Kansan Brent Chapman moves up to 7th from 8th in State Farm 2005 BassFan.com World Rankings

How time changes things. Last year at this time, Kansan Brent Chapman was 17th in the standings in the State Farm ranks of top professional bass anglers as ranked by BassFan.com.

Kevin VanDam was at the top, a position he has occupied for much of the life of the rankings. Within less than two points of VanDam were Alton Jones and Kelly Jordon.

A year later, Chapman has climbed nine positions to eighth while Jones and Jordon have slipped in the field ranked by a rolling two year average of finishes in major bass fishing events.

Mark Davis now occupies the number one spot, moving up from 13th since last year at this time.

The big story in January's Okeechobee FLW Tour event was Kelly Jordon's win. It was sweet for Jordon for several reasons. It was his first FLW Tour win, and it came after his terrible finish to last year's FLW Tour season, when he finished 162th, 195th and 73rd in the last three events.

After Okeechobee, Kansan Brent Chapman continued to stay in top ten by moving to 7th from 8th.

The win also helps Jordan jump up five places in the State Farm-BassFan World Rankings, from 10th to 5th. Shades of last year, when he became the first angler to knock Kevin VanDam out of the No. 1 spot, but Jordon will have to continue to finish high to offset those three uncharacteristically bad finishes from 2004.

Mark Davis, the only other angler to knock VanDam out of No. 1, did it again after Okeechobee even though neither he nor VanDam fished last week. Because of the rankings' two-year rolling average, all anglers drop finishes from two years ago and all the points are recalculated.

Davis dropped a 59th and 61st from the Harris Chain and Okeechobee Bassmasters two years ago. VanDam dropped a 47th and 53rd, but still has an 84th from the Okeechobee FLW that year, whereas Davis doesn't because he didn't fish that tour. Davis' next finish is a 34th at Seminole. All of that apparently is enough for Davis to leapfrog VanDam again (VanDam has never been ranked lower than 2nd in the world).
Other notable movement includes:

