August 4, 2004

Thanks in part to his 3rd-place finish at Wylie, Kevin VanDam once again takes over the No. 1 slot. Mark Davis falls to 2nd, a little over 2 points behind.

Skeet Reese's 11th-place finish at Wylie helps him move up three slots to 3rd, the highest he's ever been ranked.

Gerald Swindle finished close to the bottom at the Classic and falls one spot, to 4th in the world.

Greg Hackney remains in 5th, but Alton Jones falls two spots to 6th. Gary Klein remains in 7th.

A 5th-place finish at Wylie helps Kelly Jordon move up two slots into 8th.

Classic winner Takahiro Omori jumps up nine slots into 9th. He hasn't been that high in the rankings since 2001.

Mark Kile, who has chosen not to fish the Bassmaster Tour for the foreseeable future, drops one spot to 10th.

Dropping a good Classic finish from 2 years ago and adding a bad one (48th at Wylie) hurts Tim Horton, who falls nine spots to 17th.

Dean Rojas, who finished 4th at Wylie, climbs five slots to 19th.

A 9th at Wylie helps Marty Stone jump up 12 slots to 23rd.

Aaron Martens' 2nd-place finish at the Classic helps him climb six slots to 24th.

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State Farm-BassFan.com World Rankings

[all fields separated by 5 spaces]

Place Prior Angler City State Points

1 2 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI 224.755

2 1 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR 222.160

3 6 Skeet Reese Auburn CA 217.425

4 3 Gerald Swindle Hayden AL 215.068

5 5 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA 214.234

6 4 Alton Jones Waco TX 213.028

7 7 Gary Klein Weatherford TX 207.658

8 10 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX 206.346

9 18 Takahiro Omori Emory TX 205.951

10 9 Mark Kile Payson AZ 205.096

11 11 Harold Allen Shelbyville TX 203.686

12 12 Peter Thliveros Jacksonville FL 203.114

13 13 Brent Chapman Shawnee KS 202.094

14 15 Edwin Evers Mannsville OK 200.875

15 16 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX 200.652

16 14 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX 200.020

17 8 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL 199.715

18 17 Mike Surman Boca Raton FL 197.338

19 24 Dean Rojas Grand Saline TX 196.467

20 19 Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. Gainesville FL 194.189

