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Fan Favorites

Community Rankings

How 190 fans at Championships 2026 ranked the bands

190

Fans Voted

357

Total Rankings

Sections

Championship

Championship — Choice Program · 127 votes

Fan Ranking

1Chicago Brass BandActual Overall: #53.08

2Five Lakes Silver BandActual Overall: #13.45

3Dallas Brass BandActual Overall: #33.71

4Fountain City Brass BandActual Overall: #23.95

5Atlantic Brass BandActual Overall: #74.36

6James Madison University Brass BandActual Overall: #64.84

7Princeton Brass BandActual Overall: #85.98

8San Francisco Brass BandActual Overall: #46.62

Biggest Surprises

Chicago Brass Band — Fans ranked #1, judges placed #5 (-4)

San Francisco Brass Band — Fans ranked #8, judges placed #4 (+4)

Fountain City Brass Band — Fans ranked #4, judges placed #2 (+2)

First

1st Section — Choice Program · 42 votes

Fan Ranking

1Brass Band of Northern VirginiaActual Overall: #74.22

2Cincinnati Brass BandActual Overall: #54.22

3Dublin Silver BandActual Overall: #94.28

4Arkansas Highlands Brass BandActual Overall: #104.5

5Colorado BrassActual Overall: #34.75

6Georgia Brass BandActual Overall: #14.97

7Illinois Brass BandActual Overall: #46.33

8Oakland University Brass BandActual Overall: #66.6

9Madison Brass BandActual Overall: #87.03

10San Antonio Brass BandActual Overall: #28.1

Biggest Surprises

San Antonio Brass Band — Fans ranked #10, judges placed #2 (+8)

Brass Band of Northern Virginia — Fans ranked #1, judges placed #7 (-6)

Dublin Silver Band — Fans ranked #3, judges placed #9 (-6)

Second

2nd Section — Choice Program · 37 votes

Fan Ranking

1Capital City Brass BandActual Overall: #34.59

2Austin Brass BandActual Overall: #94.65

3Cherry Blossom Brass BandActual Overall: #15.68

4Central Ohio Brass BandActual Overall: #115.7

5Motor City Brass BandActual Overall: #55.84

6Grind City Brass BandActual Overall: #166.43

7Iowa BrassActual Overall: #106.59

8Massanutten Brass BandActual Overall: #77.78

9Milwaukee Festival BrassActual Overall: #87.89

10Natural State Brass BandActual Overall: #139.19

11Old Crown Brass BandActual Overall: #610.16

12River BrassActual Overall: #1410.59

13Tampa Brass BandActual Overall: #211.32

14St. Louis Brass BandActual Overall: #412.14

15Triangle Brass BandActual Overall: #1212.38

16Tulsa Brass BandActual Overall: #1515.05

Biggest Surprises

Tampa Brass Band — Fans ranked #13, judges placed #2 (+11)

Grind City Brass Band — Fans ranked #6, judges placed #16 (-10)

St. Louis Brass Band — Fans ranked #14, judges placed #4 (+10)

Championship

Championship — Test Piece · 35 votes

Fan Ranking

1Chicago Brass BandActual Overall: #53.45

2Fountain City Brass BandActual Overall: #23.45

3Dallas Brass BandActual Overall: #33.5

4Five Lakes Silver BandActual Overall: #13.77

5Atlantic Brass BandActual Overall: #74.18

6James Madison University Brass BandActual Overall: #65.27

7San Francisco Brass BandActual Overall: #46.05

8Princeton Brass BandActual Overall: #86.32

Biggest Surprises

Chicago Brass Band — Fans ranked #1, judges placed #5 (-4)

Five Lakes Silver Band — Fans ranked #4, judges placed #1 (+3)

San Francisco Brass Band — Fans ranked #7, judges placed #4 (+3)

First

1st Section — Test Piece · 31 votes

Fan Ranking

1Cincinnati Brass BandActual Overall: #53.6

2Brass Band of Northern VirginiaActual Overall: #74.25

3Arkansas Highlands Brass BandActual Overall: #104.4

4Georgia Brass BandActual Overall: #14.75

5Dublin Silver BandActual Overall: #94.8

6Colorado BrassActual Overall: #35.35

7Oakland University Brass BandActual Overall: #65.95

8Illinois Brass BandActual Overall: #46

9Madison Brass BandActual Overall: #87.4

10San Antonio Brass BandActual Overall: #28.5

Biggest Surprises

San Antonio Brass Band — Fans ranked #10, judges placed #2 (+8)

Arkansas Highlands Brass Band — Fans ranked #3, judges placed #10 (-7)

Brass Band of Northern Virginia — Fans ranked #2, judges placed #7 (-5)

Second

2nd Section — Test Piece · 27 votes

Fan Ranking

1Motor City Brass BandActual Overall: #55.18

2Capital City Brass BandActual Overall: #35.47

3Central Ohio Brass BandActual Overall: #115.94

4Grind City Brass BandActual Overall: #166.06

5Cherry Blossom Brass BandActual Overall: #16.65

6Iowa BrassActual Overall: #106.65

7Milwaukee Festival BrassActual Overall: #87.24

8Austin Brass BandActual Overall: #97.53

9Massanutten Brass BandActual Overall: #78.06

10Triangle Brass BandActual Overall: #128.18

11Natural State Brass BandActual Overall: #139.47

12Old Crown Brass BandActual Overall: #69.65

13River BrassActual Overall: #1411.18

14St. Louis Brass BandActual Overall: #411.65

15Tampa Brass BandActual Overall: #212.35

16Tulsa Brass BandActual Overall: #1514.76

Biggest Surprises

Tampa Brass Band — Fans ranked #15, judges placed #2 (+13)

Grind City Brass Band — Fans ranked #4, judges placed #16 (-12)

St. Louis Brass Band — Fans ranked #14, judges placed #4 (+10)

Third

3rd Section — Test and Choice Program · 24 votes

Fan Ranking

1Fountain City UnitedActual Overall: #12.33

2Motor City Academy Brass BandActual Overall: #42.46

3Dublin Metro BrassActual Overall: #52.5

4Hoosier Brass BandActual Overall: #33.75

5Wilmington Virtuosi BrassActual Overall: #23.96

Biggest Surprises

Wilmington Virtuosi Brass — Fans ranked #5, judges placed #2 (+3)

Motor City Academy Brass Band — Fans ranked #2, judges placed #4 (-2)

Dublin Metro Brass — Fans ranked #3, judges placed #5 (-2)

Youth Open

Youth Open Section · 15 votes

Fan Ranking

1St. Louis Academy Brass BandActual Overall: #12.29

2Triangle Youth Academy Brass BandActual Overall: #22.36

3Dublin Youth Brass BandActual Overall: #42.5

4Youth Brass Academy of HuntsvilleActual Overall: #32.86

Biggest Surprises

Dublin Youth Brass Band — Fans ranked #3, judges placed #4 (-1)

Youth Brass Academy of Huntsville — Fans ranked #4, judges placed #3 (+1)

Community rankings are not official. Based on anonymous fan votes submitted via the NABBA app.