Greg Hackney finished 66th at the Okeechobee FLW, but gets back up to 3rd in the world. He dropped a 12th-place finish from two years ago, so his jump is likely the result of a "lag effect of his good finishes from last year. The effect, which works both ways, is due to the two-year rolling average and the curve the rankings formula is based on.
Dean Rojas finished 3rd at Okeechobee and jumps up seven spots, returning him to the Top 10 in 6th.
Alton Jones finished 126th at Okeechobee and falls four places to 8th.
Gerald Swindle, who didn't fish at Okeechobee, also falls four places to 9th.
Mark Kile, who is not fishing either tour this year, gains one place and is in 10th. At some point he will begin to fall in the rankings and will continue to fall.
A 30th-place finish at Okeechobee helps Zell Rowland move up from 17th to 11th.
A 146th at Okeechobee helps Takahiro Omori fall seven places to 14th in the world.
Dave Lefebre jumps 15 places to 37th after a 26th at Okeechobee.
Michigan's Chad Grigsby, who finished 9th at Okeechobee, has the biggest jump this week: 43 places, from 115th to 72nd.
After finishing 199th, Dion Hibdon has the biggest fall: 71st to 119th (48 places).
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State Farm-BassFan World Rankings
Place Prior Angler City State Points
1 2 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR 219.490
2 1 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI 212.449
3 6 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA 212.415
4 3 Skeet Reese Auburn CA 212.354
5 10 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX 209.782
6 13 Dean Rojas Grand Saline TX 209.113
7 8 Brent Chapman Shawnee KS 207.327
8 4 Alton Jones Waco TX 206.926
9 5 Gerald Swindle Hayden AL 206.705
10 11 Mark Kile Payson AZ 200.348
11 17 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX 199.843
12 9 Gary Klein Weatherford TX 199.382
13 16 Edwin Evers Mannsville OK 199.043
14 7 Takahiro Omori Emory TX 199.031
15 12 Harold Allen Shelbyville TX 198.982
16 18 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL 195.941
17 19 Mike Surman Boca Raton FL 195.723
18 14 Peter Thliveros Jacksonville FL 195.159
19 20 Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. Gainesville FL 190.631
20 23 Aaron Martens Castaic CA 189.289
21 15 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX 188.358
22 22 Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount NC 187.470
23 21 Jim Bitter Fruitland Park FL 187.213
24 26 Ron Shuffield Bismarck AR 187.152
25 25 David Walker Sevierville TN 186.907
26 27 Kevin Wirth Crestwood KY 185.310
27 24 Marty Stone Linden NC 183.623
28 32 Davy Hite Prosperity SC 182.017
29 31 Matt Reed Madisonville TX 180.793
30 29 Jay Yelas Tyler TX 179.204
31 37 Denny Brauer Camdenton MO 178.686
32 38 Kenyon Hill Norman OK 177.917
33 33 John Murray Phoenix AZ 177.749
34 34 David Dudley Manteo NC 176.318
35 48 Randy Howell Springville AL 175.993
36 43 Ish Monroe Hughson CA 175.883
37 52 Dave Lefebre Union City PA 175.673
38 50 Scott R. Martin Clewiston FL 175.115
39 36 David Wharton Sam Rayburn TX 174.926
40 46 Matthew Herren Clay AL 174.595
41 41 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ 173.513
42 40 Chad Brauer Osage Beach MO 172.650
43 56 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC 172.373
44 35 Terry Scroggins Palatka FL 171.561
45 47 Jimmy D. Mize Ben Lomond AR 171.059
46 44 Brian Snowden Reeds Springs MO 170.514
47 39 Stacey D. King Reeds Spring MO 170.348
48 61 Luke Clausen Spokane WA 170.072
49 45 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK 168.831
50 64 Andy Morgan Dayton TN 168.213
51 55 Randy Blaukat Lamar MO 167.367
52 54 Mark Menendez Paducah KY 165.667
53 49 Bud Pruitt Spring TX 165.241
54 53 Jack L. Wade Knoxville TN 164.973
55 63 Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville IL 164.272
56 30 Dan Morehead Paducah KY 163.580
57 58 Robert Lee Angels Camp CA 161.980
58 28 Michael Iaconelli Voorhees NJ 161.409
59 59 Joe Thomas Milford OH 160.684
60 57 Jeff Reynolds Platter OK 159.350
61 72 Mickey Bruce Buford GA 159.030
62 60 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK 158.360
63 62 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC 158.081
64 42 Tracy Adams Wilkesboro NC 157.374
65 51 Alvin Shaw State Road NC 156.734
66 78 Todd Ary Birmingham AL 154.721
67 65 Ben Matsubu Mineola TX 153.240
68 67 Mark Tyler Scottsdale AZ 153.110
69 80 Ray Sedgwick Cross SC 153.065
70 69 Ricky Shumpert Lexington SC 152.737
71 96 Keith Williams Conway AR 152.266
72 115 Chad Grigsby Colon MI 151.721
73 79 Tom Mann, Jr. Buford GA 150.891
74 66 Shad Schenck Waynetown IN 150.053
75 86 Wesley Strader Spring City TN 149.347
76 77 Mike Reynolds Modesto CA 148.948
77 104 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX 148.520
78 110 Greg Pugh Cullman AL 148.378
79 84 Randy Alexander London KY 147.841
80 75 Larry Nixon Bee Branch AR 147.113
81 88 Brooks Rogers Quitman TX 146.915
82 81 Lee Bailey, Jr. Amston CT 146.889
83 82 Roland Martin Naples FL 146.734
