March DIVE-NESS • USA Dive Bar of the Year!

Each year to coincide with March Madness we run a Dive bar tournament (March Dive-Ness) to find out who the Dive Bar of the Year is ..... last year over 155,000 votes were cast.

The Top 16 USA Dive Bars for 2025:

1. Pete's Garage - Oronoco, WI

2. Leadmine - Benton, WI 

3. New Diggins Store - New Diggins, WI

4. Jim's Knoxville Tap - Milan, IL

5. The Edge Eatery - Rapids City, IL 

6. Top Fuel Saloon - Braidwood, IL

7. Swanny's - Colona, IL

8. Nutty Bar - Andover, IL

9. Willy’s Still - Hurley, WI

10. BS General Store - Folletts, IA

11. Bob's Bar - Fosters, MI

12. Peacock Tavern - Port Byron, IL

13. Cabin Bar - Nicollet, MN

14. Choppers - East Moline, IL

15. 702 Bar - Midland, MI

16. Wilderness Bar - Williams, MN

The Top 16 USA Dive Bars for 2024:

1. Leadmine - Benton, WI

2. Swanny's - Colona, IL

3. Jim's Knoxville Tap - Milan, IL

4. American Tap - Webster City, IA

5. The Edge Eatery - Rapids City, IL 

6. Vermilion Club - Lake Vermilion, MN

7. Willy’s Still - Hurley, WI

8. Buzz Stop - Winnebago, MN 

9. Beer City - Omaha, NE

10. Farmer’s Home Tavern - Hemlock, MI 

11. Psycho Silo - Langley, IL

12. Wilderness Bar - Williams, MN

13. Blue Bair - Delavan, MN

14. TNT Roundhouse - Savana, IL

15. Tip Top - Ames, IA 

16. Hattrix Club - Kenosha, WI

The Top 16 USA Dive Bars for 2023:

1. The Edge Eatery - Rapids City, IL 

2. Farmer’s Home Tavern - Hemlock, MI 

3. Willy’s Still - Hurley, WI

4. Buzz Stop - Winnebago, MN 

5. Cabin Bar - Nicollet, MN 

6. Tip Top - Ames, IA 

7. Bunkhouse - Toston, MT 

8. Michelle’s Getaway Too - Clarksville, TN

9. BS General Store - Folletts, IA

10. Burt’s Dog House - Boxholm, IA 

11. Niko’s Cabin - Belvidere, IL 

12. Jefferson Lounge -Baton Rouge, LA 

13. Rungo’s - Stratford, IA

14. Pine River In - Hillsboro, WI

15. FunknDive - Ogden, UT

16. East Town Pub - Green Bay, WI

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2022

1st - Riverside Tavern - Lehigh, Iowa

2nd - Outlaws Saloon - Ferndale, Washington

2021 - No contest (Covid)

2020

1st - Riverside Tavern - Lehigh, Iowa

2nd - Outlaws Saloon - Ferndale, Washington

2019

1st - Funk-n-Dive - Ogden, Utah

2nd - Jerry's Bar - Omaha, Nebraska