I thought it lost in the Prizefight against the EVO? I could be wrong.
Yes it did lose to the Evo and I believe it also lost to the T-mobile G2,
I believe the Top Android list was a combination of Editor scores And user scores.
based on Editor only feedback the Epic loses to the Evo and G2.
I place more value in the real world user rankings as users are dealing with the phones with day to day issues, pushing the phones to their limits, installing apps running various media ect..
the editors get a brief experience with the devices and have very little time with each individual device. Often their reviews are based on Firts look impressions.
IMHO the Epic is deserving of Top Android phone and top smart phone ( PC World 2010) once it gets Froyo it will rock even more.