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