A number of storylines will come to a close this week on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake. This weekend’s final standings will crown a Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year champion, will designate one new Elite as Rookie of the Year for 2017, will firm up the majority of the field for the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic and will set eight participants for a head-to-head fishoff in the Bassmaster Classic Bracket the week after the AOY Championship.
Below are the 50 anglers fishing for spots in the Bassmaster Classic and in the Classic Bracket. Also, the total payouts for the AOY Championship are included.
Rank Angler AOY Points
| 1 | Brandon Palaniuk | 811 |
| 2 | Jason Christie | 796 |
| 3 | Jacob Wheeler | 778 |
| 4 | Casey Ashley | 747 |
| 5 | Ott DeFoe | 733 |
| 6 | Greg Hackney | 723 |
| 7 | Edwin Evers | 722 |
| 8 | Jordan Lee | 721 |
| 9 | Jamie Hartman | 701 |
| 10 | Dustin Connell | 678 |
| 11 | Kevin VanDam | 675 |
| 12 | Brent Ehrler | 673 |
| 13 | Keith Combs | 661 |
| 14 | Gerald Swindle | 653 |
| 15 | Seth Feider | 652 |
| 16 | Todd Faircloth | 647 |
| 17 | Bobby Lane Jr. | 646 |
| 18 | Aaron Martens | 643 |
| 19 | Mark Davis | 629 |
| 20 | Mark Daniels Jr. | 622 |
| 21 | Matt Lee | 618 |
| 22 | Clifford Pirch | 618 |
| 23 | Brandon Coulter | 615 |
| 24 | John Crews Jr | 608 |
| 25 | Randy Howell | 605 |
| 26 | Russ Lane | 605 |
| 27 | Cliff Pace | 605 |
| 28 | Hank Cherry Jr | 604 |
| 29 | David Walker | 603 |
| 30 | Bradley Roy | 596 |
| 31 | Luke Clausen | 594 |
| 32 | Brandon Lester | 591 |
| 33 | Alton Jones | 585 |
| 34 | Micah Frazier | 576 |
| 35 | James Elam | 576 |
| 36 | Josh Bertrand | 575 |
| 37 | Steve Kennedy | 574 |
| 38 | Ish Monroe | 572 |
| 39 | Jesse Wiggins | 571 |
| 40 | Jason Williamson | 569 |
| 41 | Kelley Jaye | 565 |
| 42 | Skeet Reese | 564 |
| 43 | Jacob Powroznik | 555 |
| 44 | Dave Lefebre | 550 |
| 45 | Brock Mosley | 548 |
| 46 | Michael Iaconelli | 542 |
| 47 | Bill Lowen | 536 |
| 48 | Mike McClelland | 535 |
| 49 | Jonathon VanDam | 535 |
| 50 | Adrian Avena | 530 |
