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Preseason: Ranking The Top 15 HBCU Bands In America For 2015

HBCU Sports by HBCU Sports
August 21, 2015
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Anyone who has ever spent any significant amount of time on an HBCU campus knows that marching band, and all it implies, is a sport. Much like football.

There are summer high school band camps, hosted by college band programs, created with the intent to attract future student musicians. Just like football.

Of course, there are those preseason band camps where – just like football – musicians endure the summer heat for hours on end learning new music, perfecting formations and dance routines all in anticipation of the first halftime show that will ultimately launch a new season.

And as is the case with all sports, especially in football, there are preseason polls. The kind of polls we’ve already determined are meaningless in the greater scheme of things, but, yet, seem to always tug at the heartstrings that get the best of us all emotionally charged.

So, because we’ve determined that marching band is a sport, HBCU Sports presents the inaugural preseason top 15 HBCU band poll for 2015.

1. Southern
2. North Carolina A&T
3. Bethune-Cookman
4. Jackson State
5. Tennessee State
6. Texas Southern
7. South Carolina State
8. Alabama A&M
9. Florida A&M
10. Alabama State
11. Grambling
12. Alcorn State
13. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
14. Miles College
15. Talladega College



Tags: Alabama A&MAlabama StateAlcorn StateArkansas-Pine BluffBethune-CookmanFlorida A&MGramblingJackson StateMiles CollegeNorth Carolina A&TSouth Carolina StateSouthernTalladegaTennessee StateTexas Southern
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Comments 28

  1. CO says:
    8 years ago

    Good Post. I like how this site incorporated the bands, as it is very vital to the history and tradition of black college football.

    I do have question, how is Talladega College ranked as a band, and they don’t have a football team?

    Reply
    • SaxmanR3 says:
      8 years ago

      They do have a football team now….

      Reply
    • Dutch says:
      8 years ago

      Soooo… In order for a college to have a band they must have a football team?? TC has other sports too, didn’t realize a football team was a requirement for students to play instruments

      Reply
  2. pat oslon says:
    8 years ago

    Any one of those great bands could be ranked #1 therefore the great debate rages on! …… HBCU forever!

    Reply
    • Kelvin says:
      8 years ago

      Not!!

      Reply
      • pat oslon says:
        8 years ago

        Further truth thatthe great debate rages on! …… HBCU forever!

        Reply
  3. Marlin Hargrove says:
    8 years ago

    WOW you have almost every school in the SWAC on this list except PVAMU????? Just wondering????

    Reply
  4. Bricbaby says:
    8 years ago

    No PV that’s that BS. Who came up with this list.

    Reply
  5. Mocephus says:
    8 years ago

    Grambling better step their game up before Bayou Classic.

    Reply
    • Larry says:
      8 years ago

      I agree. The end results will be the same to say the least! The Juke Box will take the Bayou Classic like last year.

      Reply
  6. Dr. Christopher Payne, Sr.,D.D says:
    8 years ago

    While all of these bands are great at what they do how on earth did you rank FAMU Marching 100 at 9. Now I’m a former member of the 100 Fall 91 Percussion section. I know from our misfortune that we didn’t fall off like that. We still are in the top 3 had that not happened we’d still be #1. Many other bands listed here benefitted from that terrible incident I saw how their numbers increased after our suspension. Mainly Tennessee State JSU & SU & BCU

    Reply
    • Polo says:
      8 years ago

      Yall couldn’t hold a candle to the top 5 bands

      Reply
    • Woolly65 says:
      8 years ago

      SU numbers increased mainly in their percussion section. Cant say JSU members increased due to FAMU’s misfortune.

      Reply
    • LadyVee says:
      8 years ago

      Sorry, I disagree. SU numbers increased because of the outreach of the current band director and the success of the summer band camp. The numbers also increased because of the quality of the shows and the additional opportunities that the SU band have been involved with. These students would have come to SU no matter what. And if I’m correct, SU was ranked #2 in the country, behind Ohio State.

      Reply
  7. Melvin says:
    8 years ago

    Definitely a sketchy preseason poll…UAPB definitely should be in the top 10.

    Reply
  8. Trey says:
    8 years ago

    No way Famu is less than top 3 .. This list is very Swac biased .. Hubba 100

    Reply
  9. Polo says:
    8 years ago

    Keep the rankings going throughout the season. You’re on to something with this.

    Reply
  10. Brain 504 says:
    8 years ago

    These rankings are like a*sholes, everybody has one!

    Reply
  11. DuWarn says:
    8 years ago

    Ok Really Jaguar Nation already knew that SU Human Jukebox was number one preseason, postseason, all season. What!!!

    Reply
  12. TJ says:
    8 years ago

    who rank these bands ? Famu is coming off suspension is rank above ASU, ( Jackson State 1, BCU 2, ASU 3, Sothern 4, FAMU 5, ALA. A&M 8).

    Reply
    • You crazy says:
      8 years ago

      bruh, you got ASU and BCU above SU? I can welcome the argument for JSU based on an intense history but plz sit your crazy a$$ down fr # 2 and 3

      Reply
  13. LadyVee says:
    8 years ago

    When you look at the many accomplishments of the Southern Band this past season (i.e. Mayweather fight), and it’s ability to present a solid show both in the stands and on the field, it’s no wonder that they’re #1.

    Reply
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  15. K says:
    8 years ago

    It would be great for us to have a set of criterion to use in rating the top bands. This will assure we’re all looking at same elements across all bands.

    Reply
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