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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.

World Rankings

Place Angler Points Prior Start City State Boat/Motor
1 Jacob Wheeler 229.082 1 1 Harrison TN Ikon/Mercury
2 Cory Johnston 199.239 2 2 Otonabee ON Ranger/Mercury
3 Matt Becker 196.743 5 5 Ten Mile TN Phoenix/Mercury
4 Alton Jones Jr. 196.397 3 3 Lorena TX Phoenix/Mercury
5 Patrick Walters 195.672 4 4 Summerville SC Falcon/Yamaha
6 Drew Gill 194.363 98 98 Mt. Carmel IL Triton/Mercury
7 Jay Przekurat 190.950 10 10 Stevens Point WI Nitro/Mercury
8 Michael Neal 188.591 6 6 Dayton TN Phoenix/Yamaha
9 Jordan Lee 186.798 7 7 Cullman AL Ranger/Yamaha
10 Chris Johnston 186.590 9 9 Otonabee ON Ranger/Mercury
11 John Garrett 183.448 68 68 Union City TN Skeeter/Yamaha
12 Jeff Sprague 178.519 16 16 Point TX Bass Cat/Mercury
13 Dustin Connell 174.882 8 8 Clanton AL Ranger/Mercury
14 Zack Birge 174.870 13 13 Blanchard OK BassCat/Mercury
15 John Cox 173.869 28 28 Debary FL Vexus/Mercury
16 Justin Lucas 172.905 14 14 Guntersville AL Phoenix/Yamaha
17 Nick LeBrun 170.995 22 22 Bossier City LA Skeeter/Yamaha
18 Brent Ehrler 169.381 24 24 Redlands CA Ranger/Mercury
19 Jacob Foutz 168.642 25 25 Charleston TN Nitro/Mercury
20 Cody Huff 167.101 17 17 Ava MO Nitro/Mercury
21 Justin Hamner 166.372 11 11 Birmingham AL Falcon/Yamaha
22 Will Davis Jr. 166.249 29 29 Sylacauga AL Nitro/Mercury
23 Spencer Shuffield 165.779 12 12 Bismarck AR Phoenix/Mercury
24 Bryan Thrift 165.497 21 21 Shelby NC Ranger/Mercury
26 Takumi Ito 164.780 23 23 Chiba Skeeter/Yamaha
27 Kyoya Fujita 163.646 15 15 Minamitsuru, JPN Skeeter/Yamaha
28 Ott DeFoe 161.258 18 18 Blaine TN NItro/Mercury
29 Cooper Gallant 160.637 20 20 Bowmanville ON Nitro/Mercury
30 Cole Floyd 159.163 27 27 Leesburg OH Phoenix/Mercury
31 Brandon Palaniuk 158.618 93 93 Rathdrum ID Skeeter/Yamaha
32 Lee Livesay 158.184 44 44 Longview TX Ballistic/Mercury
34 Jesse Wiggins 157.641 19 19 Addison AL Bass Cat/Honda
35 Terry Scroggins 157.346 64 64 San Mateo FL Triton/Yamaha
36 Jacob Wall 155.169 74 74 New Hope AL Triton/Mercury
37 Shane LeHew 154.445 50 50 Charlotte NC Skeeter/Yamaha
38 Mark Daniels Jr. 154.352 47 47 Tuskegee AL Ranger/Mercury
39 Adrian Avena 153.444 26 26 Vineland NJ BassCat/Suzuki
40 John Hunter Jr. 153.174 32 32 Shelbyville KY Falcon/Mercury
42 Keith Poche 152.064 30 30 Pike Road AL Gator Trax/Mercury
43 Mark Davis 150.946 100 100 Mt. Ida AR Bass Cat/Mercury
44 Wes Logan 150.913 103 103 Springville AL Skeeter/Yamaha
45 Justin Atkins 148.808 60 60 Florence AL Skeeter/Yamaha
46 Jason Christie 147.673 81 81 Park Hill OK Skeeter/Yamaha
47 Bryan Schmitt 147.457 36 36 Deale MD Ranger/Mercury
48 Anthony Gagliardi 147.173 35 35 Prosperity SC Falcon/Suzuki
49 Hunter Shryock 147.126 58 58 Newcomerstown OH Phoenix/Mercury
50 Skeet Reese 146.525 34 34 Auburn CA Ranger/Mercury
51 Luke Clausen 146.150 66 66 Otis Orchards WA Charger/Mercury
52 Drew Benton 146.095 31 31 Panama City FL Phoenix/Mercury
53 Drew Cook 145.936 42 42 Midway FL Skeeter/Yamaha
54 Ed Loughran 144.661 38 38 Richmond VA Bass Cat/Mercury
55 Edwin Evers 144.558 56 56 Talala OK Nitro/Mercury
