College marching bands in the United States are frequently associated with college football and their performance activities often (but don't always) revolve around the sport.[1] In the context of football, marching bands can be seen on the field both at pregame and at halftime, and performing in the stands during the game. College marching bands can also be found performing in parades such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rose Parade and performing in exhibition at high school marching band competitions such as those run by Bands of America and USBands. There are several styles of marching bands typically found at American colleges and universities.
Schools with prominent football programs in the power 5 conferences typically field traditional, Big Ten-style show bands, whose repertoire largely consists of popular music. They often perform a different half time show at each home game and frequently use a high march style.
Though sharing similarities with other show bands, the marching bands of HBCUs have a style, status, and legacy that differs significantly from bands at other institutions.[2] The bands' repertoire costists largely of Hip Hop and R&B. The reach of HBCU bands extends far beyond the universities they represent and they are renowned for their contributions to black culture.[3] The most famous exhibition of HBCU bands is the Honda Battle of the Bands.
Many Mid-major and FCS schools field corps-style bands drawing inspiration from Drum Corps International. Corps-style bands typically field a single show that is refined and performed throughout the season, These shows often have intricate drill, technical musical passages, and thematic choreography.
Military marching bands at academies and senior military colleges have a more traditional regimental style. They are military units made up either of cadets or full time active duty personnel.
Scramble bands are a type of band often found at selective universities such as those in the Ivy League. Instead of marching set to set, scramble bands often run or "scramble" between sets. Unlike most other marching bands which are led by faculty, scramble bands tend to be student led.
| Boston College | Boston College Marching Band | Chestnut Hill | MA | 1919 | show band | ACC | |
| Clemson | Clemson University Tiger Band | Clemson | SC | show band | ACC | ||
| Duke | Duke University Marching Band | Durham | NC | 1906 | show band | ACC | |
| Georgia Tech | Yellow Jacket Marching Band | Atlanta | GA | 1908 | show band | ACC | |
| Florida State | Marching Chiefs | Tallahassee | FL | 1939 | show band | ACC | |
| Louisville | Cardinal Marching Band | Louisville | KY | 1928 | show band | ACC | |
| University of Miami | Band of the Hour | Miami | FL | 1933 | show band | ACC | |
| North Carolina | Marching Tar Heels | Chapel Hill | NC | 1903 | show band | ACC | |
| NC State | Power Sound of the South[4] | Raleigh | NC | show band | ACC | ||
| Pittsburgh | Varsity Marching Band | Pittsburgh | PA | 1911 | show band | ACC | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse University Marching Band | Syracuse | NY | 1901 | show band | ACC | |
| Virginia | Cavalier Marching Band | Charlottesville | VA | 2003 | show band | ACC | |
| Virginia Tech | The Marching Virginians | Blacksburg | VA | 1974 | show band | ACC | |
| Virginia Tech | Highty-Tighties | Blacksburg | VA | 1893 | military | ACC | |
| Wake Forest | Spirit of Old Gold and Black[5] | Winston-Salem | NC | show band | ACC | ||
| California | Cal Band | Berkeley | CA | 1891 | show band | ACC | |
| Stanford | Stanford Band | Stanford | CA | 1893 | scramble | ACC | |
| SMU | Mustang Band | Dallas | TX | 1917 | scramble | ACC | |
