U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile Places for 1947–62 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings

1947 1...... Gil Dodds

1948 1...... Gil Dodds

1949 (no U.S. in World Ranks)

1950 1...... Don Gehrmann 2...... John Twomey

1951 (no U.S. in World Ranks)

1952 1...... Bob McMillen

1953 1...... Wes Santee

1954 1...... Wes Santee

1955 1...... Wes Santee

1956–59 (no U.S. in World Ranks) © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 6-time No. 1 Matthew Centrowitz was preceded as a ranker by his father Matt, No. 3 in ’76

© Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 1960 1964 1967 1...... Dyrol Burleson 1...... Dyrol Burleson 1...... Jim Ryun 2...... Tom O’Hara 2...... Tom von Ruden 1961 3...... Jim Grelle 3...... Roscoe Divine 1...... Dyrol Burleson 4...... Jim Ryun 4...... Jim Grelle 2...... Jim Beatty 5...... Morgan Groth 5...... Dave Wilborn 1962 6...... Archie San Romani 6...... Sam Bair 1...... Jim Beatty 7...... Bob Schul 7...... Marty Liquori 2...... Jim Grelle 8...... Bob Day 8...... Tim Danielson 3...... Dyrol Burleson 9...... John Camien 9...... Harry McCalla 4...... Cary Weisiger 10...... Ben Tucker 10...... Richard Romo 5...... Bill Dotson 1965 1968 6...... Keith Forman 1...... Jim Ryun 1...... Jim Ryun 1963 2...... Jim Grelle 2...... Dave Patrick 1...... Dyrol Burleson 3...... Bob Day 3...... John Mason 2...... Tom O’Hara 4...... Dyrol Burleson 4...... Tom von Ruden 3...... Cary Weisiger 5...... John Garrison 5...... Marty Liquori 4...... Jim Beatty 6...... Cary Weisiger 6...... Roscoe Divine 5...... Jim Grelle 7...... Bob Delaney 7...... Sam Bair 6...... Morgan Groth 8...... Robin Lingle 8...... Dave Wilborn 7...... John Camien 9...... Morgan Groth 9...... Brian Kivlan 8...... Bob Seaman 10...... Bob Schul 10...... Jerry Richey 9...... Cal Elmore 1966 1969 10...... Pat McNeal 1...... Jim Ryun 1...... Marty Liquori 2...... Dyrol Burleson 2...... Jim Ryun 3...... Jim Grelle 3...... John Mason 4...... John Camien 4...... Sam Bair 5...... Tim Danielson 5...... Chuck LaBenz 6...... Richard Romo 6...... Bob Day 7...... Dave Patrick 7...... John Lawson 8...... Cary Weisiger 8...... Barry Brown 9...... Tom von Ruden 9...... Brian Kivlan 10...... Roscoe Divine 10...... Howell Michael

© Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 1970 1973 1976 1...... Chuck LaBenz 1...... Dave Wottle 1...... Rick Wohlhuter 2...... Marty Liquori 2...... Len Hilton 2...... Mike Durkin 3...... Howell Michael 3...... Steve Prefontaine 3...... Matt Centrowitz 4...... Jere van Dyk 4...... Marty Liquori 4...... Mike Manke 5...... Jim Crawford 5...... Chuck LaBenz 5...... Mike Slack 6...... Tom von Ruden 6...... Ken Popejoy 6...... Rick Musgrave 7...... Dave Wottle 7...... Tommy Fulton 7...... Steve Scott 8...... John Mason 8...... Rick Wohlhuter 8...... Mark Feig 9...... Dennis Savage 9...... Tony Waldrop 9...... Paul Cummings 10...... Roscoe Divine 10...... Reggie McAfee 10...... Ken Popejoy

1971 1974 1977 1...... Marty Liquori 1...... Rick Wohlhuter 1...... Steve Scott 2...... Jim Ryun 2...... Paul Cummings 2...... Mike Slack 3...... Tom von Ruden 3...... Len Hilton 3...... Phil Kane 4...... Jim Crawford 4...... Tony Waldrop 4...... Marty Liquori 5...... John Mason 5...... Tom Byers 5...... Steve Foster 6...... Steve Prefontaine 6...... Mike Slack 6...... Steve Lacy 7...... Bob Wheeler 7...... Bruce Fischer 7...... Mike Manke 8...... John Baker 8...... Marty Liquori 8...... Paul Cummings 9...... Jere van Dyk 9...... Tommy Fulton 9...... Tom Duits 10...... Reggie McAfee 10...... Howell Michael 10...... Ed Arriola