56 Brock Mosley 143.729 59 59 Collinsville MS Phoenix/Mercury
57 James Elam 143.724 96 96 Tulsa OK Phoenix/Mercury
58 Bill Lowen 143.382 140 140 Brookville IN XPress/Yamaha
60 Brandon Lester 143.219 48 48 Fayetteville TN Phoenix/Mercury
61 Justin Cooper 142.517 178 178 Zwolle LA Ranger/Mercury
62 Bob Downey 142.431 87 87 Detroit Lakes MN Bass Cat/Mercury
63 Jacob Powroznik 142.369 51 51 North Prince George VA Ranger/Mercury
64 Chris Lane 142.151 49 49 Guntersville AL Nitro/Mercury
65 Bryant Smith 142.068 88 88 Roseville CA Skeeter/Yamaha
66 Takahiro Omori 141.785 76 76 Emory TX Bass Cat/Yamaha
67 David Gaston 141.751 121 121 Sylacauga AL Phoenix/Yamaha
69 Todd Faircloth 141.654 77 77 Jasper TX Skeeter/Yamaha
70 Gregory DiPalma 141.571 104 104 Millville NJ Phoenix/Suzuki
71 Stetson Blaylock 141.447 40 40 Benton AR Bass Cat/Mercury
72 Kyle Welcher 140.914 45 45 Opelika AL Caymas/Mercury
73 Chris Zaldain 140.709 39 39 Fort Worth TX Skeeter/Yamaha
74 Kyle Norsetter 140.559 99 99 Cottage Grove WI
75 Wesley Strader 140.17 91 91 Spring City TN Ranger/Mercury
76 Dean Rojas 140.073 101 101 Lake Havasu City AZ Blazer/Suzuki
77 Luke Palmer 140.032 37 37 Coalgate OK Phoenix/Yamaha
78 Andy Morgan 139.877 55 55 Dayton TN Bullet/Suzuki
79 Jonathon VanDam 139.469 63 63 Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury
80 Alex Redwine 139.132 69 69 Blue Ash OH Phoenix/Yamaha
81 Bobby Lane 138.687 150 150 Lakeland FL Phoenix/Yamaha
82 Pat Schlapper 138.507 46 46 Eleva WI Skeeter/Yamaha
83 Tyler Rivet 138.124 43 43 Raceland LA Phoenix/Mercury
84 Caleb Sumrall 138.050 78 78 New Iberia LA XPress/Yamaha
85 JT Thompkins 137.961 116 116 Myrtle Beach SC Caymas/Mercury
87 Bradley Roy 137.432 70 70 Lancaster KY Triton/Mercury
88 Carl Jocumsen 137.425 75 75 Queensland, AUS Skeeter/Yamaha
89 Casey Ashley 137.360 72 72 Donalds SC Triton/Mercury
90 Jeremy Lawyer 137.356 90 90 Sarcoxie MO Ranger/Mercury
91 Brent Chapman 136.839 106 106 Lenexa KS Triton/Mercury
92 Bryan New 135.975 97 97 Belmont NC Falcon/Yamaha
93 Cole Sands 135.301 86 86 Calhoun TN Skeeter/Yamaha
94 Matt Arey 135.146 57 57 Shelby NC Ranger/Mercury
95 Austin Felix 134.856 71 71 Eden Prairie MN Phoenix/Mercury
96 Marshall Robinson 134.680 176 176 Landrum SC Phoenix/Suzuki
97 Greg Hackney 134.248 53 53 Gonzales LA Phoenix/Mercury
98 Mark Rose 133.976 67 67 Wynne AR Bass Cat/Mercury
99 Brandon Cobb 133.042 73 73 Greenwood SC Falcon/Mercury
100 Greg Vinson 132.922 65 65 Wetumpka AL Phoenix/Mercury
101 Marty Robinson 132.804 85 85 Lyman SC Skeeter/Yamaha
102 David Dudley 132.783 52 52 Lynchburg VA Ranger/Mercury
103 Paul Mueller 132.62 89 89 Naugatuck CT Triton/Mercury
104 Seth Feider 132.537 109 109 Bloomington MN Vexus/Mercury
105 Alex Wetherell 132.491 83 83 Middletown CT BassCat/Mercury
106 Dylan Hays 132.126 41 41 El Dorado AR Nitro/Mercury
107 Ron Nelson 130.569 169 169 Berrien Springs MI Ranger/Mercury
108 Gerald Spohrer 130.429 61 61 Gonzales LA Bass Cat/Suzuki
109 Matt Robertson 129.085 62 62 Kuttawa KY Phoenix/Mercury
110 Britt Myers 128.725 130 130 Lake Wylie SC Bass Cat/Mercury
111 Jeff Gustafson 128.716 80 80 Kenora ON Lund/Mercury
