The table below lists the runners-up () in the top division at official sumo tournaments or since the six tournaments per year system was instituted in 1958. The runner up is determined by the wrestler(s) with the second highest winâÂÂloss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament.
Below a wrestler's name their rank and winâÂÂloss score that tournament are given. P indicates an additional loss in a , number of are given in parentheses, <sup>â </sup> marks a before a name change, <sup>â¡</sup> marks a after a name change. Names in italics mark a by a .