| Illinois | Marching Illini | Champaign | IL | 1867 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Indiana | Marching Hundred | Bloomington | IN | 1896 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Iowa | Hawkeye Marching Band | Iowa City | IA | 1881 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Maryland | Mighty Sound of Maryland | College Park | MD | 1908 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Michigan | Michigan Marching Band | Ann Arbor | MI | 1896 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Michigan State | Spartan Marching Band | East Lansing | MI | 1870 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Marching Band | Minneapolis | MN | 1892 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Nebraska | Cornhusker Marching Band | Lincoln | NE | 1879 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Northwestern | Wildcat Marching Band | Evanston | IL | 1911 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State University Marching Band | Columbus | OH | 1878 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State University Athletic Band | Columbus | OH | 1878 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Penn State | Penn State Blue Band | University Park | PA | 1899 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Purdue | “All-American” Marching Band | West Lafayette | IN | 1886 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Rutgers | Marching Scarlet Knights | New Brunswick | NJ | 1915 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Wisconsin | Badger Band | Madison | WI | 1885 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Oregon | Oregon Marching Band | Eugene | OR | 1908 | show band | Big Ten | |
| UCLA | Bruin Marching Band | Los Angeles | CA | 1928 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Southern California | Trojan Marching Band | Los Angeles | CA | show band | Big Ten | ||
| Washington | Husky Marching Band | Seattle | WA | 1929 | show band | Big Ten | |
| Baylor | Golden Wave Band | Waco | TX | 1902 | show band | Big 12 | |
| BYU | Cougar Marching Band | Provo | UT | show band | Big 12 | ||
| Cincinnati | Bearcat Marching Band | Cincinnati | OH | 1920 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Houston | Spirit of Houston[s] | Houston | TX | 1947 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Iowa State | Cyclone Marching Band | Ames | IA | 1881 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Kansas | Marching Jayhawks | Lawrence | KS | 1887 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Kansas State | The Pride of Wildcat Land | Manhattan | KS | 1887 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Oklahoma State | Cowboy Marching Band | Stillwater | OK | 1905 | show band | Big 12 | |
| TCU | Horned Frog Marching Band | Fort Worth | TX | 1904 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Texas Tech | Goin’ Band from Raiderland | Lubbock | TX | 1925 | show band | Big 12 | |
| UCF | Marching Knights | Orlando | FL | 1980 | show band | Big 12 | |
| West Virginia | The Pride of West Virginia | Morgantown | WV | 1901 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Arizona | The Pride of Arizona | Tucson | AZ | 1902 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Marching Band | Tempe | AZ | 1915 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Colorado | Golden Buffalo Marching Band | Boulder | CO | 1908 | show band | Big 12 | |
| Utah | University of Utah Marching Band | Salt Lake City | UT | show band | Big 12 | ||
| Oregon State | Oregon State University Marching Band | Corvallis | OR | 1891 | show band | Pac-12 | |
| Washington State | Cougar Marching Band | Pullman | WA | 1923 | show band | Pac-12 | |
| Alabama | Million Dollar Band | Tuscaloosa | AL | 1912 | show band | SEC | |
| Arkansas | Razorback Marching Band | Fayetteville | AR | 1874 | show band | SEC | |
| Auburn | Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) | Auburn | AL | 1897 | show band | SEC | |
| Florida | The Pride of the Sunshine | Gainesville | FL | 1913 | show band | SEC | |
| Georgia | Redcoat Marching Band | Athens | GA | 1905 | show band | SEC | |
| Kentucky | Wildcat Marching Band | Lexington | KY | 1893 | show band | SEC | |
