In-Fisherman

Updated: 8/27/2025

Wheeler Remains Entrenched At No. 1

Another season has come and gone and Jacob Wheeler remains atop the BassFan World Rankings. His lead stands at nearly 23 points over Trey McKinney, who improved one spot to 2nd. Wheeler’s lead at the end of 2024 was just over 25 points.

The gap between McKinney, the second-year phenom on the Elite Series, and BPT competitor Drew Gill in 3rd is roughly 12 points. It’s 15-plus points down to Jay Przekurat, who jumped one spot to 4th while Kyoya Fujita improved seven places to round out the top 5. The distance between Gill and 10th place is 24 points.

The top 10 is equally divided amongst Elite Series and Bass Pro Tour competitors.

Cole Floyd rose five spots to 6th while Chris Johnston jumped two places to 7th after capturing his second straight Elite Series Angler of the Year crown. He’s trailed in 8th by his brother, Cory. Meanwhile, Zack Birge slid two places to 9th and Michael Neal dropped six spots to 10th.

World Rankings

Rankings Archive

Place	Angler	Points	Prior	Start	City	State	Boat/Motor
1	Jacob Wheeler	247.280	1	1	Harrison	TN	Ikon/Mercury
2	Trey McKinney	224.357	3	54	Carbondale	IL	BassCat/Mercury
3	Drew Gill	212.311	2	98	Mt. Carmel	IL	Triton/Mercury
4	Jay Przekurat	196.683	5	10	Stevens Point	WI	Nitro/Mercury
5	Kyoya Fujita	195.61	12	15	Minamitsuru, JPN		Skeeter/Yamaha
6	Cole Floyd	193.665	11	27	Leesburg	OH	Phoenix/Mercury
7	Chris Johnston	193.244	9	9	Otonabee	ON	Ranger/Mercury
8	Cory Johnston	191.735	8	2	Otonabee	ON	Ranger/Mercury
9	Zack Birge	190.373	7	13	Blanchard	OK	BassCat/Mercury
10	Michael Neal	188.162	4	6	Dayton	TN	Phoenix/Yamaha
11	Alton Jones Jr.	185.189	10	3	Lorena	TX	Phoenix/Mercury
12	Justin Lucas	183.538	13	14	Guntersville	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
13	Patrick Walters	183.060	6	4	Summerville	SC	Falcon/Yamaha
14	Jordan Lee	181.477	23	7	Cullman	AL	Ranger/Yamaha
15	Tyler Williams	180.16	17	92	Belgrade	ME	Skeeter/Yamaha
16	Brent Ehrler	180.137	24	24	Redlands	CA	Ranger/Mercury
17	Pat Schlapper	179.271	45	46	Eleva	WI	Skeeter/Yamaha
18	Spencer Shuffield	177.162	22	12	Bismarck	AR	Phoenix/Mercury
19	Jeff Sprague	176.905	21	16	Point	TX	Bass Cat/Mercury
20	Ron Nelson	176.809	15	169	Berrien Springs	MI	Ranger/Mercury
21	Nick Hatfield	176.580	25	167	Greenville	TN	Phoenix/Suzuki
22	Dustin Connell	176.382	19	8	Clanton	AL	Ranger/Mercury
23	Ott DeFoe	174.421	16	18	Blaine	TN	NItro/Mercury
24	Will Davis Jr.	171.822	31	29	Sylacauga	AL	Nitro/Mercury
25	Matt Becker	171.779	14	5	Ten Mile	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
26	Takumi Ito	169.830	26	23	Chiba		Skeeter/Yamaha
27	Adrian Avena	169.342	27	26	Vineland	NJ	BassCat/Suzuki
28	Justin Cooper	168.763	20	178	Zwolle	LA	Ranger/Mercury
29	Cooper Gallant	167.537	40	20	Bowmanville	ON	Nitro/Mercury
30	John Cox	167.5	32	28	Debary	FL	Vexus/Mercury
31	Justin Hamner	166.196	18	11	Birmingham	AL	Falcon/Yamaha
32	Jacob Wall	165.673	33	74	New Hope	AL	Triton/Mercury
33	Kyle Welcher	163.411	30	45	Opelika	AL	Caymas/Mercury
34	JT Thompkins	163.093	44	116	Myrtle Beach	SC	Caymas/Mercury
35	Wesley Gore	162.939	36	102	Clanton	AL	Blazer/Yamaha
36	John Hunter Jr.	162.794	35	32	Shelbyville	KY	Falcon/Mercury
37	Wes Logan	162.772	34	103	Springville	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
38	Bobby Lane	162.585	37	150	Lakeland	FL	Phoenix/Yamaha
