North Carolina A&T overtakes Division I Band of The Year Lead (1454 hits)
The latest rankings for the ESPN Band of The Year HBCU band championship are in and North Carolina A&T has made the leap to no. 1.
The North Carolina A&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine jumped up from no. 2 to no. 1, overtaking the Southern University Human Jukebox in the latest ESPN Band of Th Year rankings released exclusively to HBCU Gameday. A&T ranks first in musicality, percussion and picture, drill/design.
The rankings have been cut from the top 15 to the top 10 programs in their latest iteration.
10 Alabama State “Marching Hornets” 9 Florida A&M “Marching 100” 8 Tennessee State University “Aristocrat of Bands” 7 Southern University “Human Jukebox” 6 Prairie View A&M University “Marching Storm” 5 Bethune-Cookman University “Marching Wildcats” 4 Texas Southern University “Ocean of Soul” 3 Jackson State University “Sonic Boom of the South” 2 Norfolk State University “Spartan Legion” 1 NC A&T “Blue and Gold Marching Machine”
Auxiliaries
1 Jackson State 2 Norfolk State 3 North Carolina A&T 4 Texas Southern 5 Florida A&M 6 Tennessee State 7 Prairie View A&M 8 Southern 9 Bethune-Cookman 10 Alabama State