84 98 Marcel Veenstra Brighton MI 146.564
85 76 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR 146.173
86 83 Mark Rogers Naples FL 145.670
87 93 Dennis Kolender San Diego CA 144.613
88 97 Koby Kreiger Okeechobee FL 144.399
89 102 Pete Ponds Madison MS 144.250
90 90 George Cochran Hot Springs AR 143.678
91 95 Chris McCall Jasper TX 143.602
92 70 Jimmy Millsaps Canton GA 143.147
93 87 O.T. Fears III Sallisaw OK 142.986
94 92 Kevin Vida Clare MI 142.811
95 100 Lance Vick Mineola TX 142.014
96 94 Guy Eaker Cherryville NC 141.846
97 108 Rick Clunn Ava MO 141.790
98 73 Jason Kilpatrick Satsuma AL 141.460
99 107 Jay Kendrick Ooltewah TN 141.274
100 105 Charles Ingram Santa Fe TN 141.097
101 122 Andre Moore Scottsdale AZ 140.853
102 99 John Crews, Jr. Jetersville VA 140.247
103 121 Chris Elliott Gloucester NC 140.042
104 74 Paul Elias Pachuta MS 139.783
105 125 Chip Harrison, Jr. Bremen IN 139.313
106 135 Toshinari Namiki Mineola TX 139.071
107 124 Sean Hoernke Quitman TX 138.668
108 103 Cody Bird Granbury TX 138.105
109 85 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL 137.640
110 117 Curt Lytle Suffolk VA 137.464
111 132 Mark Rose Marion AR 137.446
112 91 Mike Wurm Hot Springs AR 136.217
113 120 Tommy Stiles McMinnville TN 135.901
114 114 Yusuke Miyazaki Mineola TX 135.217
115 138 Joel G. Richardson Kernersville NC 135.115
116 128 Mark Hardin Canton GA 134.968
117 130 Dale Teaney Williamsburg OH 134.864
118 127 Jack A. Gadlage Benton KY 133.544
119 71 Dion Hibdon Stover MO 132.999
120 112 Charlie Hartley Grove City OH 132.518
121 118 Tim Loper Terry MS 131.947
122 155 Terry Bolton, Jr. Paducah KY 131.549
123 109 Elton Luce, Jr. Brookeland TX 131.257
124 89 Mike Hawkes Sabinal TX 131.194
125 123 Roger Boler Slidell LA 131.095
126 119 Mike Auten Benton KY 130.242
127 165 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL 130.037
128 141 Dwayne Horton Knoxville TN 127.569
129 106 Carl Svebek III Sam Rayburn TX 126.041
130 152 Tim Carroll Owasso OK 125.475
131 116 Jim Moynagh Carver MN 125.299
132 151 Warren Wyman Castaic CA 125.174
133 148 Tony Couch Buckhead GA 124.828
134 129 Todd Auten Gastonia NC 123.806
135 139 Jerry Williams Conway AR 123.738
136 134 Mark Rizk Redding CA 122.994
137 142 Robert Hamilton, Jr. Hattiesburg MS 122.074
138 145 Danny Correia Marlboro MA 121.138
139 170 Billy Bowen, Jr. Ocala FL 120.872
140 133 Jeremiah Kindy Benton AR 120.572
141 150 Charles Hammack New Caney TX 120.145
142 149 Mark Pack Mineola TX 119.202
143 136 Darrel Robertson Jay OK 118.090
144 166 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX 118.052
145 162 Steve Daniel Clewiston FL 117.846
146 175 Sean Stickler Ft. Lauderdale FL 117.251
147 143 Ken Strickland Oak Ridge NC 115.869
148 156 Woo Daves Spring Grove VA 115.637
149 140 Morizo Shimizu Osaka 115.247
150 157 Casey Iwai Laveen AZ 114.841
151 167 Mike O'Shea Thousand Oaks CA 114.101
152 158 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR 114.035
153 137 Harmon Davis Marlow OK 113.824
154 161 Jason Barber Gunbarrel TX 113.737
155 171 Rick Morris Virginia Beach VA 112.802
156 159 Chuck Economou Redington Bch. FL 112.684
157 184 Terry Segraves Kissimmee FL 112.313
158 160 David Fritts Lexington NC 111.797
159 196 Jim Carnell Muskogee OK 111.027
160 144 Jim Tutt Longview TX 110.196
161 182 Jim Eakins Nixa MO 110.136
162 173 Tom Monsoor La Crosse WI 109.674
163 198 Jim Nolan Bull Shoals AR 109.629
164 172 Kyle Mabrey McCalla AL 108.592
165 188 Jarrett Edwards Del Norte CO 107.315
166 164 Brennan Bosley Benton AR 106.744
167 177 Sam Swett Covington LA 106.570
168 178 Guido Hibdon Gravois Mills MO 106.408
169 193 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores MI 106.104
170 154 Mark Goines Shady Point OK 106.023
171 146 Pat Fisher Dacula GA 105.577
172 187 Tom Burns Carbondale IL 105.182
173 185 Masaki Shimono Shiga-Pref 105.062
174 195 Robert Karbas, Jr. Wake Forest NC 105.001
175 190 Ken Cook Meers OK 104.896
176 183 David Cooke Davidson NC 104.023
177 169 Bill Chapman Salt Rock WV 102.810
178 191 Kotaro Kiriyama New Milford NJ 102.112
179 192 Dalton Bobo Northport AL 102.087
180 176 Charlie Weyer West Hills CA 101.320
181 179 Wesley Burnett Hot Springs AR 101.285
182 147 Rick Lillegard Atkinson NH 101.114
183 199 Sandy Melvin Boca Grande FL 101.108
184 - Jack Bell Kane PA 98.734
185 186 Sam Newby Pocola OK 96.865
186 200 David Lauer South Bend IN 96.279
187 197 Byron Velvick Boulder City NV 95.902
188 - Craig Powers Rockwood TN 95.109
189 - J.T. Kenney Frostburg MD 94.880
190 189 Terry Baksay Monroe CT 94.353
191 194 Jimmy Houston Cookson OK 94.114
192 - Chris Daniels Clayton NC 93.688
193 - Rick Taylor Holland MI 93.015
194 - Russ Moran Murfreesboro TN 91.260
195 - Robert Duke McCardle Marietta GA 85.733
196 - Mike Leblanc Colchester VT 82.676
197 - Jeffrey Thomas Broadway NC 81.576
198 - Eric Nethery Acworth GA 81.419
199 - Bobby Curtis Siloam Springs AR 80.945
200 - Jody Cordell Flowery Branch GA 78.216

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