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"title": "Seven finalists named for 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year"
"description": "The marching bands of Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, and Southern University have been named finalists for the 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year. HBCU Sports announced the finalists Monday on Twitter. @bcuwildcats @THEMARCHING100 @gsuworldfamed @SonicBoomOTS @NSULegion @B_GMM and @SU_HumanJukebox are the 7 finalists for HBCU Sports […]"
"date": "2020-01-13"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2020/01/13/seven-finalists-named-for-2019-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/"
"categories":
  - "Bands"
  - "News"
---

# Seven finalists named for 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year

The marching bands of Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, and Southern University have been named finalists for the 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year. HBCU Sports announced the finalists Monday on Twitter.

> [@bcuwildcats](https://twitter.com/bcuwildcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@THEMARCHING100](https://twitter.com/THEMARCHING100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@gsuworldfamed](https://twitter.com/gsuworldfamed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@SonicBoomOTS](https://twitter.com/SonicBoomOTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NSULegion](https://twitter.com/NSULegion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@B\_GMM](https://twitter.com/B_GMM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and [@SU\_HumanJukebox](https://twitter.com/SU_HumanJukebox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) are the 7 finalists for HBCU Sports Band of the Year! Voting begins Tuesday, Jan. 14 and will run through Tuesday, Jan. 21. [\#HBCU](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBCU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#HBCUbands](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBCUbands?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/CQmeY2xHnz](https://t.co/CQmeY2xHnz)
>
> — HBCU Sports (@HBCUSports) [January 13, 2020](https://twitter.com/HBCUSports/status/1216852609430097921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The seven finalists were determined using a scoring system, but our readers will determine the band of the year winner by votes tabulated in a poll that will begin Tuesday and run through Tuesday, Jan. 21. **Past HBCU Sports Band of the Year winners** **2015** – [Prairie View A&M](https://www.hbcusports.com/2016/01/21/prairie-views-marching-storm-voted-2015-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2016** – [Miles College](https://www.hbcusports.com/2017/01/22/miles-college-purple-marching-machine-voted-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2017** – [North Carolina A&T](https://www.hbcusports.com/2018/01/21/nc-ats-blue-and-gold-marching-machine-voted-2017-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2018** – [North Carolina A&T](https://www.hbcusports.com/2019/01/22/north-carolina-ats-bgmm-voted-2018-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/)