112 KJ Queen 128.703 129 129 Catawba NC Phoenix/Mercury
113 Caleb Kuphall 128.543 143 143 Mukwonago WI Triton/Mercury
114 Brandon Coulter 128.311 115 115 Knoxville TN Falcon/Mercury
115 Jake Whitaker 128.303 155 155 Fairview NC Triton/Mercury
117 Fletcher Shryock 126.837 128 128 Grant AL Nitro/Mercury
118 Kenta Kimura 126.773 82 82 Osaka, JPN BassCat/Yamaha
119 Hank Cherry 126.565 111 111 Lincolnton NC Bass Cat/Mercury
120 Dakota Ebare 126.521 33 33 Brookeland TX Phoenix/Mercury
121 Ray Hanselman 126.418 114 114 Del Rio TX Skeeter/Yamaha
122 Andy Montgomery 125.564 113 113 Blacksburg SC Nitro/Mercury
123 Brandon Card 124.964 105 105 Caryville TN Vexus/Suzuki
124 Dave Lefebre 124.708 127 127 Erie PA Ranger/Mercury
125 Jonathan Kelley 124.100 117 117 Old Forge PA BassCat/Mercury
126 Martin Villa 123.572 168 168 Charolottsville VA Ranger/Mercury
127 Matty Wong 122.752 107 107 Honolulu HI BassCat/Yamaha
128 Joey Cifuentes 122.732 84 84 Clinton AR Ranger/Mercury
129 Stephen Browning 122.605 122 122 Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury
130 Clark Wendlandt 122.580 112 112 Cedar Park TX Ranger/Evinrude
131 Jared Lintner 122.125 110 110 Arroyo Grande CA Ranger/Mercury
132 Brad Whatley 122.108 133 133 Bivins TX Phoenix/Mercury
133 Gary Klein 121.689 141 141 Mingus TX Triton/Mercury
134 Nick Hatfield 121.572 167 167 Greenville TN Phoenix/Suzuki
135 Ryan Salzman 121.547 119 119 Huntsville AL
136 Scott Canterbury 121.207 125 125 Odenville AL Skeeter/Yamaha
137 Logan Latuso 121.055 118 118 Gonzales LA BassCat/Suzuki
138 Gerald Swindle 120.703 138 138 Warrior AL Phoenix/Mercury
139 Keith Combs 120.375 126 126 Huntington TX Ranger/Yamaha
140 Cliff Crochet 120.107 139 139 Pierre Part LA Skeeter/Yamaha
141 Randy Howell 119.746 108 108 Guntersville AL Triton/Yamaha
142 Alton Jones Sr. 119.651 79 79 Waco TX Ranger/Mercury
143 Cliff Prince 119.204 131 131 Palatka FL Phoenix/Mercury
144 John Murray 118.857 146 146 Spring City TN Ranger/Mercury
145 Clifford Pirch 118.68 142 142 Payson AZ Phoenix/Suzuki
146 Josh Bertrand 116.436 136 136 Queen Creek AZ Nitro/Mercury
147 John Crews Jr. 116.002 147 147 Salem VA Bass Cat/Mercury
148 Mark Menendez 115.629 144 144 Paducah KY Skeeter/Yamaha
149 Cody Meyer 114.661 164 164 Eagle ID Blazer/Suzuki
150 David Walker 114.357 135 135 Sevierville TN Ranger/Mercury
151 Koby Kreiger 113.998 152 152 Bokeelia FL Ranger/Evinrude
152 Matt Herren 113.624 123 123 Trussville AL Skeeter/Yamaha
153 Shinichi Fukae 113.377 132 132 Thomson GA Bass Cat/Mercury
154 David Mullins 113.250 160 160 Mt. Carmel TN Phoenix/Mercury
155 Fred Roumbanis 112.942 154 154 Russellville AR Phoenix/Mercury
156 Keith Carson 112.296 193 193 DeBary FL Vexus/Mercury
157 Mike Huff 110.694 161 161 Corbin KY
158 Matt Lee 110.095 151 151 Guntersville AL Ranger/Yamaha
159 Jamie Hartman 109.798 134 134 Greenbriar AR Nitro/Mercury
160 Derek Hudnall 109.068 124 124 Baton Rouge LA Skeeter/Yamaha
161 Scott Martin 108.860 137 137 Clewiston FL Skeeter/Yamaha
162 Scott Suggs 108.517 156 156 Bryant AR BassCat/Mercury
164 Kelly Jordon 107.992 159 159 Mineola TX Bass Cat/Mercury
165 Joseph Webster 106.817 157 157 Fulton MS Triton/Mercury