| LSU | LSU Tiger Marching Band | Baton Rouge | LA | 1893 | show band | SEC | |
| Ole Miss | Pride of the South[6] | Oxford | MS | show band | SEC | ||
| MS State | Famous Maroon Band | Starkville | MS | 1902 | show band | SEC | |
| Missouri | Marching Mizzou | Columbia | MO | 1885 | show band | SEC | |
| Oklahoma | The Pride of Oklahoma | Norman | OK | 1904 | show band | SEC | |
| South Carolina | Carolina Band | Columbia | SC | 1920 | show band | SEC | |
| Tennessee | Pride of the Southland Band | Knoxville | TN | 1869 | show band | SEC | |
| Texas | Longhorn Band | Austin | TX | 1900 | show band | SEC | |
| Texas A&M | Fighting’ Texas Aggie Band | College Station | TX | 1894 | military | SEC | |
| Vanderbilt | Spirit of Gold Marching Band | Nashville | TN | 1909 | show band | SEC | |
| Notre Dame | Band of the Fighting Irish | South Bend | IN | 1846 | show band | (independent) | |
| UConn | The Pride of Connecticut | Storrs | CT | 1896 | show band | (independent) | |
| East Carolina | Marching Pirates[7] | Greenville | NC | 1934 | show band | American | |
| Florida Atlantic | Marching Owls | Boca Raton | FL | 2002 | corps-style | American | |
| Memphis | Mighty Sound of the South | Memphis | TN | American | |||
| Navy | United States Naval Academy Band (unit) | Annapolis | MD | 1852 | military | American | |
| Navy | USNA Drum and Bugle Corps (midshipmen) | Annapolis | MD | 1914 | military | American | |
| North Texas | Green Brigade Marching Band | Denton | TX | 1932 | show band | American | |
| Rice | Marching Owl Band (The MOB) | Houston | TX | 1916 | scramble | American | |
| South Florida | Herd of Thunder | Tampa | FL | 1998 | American | ||
| Temple | Diamond Marching Band | Philadelphia | PA | 1925 | American | ||
| Tulane | Tulane University Marching Band (TUMB) | New Orleans | LA | 1920 | show band | American | |
| Tulsa | The Sound of the Golden Hurricane | Tulsa | OK | American | |||
| UAB | Marching Blazers[8] | Birmingham | AL | 1990 | American | ||
| UNC Charlotte | Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band | Charlotte | NC | 2015 | American | ||
| UTSA | Spirit of San Antonio[9] | San Antonio | TX | 2010 | American | ||
| Army | West Point Band | West Point | NY | 1817 | military | American | |
| FIU | The Wertheim FIU Marching Band[10] | Miami | FL | 2002 | corps-style | C-USA | |
| Jacksonville St. | The Marching Southerners | Jacksonville | AL | 1956 | corps-style | C-USA | |
| LA Tech | Band of Pride | Ruston | LA | 1906 | C-USA | ||
| Liberty | The Spirit of the Mountain | Lynchburg | VA | C-USA | |||
| MTSU | Band of Blue | Murfreesboro | TN | 1957 | C-USA | ||
| New Mexico State | Pride of New Mexico Marching Band | Las Cruces | NM | C-USA | |||
| Sam Houston St. | Bearcat Marching Band | Huntsville | TX | 1911 | C-USA | ||
| UTEP | Marching Miners[11] | El Paso | TX | C-USA | |||
| Western Kentucky | Big Red Marching Band | Bowling Green | KY | 1925 | C-USA | ||
| Kennesaw State | Marching Owls[12] | Kennesaw | GA | 2014 | C-USA | ||
| Delaware | Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band | Newark | DE | C-USA (2025) | |||
| Missouri State | Pride Marching Band | Springfield | MO | C-USA (2025) | |||
| Akron | Ohio’s Pride[13] | Akron | OH | MAC | |||
| Ball State | The Pride of Mid-America | Muncie | IN | 1926 | MAC | ||
| Bowling Green | Falcon Marching Band | Bowling Green | OH | 1923 | MAC | ||
| Buffalo | Thunder of the East | Buffalo | NY | 1999 | MAC | ||
| Central Michigan | Chippewa Marching Band[14] | Mount Pleasant | MI | MAC | |||
| Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan University Marching Band | Ypsilanti | MI | 1924 | MAC | ||
| Kent State | Marching Golden Flashes | Kent | OH | MAC | |||
| Miami University | Miami University Marching Band | Oxford | OH | 1935 | MAC | ||
| Northern Illinois | Huskie Marching Band[15] | DeKalb | IL | 1899 | show band | MAC | |
| Ohio | Marching 110 | Athens | OH | 1923 | MAC | ||