1972 1975 1978 1...... Jim Ryun 1...... Marty Liquori 1...... Steve Scott 2...... Dave Wottle 2...... Rick Wohlhuter 2...... Steve Lacy 3...... Jerome Howe 3...... Ken Popejoy 3...... Mike Manke 4...... Bob Wheeler 4...... Len Hilton 4...... Don Paige 5...... Howell Michael 5...... Mark Schilling 5...... Tom Duits 6...... Steve Prefontaine 6...... Steve Heidenreich 6...... Dick Buerkle 7...... Duncan Macdonald 7...... Tony Waldrop 7...... Jerald Jones 8...... Bruce Fischer 8...... Scott Daggatt 8...... Craig Masback 9...... Tom von Ruden 9...... Mike Durkin 9...... Rudy Chapa 10...... Jim Crawford 10...... Steve Foster 10...... Bruce Fischer

© Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 1979 1982 1985 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Sydney Maree 2...... Don Paige 2...... Sydney Maree 2...... Steve Scott 4...... Todd Harbour 3...... Tom Byers 3...... Jim Spivey 5...... Steve Lacy 4...... Todd Harbour 4...... Tim Hacker 5...... Craig Masback 5...... Jim Spivey 5...... Chuck Aragon 6...... Tom Duits 6...... Chuck Aragon 6...... Adam Dixon 7...... Ross Donoghue 7...... John Gregorek 7...... Todd Harbour 8...... Phil Kane 8...... Richie Harris 8...... Dub Myers 9...... Dan Aldridge 9...... Craig Masback 9...... Richie Harris 10...... Andy Clifford 10...... Don Paige 10...... Brian Theriot

1980 1983 1986 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Steve Scott 2...... Steve Lacy 2...... Sydney Maree 2...... Sydney Maree 3...... Mike Durkin 3...... Tom Byers 3...... Jim Spivey 3...... Craig Masback 4...... Jim Spivey 4...... Dub Myers 4...... Todd Harbour 5...... Todd Harbour 5...... Jeff Atkinson 6...... Don Paige 6...... Ross Donoghue 6...... Chuck Aragon 7...... Richie Harris 7...... Chuck Aragon 7...... Mike Stahr 8...... Jim Spivey 8...... Craig Masback 8...... Maurice Smith 9...... Kevin Ryan 9...... Doug Padilla 9...... Tom Byers 10...... Rick Musgrave 10...... Mark Fricker 10...... Earl Jones

1981 1984 1987 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Jim Spivey 2...... Todd Harbour 2...... Jim Spivey 2...... Steve Scott 3...... Craig Masback 3...... Chuck Aragon 3...... Sydney Maree 4...... Tom Byers 4...... Richie Harris 4...... Chuck Aragon 5...... Jim Spivey 5...... Sydney Maree 5...... Tim Hacker 6...... Richie Harris 6...... Tim Hacker 6...... Charles Marsala 7...... Doug Padilla 7...... Dub Myers 7...... Dub Myers 8...... Chuck Aragon 8...... Brian Theriot 8...... John Gregorek 9...... Tom Smith 9...... Kevin Johnson 9...... Terry Brahm 10...... Dan Aldridge 10...... Ross Donoghue 10...... Jeff Pigg

© Track & Field News 2020 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 1988 1991 1994 1...... Steve Scott 1...... Jim Spivey 1...... Steve Holman 2...... Jim Spivey 2...... Terrance Herrington 2...... Terrance Herrington 3...... Jeff Atkinson 3...... Steve Scott 3...... Jim Spivey 4...... Sydney Maree 4...... Steve Holman 4...... Bob Kennedy 5...... Mark Deady 5...... Greg Whiteley 5...... Jason Pyrah 6...... Tim Hacker 6...... Paul Vandegrift 6...... Marc Davis 7...... Joe Falcon 7...... Bob Whelan 7...... Erik Nedeau 8...... Terry Brahm 8...... Joe Falcon 8...... Mark Dailey 9...... Richie Martinez 9...... John Gregorek 9...... Paul Vandegrift 10...... Maurice Smith 10...... Bill Burke 10.... Christian Cushing-murray

