As expected, the year 2019 proved to be another stellar year of performances from HBCU marching bands.
But we believe the marching bands from Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, and Southern University were the bands that consistently showed up and showed out.
For their efforts, the aforementioned programs are the seven finalists for the 2019 HBCU Sports Band of the Year.
And the winner will be decided by our audience.
Below is a closer look at the body of work of each finalist.
Bethune-Cookman
Ranked No. 12 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 5 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 1
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 8
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 9
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 13
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
Florida A&M
Ranked No. 6 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 4
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 6
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 8
Ranked No. 5 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 12
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 13
Ranked No. 18 and No. 24 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
Grambling State
Ranked No. 10 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 1
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 6
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 10
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 11
Ranked No. 15 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 4 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
Jackson State
Ranked No. 1 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 1
Ranked No. 4 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 4
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 5
Ranked No. 4 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 10
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 12
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 13
Ranked No. 5 and No. 9 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 3 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
North Carolina A&T
Ranked No. 3 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 1
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 5
Ranked No. 4 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 6
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 9
Ranked No. 22 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 9 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
Norfolk State
Ranked No. 2 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 2
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 5
Ranked No. 5 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 6
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 10
Ranked No. 8 and No. 22 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 6 and No. 8 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
Southern
Ranked No. 4 on 2019 HBCU midseason top 15 band poll
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 4
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 7
Ranked No. 1 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 10
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 5 halftime shows from Week 12
Ranked No. 1 and No. 10 on the list of top cover songs 2019 by HBCU bands
Ranked No. 2 on the list of top 10 HBCU band halftime shows of 2019
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