166 Jason Williamson 106.397 158 158 Aiken SC Nitro/Mercury
167 John Soukop 106.367 165 165 Agra OK
168 Todd Auten 105.665 166 166 Gastonia NC Ranger/Mercury
169 Michael Iaconelli 104.350 162 162 Pittsgrove NJ Bass Cat/Yamaha
170 Marc Frazier 104.189 148 148 Newnan GA Phoenix/Mercury
171 Frank Talley 104.123 163 163 Temple TX
172 Steve Kennedy 101.841 153 153 Auburn AL Bass Cat/Yamaha
173 Rick Clunn 101.419 173 173 Ava MO Nitro/Mercury
174 Cliff Pace 101.065 187 187 Petal MS Skeeter/Yamaha
175 Bernie Schultz 97.961 182 182 Gainesville FL Ranger/Mercury
176 Buddy Gross 97.685 171 171 Ringgold GA Bullet/Mercury
177 Boyd Duckett 96.702 174 174 Guntersville AL Triton/Mercury
178 Chad Pipkens 92.607 172 172 Holt MI Skeeter/Yamaha
179 Kevin VanDam 81.186 95 95 Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury
180 Matthew Stefan 76.454 190 190 Junction City WI Skeeter/Yamaha
181 Clent Davis 71.134 185 185 Montevallo AL Phoenix/Yamaha
182 Jason Vance 71.074 196 196 Battle Ground IN
183 Grae Buck 67.132 192 192 Harleysville PA Bass Cat/Mercury
184 James Watson 65.995 170 170 Waynesville MO Ranger/Mercury
185 Randall Tharp 56.271 177 177 Port St. Joe FL Phoenix/Yamaha
186 Jacopo Gallelli 54.523 199 199 Firenze
187 Colby Schrumpf 53.141 204 204 Highland IL Phoenix/Mercury
188 Jake Lawrence 46.548 9999 Paris TN Phoenix/Mercury
189 Colby Miller 45.189 9999 Elmer LA Phoenix/Mercury
190 Joshua Weaver 42.824 206 206 Macon GA Phoenix/Suzuki
191 Josh Butler 35.529 189 189 Hayden AL Phoenix/Mercury
192 Marshall Hughes 34.092 9999 Hemphill TX Phoenix/Mercury
193 Josh Douglas 32.552 175 175 Mound MN
194 Gary Clouse 32.315 180 180 La Vergne TN Phoenix/Mercury
195 Masayuki Matsushita 31.535 179 179 Tokoname-Shi
196 Brett Hite 31.402 188 188 Phoenix AZ Vexus/Mercury
197 David Williams 30.631 183 183 Maiden NC Nitro/Mercury
198 Skylar Hamilton 30.366 186 186 Dandridge TN Caymas/Yamaha
199 Mitch Crane 30.132 195 195 Columbus MS
200 Russ Lane 30.011 197 197 Prattville AL Phoenix/Yamaha
201 Larry Nixon 28.481 198 198 Quitman AR Ranger/Mercury
202 Darold Gleason 27.942 181 181 Leesville LA
203 Emil Wagner 26.707 9999 Marietta GA Phoenix/Yamaha
204 Roy Hawk 25.895 201 201 Lake Havasu City AZ
205 Evan Kung 25.845 9999 Pickering ON Ranger/Mercury
206 Beau Browning 25.479 9999 Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury
207 Bradley Hallman 24.937 200 200 Norman OK Phoenix/Mercury
208 Tommy Biffle 24.853 202 202 Wagoner OK Ranger/Mercury
209 Paul Marks 24.453 9999 Cumming GA Phoenix/Yamaha
210 Tim Horton 24.170 203 203 Muscle Shoals AL Nitro/Mercury
211 Tucker Smith 23.443 9999 Birmingham AL Nitro/Mercury
212 Micah Frazier 22.494 191 191 Newnan GA Ranger/Mercury
213 David Fritts 20.359 194 194 Lexington NC Ranger/Evinrude
214 Jeff Kriet 17.624 207 207 Ardmore OK Triton/Yamaha
215 Blake Capps 15.297 9999 Muskogee OK Phoenix/Mercury
216 Easton Fothergill 15.235 9999 Grand Rapids MN Skeeter/Yamaha
217 Andrew Loberg 11.757 9999 Guntersville AL Phoenix/Mercury
218 Joshua Stracner 9.697 205 205 Vandiver AL
219 Mike McClelland 6.619 208 208 Blue Eye MO Ranger/Mercury
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