39	Kyle Patrick	161.776	39	120	Cooperstown	NY	Phoenix/Yamaha
40	Mark Daniels Jr.	161.261	43	47	Tuskegee	AL	Ranger/Mercury
41	John Garrett	160.758	28	68	Union City	TN	Skeeter/Yamaha
42	Wesley Strader	159.663	38	91	Spring City	TN	Ranger/Mercury
43	Shane LeHew	156.859	29	50	Charlotte	NC	Skeeter/Yamaha
44	Bryan Thrift	156.374	61	21	Shelby	NC	Ranger/Mercury
45	Logan Parks	155.729	56	149	Auburn	AL	Nitro/Mercury
46	Brandon Lester	155.004	42	48	Fayetteville	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
47	Edwin Evers	154.865	67	56	Talala	OK	Nitro/Mercury
48	Drew Cook	153.917	49	42	Midway	FL	Skeeter/Yamaha
49	KJ Queen	153.584	91	129	Catawba	NC	Phoenix/Mercury
50	James Elam	153.474	60	96	Tulsa	OK	Phoenix/Mercury
51	Nick LeBrun	153.176	46	22	Bossier City	LA	Skeeter/Yamaha
52	Brandon Palaniuk	152.691	85	93	Rathdrum	ID	Skeeter/Yamaha
53	Lee Livesay	152.178	54	44	Longview	TX	Ballistic/Mercury
54	Justin Atkins	151.714	63	60	Florence	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
55	Bryan Schmitt	151.577	72	36	Deale	MD	Ranger/Mercury
56	Marshall Robinson	150.847	48	176	Landrum	SC	Phoenix/Suzuki
57	Robert Gee	150.794	41	94	Knoxville	TN	Phoenix/Yamaha
58	Keith Carson	150.299	71	193	DeBary	FL	Vexus/Mercury
59	Jesse Wiggins	149.560	47	19	Addison	AL	Bass Cat/Honda
60	Alex Redwine	149.266	78	69	Blue Ash	OH	Phoenix/Yamaha
61	Todd Faircloth	149.262	83	77	Jasper	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
62	Seth Feider	149.113	69	109	Bloomington	MN	Vexus/Mercury
63	Mark Davis	148.53	53	100	Mt. Ida	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
64	Keith Poche	148.521	52	30	Pike Road	AL	Gator Trax/Mercury
65	Jacob Foutz	146.617	51	25	Charleston	TN	Nitro/Mercury
66	Bill Lowen	146.360	50	140	Brookville	IN	XPress/Yamaha
67	Stetson Blaylock	146.339	86	40	Benton	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
68	Bob Downey	145.999	59	87	Detroit Lakes	MN	Bass Cat/Mercury
69	Brock Mosley	145.826	58	59	Collinsville	MS	Phoenix/Mercury
70	Andy Morgan	144.905	81	55	Dayton	TN	Bullet/Suzuki
71	Hunter Shryock	143.953	57	58	Newcomerstown	OH	Phoenix/Mercury
72	Bradley Roy	143.804	74	70	Lancaster	KY	Triton/Mercury
73	Chris Lane	143.159	68	49	Guntersville	AL	Nitro/Mercury
74	Cody Huff	142.965	55	17	Ava	MO	Nitro/Mercury
75	Skeet Reese	142.045	87	34	Auburn	CA	Ranger/Mercury
76	Austin Felix	141.971	84	71	Eden Prairie	MN	Phoenix/Mercury
77	Tucker Smith	141.856	160		Birmingham	AL	Nitro/Mercury
78	Bryant Smith	141.643	70	88	Roseville	CA	Skeeter/Yamaha
79	Takahiro Omori	141.519	64	76	Emory	TX	Bass Cat/Yamaha
80	Casey Ashley	141.467	76	72	Donalds	SC	Triton/Mercury
81	Anthony Gagliardi	140.875	77	35	Prosperity	SC	Falcon/Suzuki
82	Luke Clausen	140.773	62	66	Otis Orchards	WA	Charger/Mercury
83	Caleb Kuphall	140.544	98	143	Mukwonago	WI	Triton/Mercury
84	Terry Scroggins	140.453	66	64	San Mateo	FL	Triton/Yamaha
85	Greg Hackney	139.221	80	53	Gonzales	LA	Phoenix/Mercury
86	Cole Sands	139.209	109	86	Calhoun	TN	Skeeter/Yamaha
87	Tyler Rivet	138.495	92	43	Raceland	LA	Phoenix/Mercury
88	Andy Montgomery	138.022	102	113	Blacksburg	SC	Nitro/Mercury
89	Kyle Norsetter	137.813	89	99	Cottage Grove	WI
90	Jacob Powroznik	137.678	79	51	North Prince George	VA	Ranger/Mercury
91	Drew Benton	136.964	65	31	Panama City	FL	Phoenix/Mercury
92	Matt Arey	135.875	96	57	Shelby	NC	Ranger/Mercury
93	Ben Milliken	135.709	93	145	New Caney	TX	BassCat/Yamaha