21 20 Jim Bitter Fruitland Park FL 193.889

22 22 Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount NC 190.629

23 35 Marty Stone Linden NC 189.572

24 30 Aaron Martens Castaic CA 189.084

25 21 David Dudley Manteo NC 188.914

26 23 Ron Shuffield Bismarck AR 187.762

27 27 Kevin Wirth Crestwood KY 187.690

28 26 Michael Iaconelli Voorhees NJ 186.517

29 25 Jay Yelas Tyler TX 185.907

30 29 Dan Morehead Paducah KY 185.154

31 32 David Walker Sevierville TN 184.901

32 28 Matt Reed Madisonville TX 182.413

33 31 Davy Hite Prosperity SC 182.107

34 37 John Murray Phoenix AZ 181.133

35 33 Terry Scroggins Palatka FL 178.276

36 36 David Wharton Sam Rayburn TX 178.122

37 52 Denny Brauer Camdenton MO 177.725

38 34 Kenyon Hill Norman OK 177.649

39 53 Stacey D. King Reeds Spring MO 177.437

40 45 Chad Brauer Osage Beach MO 176.679

41 43 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ 176.603

42 41 Ish Monroe Phoenix AZ 174.963

43 46 Brian Snowden Springfield MO 174.757

44 50 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK 174.741

45 42 Matthew Herren Trussville AL 174.542

46 44 Alvin Shaw State Road NC 174.158

47 39 Jimmy D. Mize Ben Lomond AR 173.333

48 38 Randy Howell Springville AL 172.782

49 40 Bud Pruitt Spring TX 171.590

50 51 Tracy Adams Wilkesboro NC 169.877

51 48 Jack L. Wade Knoxville TN 169.221

52 47 Mark Menendez Paducah KY 168.001

53 49 David Lefebre Erie PA 167.882

54 61 Randy Blaukat Lamar MO 166.224

55 56 Scott R. Martin Clewiston FL 163.897

56 54 Jeff Reynolds Platter OK 163.620

57 59 Shad Schenck Waynetown IN 162.173

58 55 Robert Lee Angels Camp CA 161.926

59 60 Joe Thomas Milford OH 161.568

60 57 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK 161.566

61 62 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC 160.870

62 58 Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville IL 160.344

63 63 Ben Matsubu Mineola TX 159.070

64 65 Mark Tyler Concord CA 157.733

65 66 Andy Morgan Dayton TN 157.681

66 67 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC 157.654

67 77 Jason Quinn Clover SC 157.547

68 70 Jimmy Millsaps Canton GA 155.836

69 71 Dion Hibdon Stover MO 155.689

70 73 Ricky Shumpert Lexington SC 153.556

71 82 Paul Elias Pachuta MS 153.532

72 64 Larry Nixon Bee Branch AR 153.292

73 76 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR 153.105

74 69 Mike Reynolds Modesto CA 152.825

75 75 Wesley Strader Spring City TN 151.835

76 72 Luke Clausen Veradale WA 151.822

77 78 Ray Sedgwick Cross SC 151.805

78 68 Roland Martin Naples FL 150.453

79 81 Mark Rogers Naples FL 150.377

80 89 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL 149.357

81 83 Todd Ary Birmingham AL 149.011

82 74 O.T. Fears III Sallisaw OK 148.958

83 84 Brooks Rogers Quitman TX 148.681

84 85 Tom Mann, Jr. Buford GA 148.620

85 86 Mike Hawkes Sabinal TX 148.364

86 79 George Cochran Hot Springs AR 148.295

87 88 Mickey Bruce Buford GA 147.655

88 87 Mike Wurm Hot Springs AR 146.768

89 90 Jason Kilpatrick Satsuma AL 146.376

90 91 Dennis Kolender San Diego CA 146.219

91 92 Guy Eaker Cherryville NC 146.191

92 93 Randy Alexander London KY 146.108

93 94 Keith Williams Conway AR 145.750

94 95 John Crews, Jr. Jetersville VA 145.117

95 97 Lance Vick Mineola TX 144.284

96 110 Mark Tucker Kirkwood MO 144.062

97 103 Lee Bailey, Jr. Amston CT 143.977

98 99 Koby Kreiger Okeechobee FL 143.518

99 100 Pete Ponds Madison MS 143.493

100 101 Cody Bird Granbury TX 143.077

101 80 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX 143.038

102 102 Marcel Veenstra Brighton MI 142.480

103 96 Jay Kendrick Ooltewah TN 141.689

104 104 Rick Clunn Ava MO 141.615

105 107 Elton Luce, Jr. Brookeland TX 140.504

106 98 Tommy Martin Hemphill TX 140.259

107 108 Chris McCall Jasper TX 139.988

108 109 Carl Svebek III Sam Rayburn TX 139.903

109 111 Charlie Hartley Grove City OH 139.471

110 106 Scott Rook Little Rock AR 138.335

111 112 Yusuke Miyazaki Mineola TX 138.053

