Bowerman Snubs Rankings
Top 10 Men To Never Win The Bowerman
Only one male and one female can win the Bowerman each year. As a result, many deserving athletes don't get to hoist the trophy in December. Here is a list of the biggest snubs in the nine-year history of the award.
| Rank | Athlete | Finalist | NCAA Titles | NCAA All-Time* |
| 1 | Edward Cheserek (Oregon) | '14, '15, '16 | 17 | #1 Mile(i), #2 3k(i), #9 5k(o) |
| 2 | Lawi Lalang (Arizona) | '13, '14 | 8 | #1 5k(i), #2 Mile(i), #4 3k(i), #5 5k(o), #8 1500(o) |
| 3 | Clayton Murphy (Akron) | - | 2 | #9 1500(o) |
| 4 | Emmanuel Korir (UTEP) | - | 2 | #2 800(o) |
| 5 | Omar McLeod (Arkansas) | - | 4 | #1 60H(i), #5 110H(o) |
| 6 | Andre De Grasse (USC) | - | 2 | #4 200(i) |
| 7 | Erik Kynard (Kansas State) | - | 2 | #2 HJ(o), #4 HJ(i) |
| 8 | Trayvon Bromell (Baylor) | - | 2 | #3 100(o), #3 200(i) |
| 9 | Shawn Barber (Akron) | '15 | 3 | #1 PV(i), #2 PV(o) |
| 10 | Christian Taylor (Florida) | '11 | 3 | #4 TJ(o), #4 TJ(i) |
*Wind-legal individual marks achieved during the collegiate season on a 200m track for indoors or a 400m track for outdoors.
2017 finalists Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, and Lindon Victor were excluded from these rankings.