1989 1992 1995 1...... Jeff Atkinson 1...... Jim Spivey 1...... Steve Holman 2...... Steve Scott 2...... Steve Holman 2...... Paul McMullen 3...... Joe Falcon 3...... Joe Falcon 3...... Brian Hyde 4...... Tim Hacker 4...... Terrance Herrington 4...... Terrance Herrington 5...... Terrance Herrington 5...... Greg Whiteley 5...... Erik Nedeau 6...... Sydney Maree 6...... Charles Marsala 6...... Michael Cox 7...... Jim Spivey 7...Christian Cushing-murray 7...... Jason Pyrah 8...... John Quade 8...... Mark Dailey 8...Christian Cushing-murray 9...... Mike Stahr 9...... Bob Kennedy 9...... Jim Sorensen 10...... Terry Brahm 10...... Paul Vandegrift 10...... Scott Anderson

1990 1993 1996 1...... Joe Falcon 1...... Jim Spivey 1...... Paul McMullen 2...... Maurice Smith 2...... Steve Holman 2...... Steve Holman 3...... Jim Spivey 3...... Bill Burke 3...... Jason Pyrah 4...... Steve Ave 4...... Mark Dailey 4...... Jim Sorensen 5...... Bob Kennedy 5...... Joe Falcon 5...... Rich Kenah 6...... Paul Vandegrift 6...... Terrance Herrington 6...... Erik Nedeau 7...... Steve Holman 7...... Marc Davis 7...... Matt Holthaus 8...... Steve Scott 8...... Bob Kennedy 8...... Andy Downin 9...... Doug Padilla 9...Christian Cushing-murray 9...... Brian Hyde 10...... John Quade 10...... Jerry Schumacher 10...... Terrance Herrington

© Track & Field News 2020 — 5 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 1997 2000 2003 1...... Steve Holman 1...... Gabe Jennings 1..... David Krummenacker 2...... Seneca Lassiter 2...... Jason Pyrah 2...... Jason Lunn 3...... Rich Kenah 3...... Michael Stember 3...... Grant Robison 4...... Jason Pyrah 4...... Steve Holman 4...... Bryan Berryhill 5...... Marc Davis 5...... Jason Lunn 5...... Michael Stember 6...... Karl Paranya 6...... Seneca Lassiter 6...... Charlie Gruber 7...... Brian Hyde 7...... Andy Downin 7...... Jess Strutzel 8...... Paul McMullen 8...... Karl Paranya 8...... Dan Wilson 9...... Mark Sivieri 9..... David Krummenacker 9...... Seneca Lassiter 10...... Richie Boulet 10...... Matt Holthaus 10...... Joel Atwater

1998 2001 2004 1...... Jamey Harris 1...... Paul McMullen 1...... Alan Webb 2...... Steve Holman 2...... Seneca Lassiter 2...... Charlie Gruber 3...... Paul McMullen 3...... Adam Goucher 3...... Rob Myers 4...... Richie Boulet 4...... Bryan Berryhill 4...... Jason Lunn 5..... David Krummenacker 5...... Andy Downin 5...... Nathan Robison 6...... Jason Pyrah 6...... Alan Webb 6...... Donald Sage 7...... Karl Paranya 7...... Gabe Jennings 7...... Said Ahmed 8...... Alan Culpepper 8...... Jason Lunn 8...... Michael Stember 9...... Seneca Lassiter 9...... Michael Stember 9...... Chris Lukezic 10...... Gabe Jennings 10...... Clay Schwabe 10...... Chris Estwanik

1999 2002 2005 1...... Steve Holman 1..... David Krummenacker 1...... Bernard Lagat 2...... Seneca Lassiter 2...... Seneca Lassiter 2...... Alan Webb 3..... David Krummenacker 3...... Bryan Berryhill 3...... Rob Myers 4...... Matt Holthaus 4...... Ibrahim Aden 4...... Chris Lukezic 5...... Michael Stember 5...... Grant Robison 5...... Scott McGowan 6...... Karl Paranya 6...... Jason Lunn 6...... Jon Rankin 7...... Adam Goucher 7...... Jonathon Riley 7...... Leo Manzano 8...... Bryan Berryhill 8...... Donald Sage 8...... Charlie Gruber 9...... Jonathon Riley 9...... Dan Wilson 9...... Jason Lunn 10...... Gabe Jennings 10...... Matt Lane 10...... Chris Estwanik