112 113 Kevin Vida Clare MI 137.720

113 114 Jim Moynagh Carver MN 137.032

114 105 Curt Lytle Suffolk VA 136.958

115 115 Tim Loper Terry MS 136.777

116 117 Greg Pugh Cullman AL 135.768

117 118 Mike Auten Benton KY 135.612

118 116 Tommy Stiles McMinnville TN 135.461

119 120 Chris Elliott Gloucester NC 134.252

120 121 Andre Moore Scottsdale AZ 134.218

121 123 Charles Ingram Santa Fe TN 133.936

122 119 Roger Boler Slidell LA 133.893

123 124 Chad Grigsby Colon MI 133.503

124 125 Chip Harrison, Jr. Bremen IN 132.129

125 127 Sean Hoernke Quitman TX 131.063

126 128 Gerald Gostenik Dearborn MI 130.957

127 126 Jack A. Gadlage Benton KY 130.817

128 122 Todd Auten Gastonia NC 130.214

129 129 Dale Teaney Williamsburg OH 129.765

130 130 Stanley Mitchell Fitzgerald GA 129.431

131 131 Jeremiah Kindy Benton AR 128.990

132 132 Mark Rizk Redding CA 128.571

133 133 Toshinari Namiki Mineola TX 127.988

134 134 Darrel Robertson Jay OK 127.865

135 135 Harmon Davis Marlow OK 127.519

136 136 Joel G. Richardson Kernersville NC 126.490

137 138 Morizo Shimizu Osaka 124.612

138 139 Dwayne Horton Knoxville TN 124.529

139 141 Robert Hamilton, Jr. Hattiesburg MS 124.121

140 142 Mark Hardin Canton GA 123.989

141 143 Ken Strickland Oak Ridge NC 123.746

142 144 Jim Tutt Longview TX 123.551

143 137 Danny Correia Marlboro MA 123.159

144 145 Mark Rose Marion AR 123.013

145 146 Pat Fisher Dacula GA 122.961

146 140 Rick Lillegard Atkinson NH 122.702

147 148 Tony Couch Buckhead GA 122.602

148 149 Jerry Williams Conway AR 122.587

149 151 Mark Pack Mineola TX 122.459

150 150 Charles Hammack New Caney TX 122.210

151 153 Warren Wyman Castaic CA 121.790

152 160 Tim Carroll Owasso OK 121.553

153 154 Randall R. Romig Barto PA 121.232

154 156 Mark Goines Shady Point OK 120.402

155 157 Terry Bolton, Jr. Paducah KY 120.386

156 152 Woo Daves Spring Grove VA 120.172

157 158 Casey Iwai Laveen AZ 119.606

158 147 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR 119.266

159 159 Chuck Economou Redington Bch. FL 119.081

160 161 David Fritts Lexington NC 118.203

161 162 Jason Barber Gunbarrel TX 117.742

162 164 Steve Daniel Clewiston FL 117.037

163 165 David Mansue Robbinsville NJ 116.995

164 166 Brennan Bosley Benton AR 116.844

165 167 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL 116.645

166 155 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX 116.199

167 163 Mike O'Shea Thousand Oaks CA 115.706

168 168 Randy Yarnall Womelsdorf PA 115.322

169 169 Bill Chapman Salt Rock WV 115.249

170 170 Billy Bowen, Jr. Ocala FL 115.175

171 171 Rick Morris Virginia Beach VA 114.799

172 173 Kyle Mabrey McCalla AL 114.176

173 174 Tom Monsoor La Crosse WI 114.118

174 175 Randy Dearman Onalaska TX 113.850

175 177 Sean Stickler Ft. Lauderdale FL 112.756

176 178 Charlie Weyer West Hills CA 112.552

177 179 Sam Swett Covington LA 112.402

178 180 Guido Hibdon Gravois Mills MO 112.331

179 181 Wesley Burnett Hot Springs AR 112.271

180 172 Chris Price Church Hill MD 112.162

181 176 Chris Daves Spring Grove VA 112.115

182 182 Jim Eakins Nixa MO 112.110

183 183 David Cooke Davidson NC 111.084

184 184 Terry Segraves Kissimmee FL 110.959

185 185 Masaki Shimono Shiga-Pref 110.949

186 186 Sam Newby Pocola OK 110.131

187 188 Tom Burns Carbondale IL 109.216

188 189 Jarrett Edwards Del Norte CO 108.814

189 190 Terry Baksay Monroe CT 108.509

190 191 Ken Cook Meers OK 108.232

191 187 Kotaro Kiriyama New Milford NJ 108.065

192 192 Dalton Bobo Northport AL 106.841

193 198 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores MI 106.227

194 193 Jimmy Houston Cookson OK 105.579

195 194 Robert Karbas, Jr. Wake Forest NC 104.424

196 195 Jim Carnell Muskogee OK 104.059

197 196 Byron Velvick Boulder City NV 103.603

198 197 Jim Nolan Bull Shoals AR 102.042

199 199 Sandy Melvin Boca Grande FL 99.859

200 200 David Lauer South Bend IN 99.188

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