94	Gregory DiPalma	135.132	99	104	Millville	NJ	Phoenix/Suzuki
95	Bryan New	135.126	82	97	Belmont	NC	Falcon/Yamaha
96	Chris Zaldain	134.989	97	39	Fort Worth	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
97	Carl Jocumsen	134.568	75	75	Queensland, AUS		Skeeter/Yamaha
98	Brent Chapman	134.555	90	106	Lenexa	KS	Triton/Mercury
99	Keith Combs	134.443	101	126	Huntington	TX	Ranger/Yamaha
100	Dylan Hays	132.987	113	41	El Dorado	AR	Nitro/Mercury
101	Jason Christie	132.145	108	81	Park Hill	OK	Skeeter/Yamaha
102	Caleb Sumrall	131.834	103	78	New Iberia	LA	XPress/Yamaha
103	David Dudley	131.563	95	52	Lynchburg	VA	Ranger/Mercury
104	Jake Lawrence	131.506	132		Paris	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
105	Martin Villa	131.383	88	168	Charolottsville	VA	Ranger/Mercury
106	Dean Rojas	130.875	94	101	Lake Havasu City	AZ	Blazer/Suzuki
107	Paul Marks	130.831	133		Cumming	GA	Phoenix/Yamaha
108	Luke Palmer	130.746	73	37	Coalgate	OK	Phoenix/Yamaha
109	Marty Robinson	130.634	106	85	Lyman	SC	Skeeter/Yamaha
110	David Gaston	130.242	110	121	Sylacauga	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
111	John Crews Jr.	129.686	123	147	Salem	VA	Bass Cat/Mercury
112	Brandon Cobb	128.897	116	73	Greenwood	SC	Falcon/Mercury
113	Britt Myers	128.648	105	130	Lake Wylie	SC	Bass Cat/Mercury
114	Brad Whatley	128.203	122	133	Bivins	TX	Phoenix/Mercury
115	Paul Mueller	128.132	149	89	Naugatuck	CT	Triton/Mercury
116	Brandon Card	128.067	129	105	Caryville	TN	Vexus/Suzuki
117	Brandon Coulter	127.874	104	115	Knoxville	TN	Falcon/Mercury
118	Shinichi Fukae	127.488	124	132	Thomson	GA	Bass Cat/Mercury
119	Randy Howell	127.200	100	108	Guntersville	AL	Triton/Yamaha
120	Easton Fothergill	126.978	158		Grand Rapids	MN	Skeeter/Yamaha
121	Jared Lintner	126.945	125	110	Arroyo Grande	CA	Ranger/Mercury
122	Mark Rose	126.667	115	67	Wynne	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
123	Fletcher Shryock	125.945	121	128	Grant	AL	Nitro/Mercury
124	Jeff Gustafson	125.452	114	80	Kenora	ON	Lund/Mercury
125	Dave Lefebre	124.882	120	127	Erie	PA	Ranger/Mercury
126	Logan Latuso	124.779	107	118	Gonzales	LA	BassCat/Suzuki
127	Scott Canterbury	124.517	131	125	Odenville	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
128	Alex Wetherell	123.550	111	83	Middletown	CT	BassCat/Mercury
129	Gerald Spohrer	123.179	126	61	Gonzales	LA	Bass Cat/Suzuki
130	Jeremy Lawyer	122.065	119	90	Sarcoxie	MO	Ranger/Mercury
131	Alton Jones Sr.	121.865	127	79	Waco	TX	Ranger/Mercury
132	Greg Vinson	121.231	136	65	Wetumpka	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
133	Josh Bertrand	120.858	135	136	Queen Creek	AZ	Nitro/Mercury
134	David Mullins	120.341	118	160	Mt. Carmel	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
135	Ray Hanselman	119.790	134	114	Del Rio	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
136	Timothy Dube	119.236	140	184	Nashua	NH	Phoenix/Yamaha
137	Jake Whitaker	119.143	117	155	Fairview	NC	Triton/Mercury
138	Matt Robertson	119.028	152	62	Kuttawa	KY	Phoenix/Mercury
139	Gerald Swindle	118.502	139	138	Warrior	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
140	David Walker	118.051	137	135	Sevierville	TN	Ranger/Mercury
141	Hank Cherry	117.943	142	111	Lincolnton	NC	Bass Cat/Mercury
142	Dakota Ebare	117.354	164	33	Brookeland	TX	Phoenix/Mercury
143	Joey Cifuentes	114.943	128	84	Clinton	AR	Ranger/Mercury