© Track & Field News 2020 — 6 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 2006 2009 2012 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 2...... Chris Lukezic 2...... Lopez Lomong 2...... Leo Manzano 3...... Matt Tegenkamp 3...... Leo Manzano 3...... Bernard Lagat 4...... Said Ahmed 4...... Dorian Utley 4...... Andrew Wheating 5...... Anthony Famiglietti 5...... Stephen Pifer 5...... David Torrence 6...... Rob Myers 6...... Will Leer 6...... Andy Bayer 7...... Jason Lunn 7...... Evan Jager 7...... Robby Andrews 8...... Gabe Jennings 8...... Rob Myers 8...... Jordan McNamara 9...... Leo Manzano 9...... German Fernandez 9...... Galen Rupp 10...... Christian Smith 10...... Russell Brown 10...... Craig Miller

2007 2010 2013 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Leo Manzano 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 2...... Alan Webb 2...... Andrew Wheating 2...... Leo Manzano 3...... Leo Manzano 3...... Lopez Lomong 3...... Lopez Lomong 4...... Chris Lukezic 4...... Bernard Lagat 4...... Galen Rupp 5...... Rob Myers 5...... Will Leer 5...... Jordan McNamara 6...... Said Ahmed 6...... David Torrence 6...... Garrett Heath 7...... Russell Brown 7...... Russell Brown 7...... Matt Elliott 8...... Jon Rankin 8...... Garrett Heath 8...... Will Leer 9...... Matt Tegenkamp 9...... A.J. Acosta 9...... Mac Fleet 10...... John Jefferson 10...... Jack Bolas 10...... David Torrence

2008 2011 2014 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 1...... Leo Manzano 2...... Lopez Lomong 2...... Bernard Lagat 2...... Matthew Centrowitz 3...... Leo Manzano 3...... Leo Manzano 3...... Pat Casey 4...... Jon Rankin 4...... Andrew Wheating 4...... Lopez Lomong 5...... Will Leer 5...... David Torrence 5...... Will Leer 6...... Alan Webb 6...... Lopez Lomong 6...... Garrett Heath 7...... Said Ahmed 7...... Will Leer 7...... Jordan McNamara 8...... Andy McClary 8...... Dorian Utley 8...... Kyle Merber 9...... Chris Lukezic 9...... Russell Brown 9...... David Torrence 10...... Rob Myers 10...... Kyle Miller 10...... Mac Fleet

© Track & Field News 2020 — 7 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 1500/Mile 2015 2017 2019 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 1...... Johnny Gregorek 1...... Craig Engels 2...... Robby Andrews 2...... Matthew Centrowitz 2...... Matthew Centrowitz 3...... Leo Manzano 3...... Robby Andrews 3...... Josh Thompson 4...... Ben Blankenship 4...... Ben Blankenship 4...... Ben Blankenship 5...... Andrew Wheating 5...... Craig Engels 5...... Sam Prakel 6...... Evan Jager 6...... Clayton Murphy 6...... Eric Avila 7...... Kyle Merber 7...... Eric Jenkins 7...... Johnny Gregorek 8...... Garrett Heath 8...... Kyle Merber 8...... Izaic Yorks 9...... Cory Leslie 9...... Drew Hunter 9...... Brannon Kidder 10...... Riley Masters 10...... Colby Alexander 10...... Henry Wynne

2016 2018 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 1...... Matthew Centrowitz 2...... Ben Blankenship 2...... Drew Hunter 3...... Robby Andrews 3...... Izaic Yorks 4...... Leo Manzano 4...... Pat Casey 5...... Colby Alexander 5...... Clayton Murphy 6...... Johnny Gregorek 6...... Eric Jenkins 7...... Kyle Merber 7...... Robert Domanic 8...... Clayton Murphy 8...... Sam Prakel 9...... Craig Engels 9...... Johnny Gregorek 10...... Izaic Yorks 10...... Craig Engels

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