| Toledo | Rocket Marching Band[16] | Toledo | OH | MAC | |||
| Western Michigan | Bronco Marching Band[17] | Kalamazoo | MI | MAC | |||
| UMass Amherst | Minutemen Marching Band | Amherst | MA | 1873 | MAC (2025) | ||
| Air Force | United States Air Force Academy Band (unit) | Colorado Springs | CO | 1955 | military | MW | |
| Air Force | USAFA Drum and Bugle Corps (cadet wing) | Colorado Springs | CO | 1948 | military | MW | |
| Boise State | Keith Stein Blue Thunder[18] | Boise | ID | MW | |||
| Colorado State | CSU Marching Band[19] | Fort Collins | CO | MW | |||
| Fresno State | Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band[20] | Fresno | CA | MW | |||
| Hawai'i | Rainbow Warrior Marching Band | Manōa | HI | 1923 | MW | ||
| Nevada | Wolf Pack Marching Band[21] | Reno | NV | MW | |||
| New Mexico | Spirit Marching Band[22] | Albuquerque | NM | MW | |||
| San Diego State | Marching Aztecs[23] | San Diego | CA | MW | |||
| San Jose State | Spartan Marching Band | San Jose | CA | MW | |||
| Utah State | Aggie Marching Band[24] | Logan | UT | MW | |||
| UNLV | Star of Nevada[25] | Las Vegas | NV | MW | |||
| Wyoming | Western Thunder Marching Band[26] | Lamarie | WY | MW | |||
| App State | Marching Mountaineers | Boone | NC | 1933 | show band | Sun Belt | |
| Arkansas State | Sound of the Natural State | Jonesboro | AR | 1909 | Sun Belt | ||
| Coastal Carolina | Chanticleer Regiment[27] | Conway | SC | Sun Belt | |||
| Georgia Southern | Southern Pride Marching Band | Statesboro | GA | 1982 | Sun Belt | ||
| Georgia State | Panther Band[28] | Atlanta | GA | Sun Belt | |||
| James Madison | Marching Royal Dukes | Harrisonburg | VA | 1972 | Sun Belt | ||
| Louisiana | Pride of Acadiana | Lafayette | LA | Sun Belt | |||
| LA-Monroe | Sound of Today | Monroe | LA | Sun Belt | |||
| Marshall | Marching Thunder | Marshall | WV | 1925 | Sun Belt | ||
| Old Dominion | Monarch Marching Band | Norfolk | VA | 2008 | Sun Belt | ||
| South Alabama | Jaguar Marching Band | Mobile | AL | 2009 | Sun Belt | ||
| Southern Miss | Pride of Mississippi Marching Band | Hattiesburg | MS | 1920 | Sun Belt | ||
| Texas State | Bobcat Marching Band[29] | San Marcos | TX | 1919 | Sun Belt | ||
| Troy | Sound of the South Marching Band | Troy | AL | 1939 | show band | Sun Belt | |
| Central Arkansas | Bear Marching Band[30] | Conway | AR | ASUN | |||
| Eastern Kentucky | Marching Colonels[31] | Richmond | KY | ASUN | |||
| North Alabama | Marching Pride of North Alabama | Florence | AL | 1949 | ASUN | ||
| EWU | Eagle Marching Band[32] | Cheney | WA | Big Sky | |||
| Idaho | Vandal Marching Band[33] | Moscow | ID | 1919 | Sun Belt | ||
| Idaho State | Bengal Marching Band[34] | Pocatello | ID | Big Sky | |||
| Montana | Grizzly Marching Band | Missoula | MT | Big Sky | |||
| Montana State | Spirit of the West Marching Band[35] | Bozeman | MT | Big Sky | |||
| Northern Arizona | Lumberjack Marching Band | Flagstaff | AZ | Big Sky | |||
| Northern Colorado | Pride of the Rockies | Greeley | CO | Big Sky | |||
| Sacramento State | Sacramento State Marching Band | Sacramento | CA | 1955 | Big Sky | ||
| Southern Utah | The Sound of Southern Utah | Cedar City | UT | Big Sky | |||
| UC Davis | UC Davis Marching Band | Davis | CA | 2019 | Big Sky | ||
| Weber State | Weber State Marching Band | Ogden | UT | Big Sky | |||
| Albany | Marching Great Danes | Albany | NY | CAA Football | |||
| Campbell | The Sound of the Sandhills | Buies Creek | NC | CAA Football | |||
| Elon | Fire of the Carolinas Marching Band | Elon | NC | 1938 | CAA Football | ||
| Hampton | The Marching Force | Hampton | VA | HBCU band | CAA Football | ||
| Maine | Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band[36] | Orono | ME | 1896 | show band | CAA Football | |
| NC A&T | Blue and Gold Marching Machine | Greensboro | NC | 1918 | HBCU band | CAA Football | |
| New Hampshire | Wildcat Marching Band | Durham | NH | 1919 | CAA Football | ||
| Rhode Island | URI Ram Marching Band[37] | Kingston | RI | CAA Football | |||
