Bowerman Snubs Rankings
Top Ten Women 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 | Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) | - | 9 | #2 3k(i), #2 10k(o), #3 1500(o), #3 Mile(i), #5 5k(o), #10 5k(i) |
| 2 | Keni Harrison (Kentucky/Clemson) | '15 | 2 | #3 100H(o), #3 60H(i), #5 400H(o) |
| 3 | Lisa Koll (Iowa State) | '10 | 4 | #1 10k(o), #8 5k(o) |
| 4 | Emma Coburn (Colorado) | - | 3 | #2 3kSC(o), #5 1500(o) |
| 5 | Blessing Okagbare (UTEP) | '10 | 4 | #4 LJ(i), #5 LJ(o) |
| 6 | Abbey D'Agostino (Dartmouth) | - | 7 | #4 Mile(i), #4 3k(i), #4 5k(o) |
| 7 | Kendell Williams (Georgia) | - | 7 | #1 PEN(i), #5 HEP(o) |
| 8 | Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) | '12, '13 | 6 | #1 HJ(o), #3 HJ(i) |
| 9 | Raven Saunders (Ole Miss/Southern Illinois) | '16 | 5 | #1 SP(o), #1 SP(i) |
| 10 | Shamier Little (Texas A&M) | - | 3 | #2 400H(o) |
*Wind-legal individual marks achieved during the collegiate season on a 200m track for indoors or a 400m track for outdoors.
2017 finalists Maggie Ewen, Keturah Orji and Raevyn Rogers were excluded from these rankings.