 Micah Frazier Newnan GA Ranger/Mercury 22.494
213 194 194 David Fritts Lexington NC Ranger/Evinrude 20.359
214 207 207 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK Triton/Yamaha 17.624
215 Blake Capps Muskogee OK 15.297
216 Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids MN 15.235
217 Andrew Loberg Rocklin CA 11.757
218 205 205 Joshua Stracner Vandiver AL 9.697
219 208 208 Mike McClelland Blue Eye MO Ranger/Mercury 6.619

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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