| Stony Brook | The Spirit of Stony Brook | Stony Brook | NY | CAA Football | |||
| Towson | Towson University Marching Band | Towson | MD | CAA Football | |||
| Villanova | Villanova Scramble Band | Philadelphia | PA | scramble | CAA Football | ||
| William & Mary | William & Mary Pep Band | Williamsburg | VA | scramble | CAA Football | ||
| Brown | Brown University Band | Providence | RI | 1924 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Columbia U | Columbia University Marching Band | Manhattan | NY | 1904 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Cornell | Big Red Marching Band | Ithaca | NY | 1886 | show band | Ivy League | |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth College Marching Band | Hanover | NH | 1889 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Harvard | Harvard University Band | Cambridge | MA | 1919 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| UPenn | The University of Pennsylvania Band | Philadelphia | PA | 1897 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Princeton | Princeton University Band | Princeton | NJ | 1919 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Yale | Yale Precision Marching Band (YPMB) | New Haven | CT | 1917 | scramble | Ivy League | |
| Del State | The Approaching Storm Marching Band[38] | Dover | DE | HBCU band | MEAC | ||
| Howard | "Showtime" Marching Band | Washington | DC | HBCU band | MEAC | ||
| Morgan State | Magnificent Marching Machine | Baltimore | MD | HBCU band | MEAC | ||
| Norfolk State | Spartan Legion | Norfolk | VA | 1975 | HBCU band | MEAC | |
| NC Central | Marching Sound Machine | Durham | NC | 1938 | HBCU band | MEAC | |
| SC State | The Marching 101 | Orangeburg | SC | 1918 | HBCU band | MEAC | |
| Indiana State | Marching Sycamores | Terre Haute | IN | 1933 | show band | MVFC | |
| Illinois State | Big Red Marching Machine | Normal | IL | MVFC | |||
| North Dakota | Pride of the North[39] | Grand Forks | ND | MVFC | |||
| North Dakota St. | Gold Star Marching Band | Fargo | ND | 1902 | MVFC | ||
| Northern Iowa | Panther Marching Band | Cedar Falls | IA | MVFC | |||
| South Dakota | The Sound of USD[40] | Vermillion | SD | MVFC | |||
| South Dakota St. | Pride of the Dakotas[41] | Brookings | SD | MVFC | |||
| Southern Illinois | Marching Salukis | Carbondale | IL | 1960 | MVFC | ||
| Western Illinois | Marching Leathernecks | Macomb | IL | MVFC | |||
| Youngstown State | YSU Marching Pride | Youngstown | OH | MVFC | |||
| CCSU | Blue Devil Marching Band | New Britain | CT | NEC | |||
| Sacred Heart | SHU Marching Band | Fairfield | PA | NEC | |||
| Merrimack | Merrimack College Marching Band | New Andover | MA | NEC | |||
| Robert Morris | Marching Show Band | Moon Township | PA | NEC | |||
| SF Pennsylvania | St. Francis Marching Band | Loretto | PA | NEC | |||
| Wagner | Wagner College Marching Band | Staten Island | NY | NEC | |||
| Charleston So. | Pride of the Lowcountry | North Charleston | SC | BS-OVC | |||
| Gardner-Webb | Marching Bulldogs | Boiling Springs | NC | BS-OVC | |||
| Austin Peay | Governor's Own Marching Band | Clarksville | TN | BS-OVC | |||
| Eastern Illinois | Panther Marching Band | Charleston | IL | BS-OVC | |||
| Murray State | Racer Band | Murray | KY | BS-OVC | |||
| SEMO | SEMO Marching Band | Cape Girardeau | MO | BS-OVC | |||
| Tennessee State | Aristocrat of Bands | Nashville | TN | HBCU band | BS-OVC | ||
| Tennessee Tech | Golden Eagle Marching Band | Cookesville | TN | BS-OVC | |||
| UT Martin | Aviators Marching Band | Martin | TN | BS-OVC | |||
| Holy Cross | Good Time Marching Band | Worcester | MA | 1845 | Patriot | ||
| Lehigh | Marching 97 | Bethlehem | PA | 1906 | show band | Patriot | |
| Butler | Butler University Marching Band | Indianapolis | IN | Pioneer | |||
| Dayton | Pride of Dayton Marching Band | Dayton | OH | Pioneer | |||
| Drake | Drake University Marching Band | Des Moines | IA | Pioneer | |||