144	Emil Wagner	113.717	174		Marietta	GA	Phoenix/Yamaha
145	Ed Loughran	113.566	112	38	Richmond	VA	Bass Cat/Mercury
146	Fred Roumbanis	113.502	147	154	Russellville	AR	Phoenix/Mercury
147	Matty Wong	111.028	148	107	Honolulu	HI	BassCat/Yamaha
148	Cody Meyer	110.65	169	164	Eagle	ID	Blazer/Suzuki
149	Jonathan Kelley	110.295	146	117	Old Forge	PA	BassCat/Mercury
150	Clifford Pirch	109.960	144	142	Payson	AZ	Phoenix/Suzuki
151	Jamie Hartman	109.686	165	134	Greenbriar	AR	Nitro/Mercury
152	Gary Klein	108.878	151	141	Mingus	TX	Triton/Mercury
153	Andrew Loberg	108.237	181		Guntersville	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
154	Michael Iaconelli	107.970	162	162	Pittsgrove	NJ	Bass Cat/Yamaha
155	Mark Menendez	107.704	155	144	Paducah	KY	Skeeter/Yamaha
156	Kenta Kimura	107.294	138	82	Osaka, JPN		BassCat/Yamaha
157	Scott Martin	106.827	150	137	Clewiston	FL	Skeeter/Yamaha
158	Jason Williamson	104.155	167	158	Aiken	SC	Nitro/Mercury
159	Buddy Gross	103.939	166	171	Ringgold	GA	Bullet/Mercury
160	Evan Kung	101.898	184		Pickering	ON	Ranger/Mercury
161	Clark Wendlandt	99.559	130	112	Cedar Park	TX	Ranger/Evinrude
162	Matt Herren	98.642	153	123	Trussville	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
163	Cliff Prince	98.023	143	131	Palatka	FL	Phoenix/Mercury
164	Marc Frazier	97.706	159	148	Newnan	GA	Phoenix/Mercury
165	Steve Kennedy	97.544	171	153	Auburn	AL	Bass Cat/Yamaha
166	Jonathon VanDam	96.624	157	63	Kalamazoo	MI	Nitro/Mercury
167	Koby Kreiger	96.616	141	152	Bokeelia	FL	Ranger/Evinrude
168	Colby Miller	94.500	178		Elmer	LA	Phoenix/Mercury
169	Mike Huff	93.395	145	161	Corbin	KY
170	Matthew Stefan	92.773	173	190	Junction City	WI	Skeeter/Yamaha
171	John Soukop	90.508	154	165	Agra	OK
172	Chad Pipkens	89.569	172	172	Holt	MI	Skeeter/Yamaha
173	Todd Auten	89.385	156	166	Gastonia	NC	Ranger/Mercury
174	Beau Browning	88.277	186		Hot Springs	AR	Ranger/Mercury
175	Cliff Pace	87.847	180	187	Petal	MS	Skeeter/Yamaha
176	Marshall Hughes	87.398	187		Hemphill	TX	Phoenix/Mercury
177	Cliff Crochet	86.944	170	139	Pierre Part	LA	Skeeter/Yamaha
178	Rick Clunn	86.666	163	173	Ava	MO	Nitro/Mercury
179	Bernie Schultz	85.954	175	182	Gainesville	FL	Ranger/Mercury
180	Joseph Webster	85.245	161	157	Fulton	MS	Triton/Mercury
181	Frank Talley	80.699	168	163	Temple	TX
182	Ryan Salzman	75.266	176	119	Huntsville	AL
183	Stephen Browning	75.253	177	122	Hot Springs	AR	Ranger/Mercury
184	John Murray	71.710	179	146	Spring City	TN	Ranger/Mercury
185	Jason Vance	71.200	185	196	Battle Ground	IN
186	Blake Capps	70.690	192		Muskogee	OK	Phoenix/Mercury
187	Grae Buck	67.722	190	192	Harleysville	PA	Bass Cat/Mercury
188	Matt Lee	64.961	183	151	Guntersville	AL	Ranger/Yamaha
189	Kelly Jordon	61.702	188	159	Mineola	TX	Bass Cat/Mercury
190	Scott Suggs	60.462	189	156	Bryant	AR	BassCat/Mercury
191	Boyd Duckett	55.984	191	174	Guntersville	AL	Triton/Mercury
192	Derek Hudnall	54.734	182	124	Baton Rouge	LA	Skeeter/Yamaha
193	Jacopo Gallelli	54.329	193	199	Firenze
194	Colby Schrumpf	53.916	194	204	Highland	IL	Phoenix/Mercury
195	Joshua Weaver	40.539	196	206	Macon	GA	Phoenix/Suzuki
196	Clent Davis	24.074	195	185	Montevallo	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
197	Kevin VanDam	17.745	197	95	Kalamazoo	MI	Nitro/Mercury
198	James Watson	16.692	198	170	Waynesville	MO	Ranger/Mercury
199	Randall Tharp	11.442	199	177	Port St. Joe	FL	Phoenix/Yamaha