Eight of the best HBCU marching bands in the country participated in the annual National Battle of the Bands in Houston at NRG Stadium on Saturday.
The participating bands included Florida A&M, Langston University, Mississippi Valley State, Norfolk State, Southern University, Tennessee State, Texas Southern, and Virginia State.
A musical exhibition that has quickly become a staple event in HBCU culture, the NBOTB doesn’t announce winners. But that doesn’t mean we here at HBCU Sports can’t poll our readers to determine the best band performance.
Look at the videos below of each band’s performance, and then participate in our poll to select the band with the best performance.
Florida A&M
Langston University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNIsXQDiPBs
Mississippi Valley State
Norfolk State
Southern
Tennessee State
Texas Southern
Virginia State
The poll will close Friday (Sept. 1) at 11:59 p.m.
The Mean Green Marching Machine on the rise💚🤍💯
Legion always been the best
My College is sounding good.I still wish Chief would have let me be the drum major when I was a student at the Valley (LOL). I’ll always love MVSU,I received good Love there as a student.This school makes friends for life.Home of the mosquitos that love the green and white ,graduate from Valley you can survive any.life situation.Class of 2000
Not home of the mosquitoes lol
The Mean Green Machine -MSVU the BEST!!!!!
FAMU showed out on the field with all the designs and excellent sound!!!
SWAC HAMMER!!!
Thee MVSU Mean Green Marching Machine straight won this BIB contest. They Didn’t overdue like FAMU and Southern. They marched with precision. They played to hear – not blow ears off. They were on point!! I LOVE THE MGMMM!! I LOVE MY HBCU AND THIS IS WITH PREJUDICE!!
BEHOLD THE GREEN AND GOLD!!!!
Norfolk State University Spartan Legion
SEEK & DESTROY
BEHOLD THE GREEN AND GOLD !!!!!!!!!
BEHOLD ! ! ! The Green and Gold ! ! ! 💚💛💚
Just glad to see all the talent of all these bands!
NSU Awesome! Behold the Green and Gold!!! The Best!
I love MVSU
NSU all the way
Way to go MVSU HOMETEAM
BEHOLD THE GREEN AND GOLD
NSU
Simple but funky that’s what we do down here in VA. The Green and Gold
Norfolk State
They need to have graders at “A National Battle of The Bands” this voting I for the birds. Cause MVSU was not it. They got size and are aight but real judges need to be implemented just like in High School Band Competitions.
Valley won this 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
MVSU ALL THE WAY!
I. am Super proud of my Alma mater Norfolk state University. (Class of 90).
Spartan Legion showed up and showed out. Behold the Green and Gold. 💚💛💚💛spartan4life
Nsu had the best sound, clean field shoe and the ENTIRE band marched Full out. The music arrangements were amazing and executed precisely I knew every sound and note
And it’s was great. Way to NSU Behold the GREEN and GOLD
Way to go NSU 🔰
The level of musicianship from the NSU Marching Legion was what puts them in a league of their own.
The Mack of the SWAC !!!! I love my Alma Mater!!
NSU came with it it! I don’t care if this polling says they were second. Behold!
MVSU Band – Hreat job!!!
Valley Proud MVSU