| Marist | Marist Band | Poughkeepsie | NY | 1979 | Pioneer | ||
| Morehead State | Marching Band | Morehead | KY | Pioneer | |||
| UT Chattanooga | Marching Mocs | Chattanooga | TN | 1886 | SoCon | ||
| The Citadel | The Regimental Band and Pipes | Charleston | SC | 1909 | military | SoCon | |
| ETSU | Marching Bucs | Johnson City | TN | SoCon | |||
| Furman | Paladin Regiment | Greenville | SC | 1920 | corps-style | SoCon | |
| Mercer | Mercer University Marching Band | Macon | GA | SoCon | |||
| Samford | Bulldog Marching Band | Samford | AL | SoCon | |||
| VMI | VMI Regimental Band | Lexington | VA | 1881 | military | SoCon | |
| Western Carolina | Pride of the Mountains Marching Band | Cullowhee | NC | 1938 | corps-style | SoCon | |
| McNeese State | The Pride of McNeese | Lake Charles | LA | Southland | |||
| Nicholls State | Pride of Nicholls | Thibodaux | LA | 1972 | Southland | ||
| Northwestern St. | Spirit of Northwestern | Natchitoches | LA | Southland | |||
| SE Louisiana | Spirit of the Southland | Hammond | LA | Southland | |||
| Alabama A&M | Marching Maroon & White[42] | Normal | AL | HBCU band | SWAC | ||
| Alabama State | Mighty Marching Hornets | Montgomery | AL | HBCU band | SWAC | ||
| Bethune–Cookman | Marching Wildcats | Daytona Beach | FL | 1930 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Florida A&M | Marching 100 | Tallahassee | FL | 1946 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Jackson State | Sonic Boom of the South | Jackson | MS | 1940s | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Mississippi Valley | Mean Green Marching Machine | Itta Bena | MS | HBCU band | SWAC | ||
| Alcorn State | Sounds of Dyn-O-mite | Lorman | MS | 1960s | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| UA Pine Bluff | Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4) | Pine Bluff | AR | 2008 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Grambling State | GSU Tiger Marching Band | Grambling | LA | 1926 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Prairie View A&M | Marching Storm | Prairie View | TX | HBCU band | SWAC | ||
| Southern U | Human Jukebox | Baton Rouge | LA | 1947 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Texas Southern | Ocean of Soul[s] | Houston | TX | 1969 | HBCU band | SWAC | |
| Incarnate Word | Marching Cardinals | San Antonio | TX | Southland | |||
| Lamar | Showcase of Southeast Texas | Beaumont | TX | Southland | |||
| Abilene Christian | Big Purple Marching Band | Abiline | TX | UAC | |||
| Stephen F. Austin | Lumberjack Marching Band | Nacogdoches | TX | 1926 | UAC | ||
| Tarleton State | The Sound & The Fury | Stephensville | TX | UAC | |||
| Utah Tech | Utah Tech University Marching Band | St. George | UT | UAC | |||
| UMass Lowell | UMass Lowell Marching Band | Lowell | MA | 1979 | corps-style | Division I | |
| Minnesota State | The Maverick Machine | Mankato | MN | 1929 | Division II | ||
| Humboldt State | Marching Lumberjacks | Arcata | CA | 1968 | scramble | Division II | |
| Michigan Tech | Huskies Pep Band | Houghton | MI | 1928 | scramble | Division II | |
| West Chester | Golden Rams Marching Band | West Chester | PA | corps-style | Division II | ||
| Benedict College | Marching Tiger Band of Distinction | Columbia | SC | 1942 | HBCU band | Division II | |
| North Georgia | Golden Eagle Band | Dahlonega | GA | 1873 | military | Division II | |
| U Chicago | University of Chicago Band | Chicago | IL | 1898 | scramble | Division III | |
| DePauw | Tiger Pep Band | Greencastle | IN | scramble | Division III | ||
| UWEC | Blugold Marching Band | Eau Claire | WI | 2000 | Division III | ||
| The College of Wooster | Scot Marching Band | Wooster | OH | Show Band | Division III | ||
| RCC | RCC Marching Tigers | Riverside | CA | 1984 | corps-style | CCCAA | |
| Cisco College | Wrangler Band | Cisco | TX | NJCAA | |||
| Gettysburg College | Bullet Marching Band | Gettysburg | PA | 1909 | corps-style | Centennial Conference |