ESPN Band of the Year preseason rankings revealed
ESPN Band of the Year has released its preseason rankings for the fourth year of the competition, encompassing Division I and Division II bands. The full rundown of the rankings, released on HBCU Gameday, covered both Division I and Division II bands.
North Carolina A&T’s Blue and Gold Marching Machine and Virginia State’s Trojan Explosion take the top spot in both rankings. North Carolina A&T won the inaugural ESPN Band of the Year competition for Division I.
The top ten for both Division I and Division II are below, with a full breakdown of the various sections on HBCU Gameday.
Division I rankings
Here’s a combined ranking table across all categories:
| Band (School) | Overall | Musicality | Pictures/Drill & Design | Percussion | Drum Majors | Auxiliaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue and Gold Marching Machine (NC A&T) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Sonic Boom of the South (Jackson State) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Spartan Legion (Norfolk State) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Human Jukebox (Southern) | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 |
| Marching Wildcats (Bethune-Cookman) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Marching “100” (FAMU) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Ocean of Soul (Texas Southern) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Mighty Marching Hornets (Alabama State) | 8 | 9 | — | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Marching 101 (SC State) | 9 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — |
| Aristocrat of Bands (Tennessee State) | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Marching Storm (Prairie View A&M) | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 10 |
| Sound Machine (NC Central) | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — |
| Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite (Alcorn State) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
| Marching Maroon and White (Alabama A&M) | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
A dash (—) means that band wasn’t ranked in that particular category’s top 10.
Division II rankings
Here’s the combined ranking table across all categories:
| Band (School) | Overall | Musicality | Pictures/Drill & Design | Percussion | Drum Majors | Auxiliaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Explosion (Virginia State) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Purple Marching Machine (Miles College) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| The ROAR Marching Band (Florida Memorial) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Marching Bronco eXpress/MBX (Fayetteville State) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Band of Distinction (Benedict College) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Red Sea of Sound (Winston-Salem State) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Marching Rams Show Band (Albany State) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Marching Crimson Pipers (Tuskegee) | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Blue Machine Marching Band (Fort Valley State) | 9 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Marching Pride (Langston) | 10 | — | 8 | — | 9 | — |
| Virginia Union University | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Savannah State University | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Talladega College | — | — | — | 9 | — | 10 |
A dash (—) means that band wasn’t ranked in that particular category’s top 10.
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