Institution | Marching Band | City | St. | Founded | Style | Conference |
Boston College | Boston College Marching Band | Chestnut Hill | MA | 1919 | show band | ACC |
Clemson | Clemson University Tiger Band[w] | Clemson | SC | | show band | ACC |
Duke | Duke University Marching Band | Durham | NC | 1906 | show band | ACC |
Georgia Tech | Yellow Jacket Marching Band[w] | Atlanta | GA | 1908 | show band | ACC |
Florida State | Marching Chiefs[r][s][w] | Tallahassee | FL | 1939 | show band | ACC |
Louisville | Cardinal Marching Band[w] | Louisville | KY | 1928 | show band | ACC |
University of Miami | Band of the Hour[r] | 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[w][4] | Raleigh | NC | | show band | ACC |
Pittsburgh | Varsity Marching Band | Pittsburgh | PA | 1911 | show band | ACC |
Syracuse | Syracuse University Marching Band[m] | Syracuse | NY | 1901 | show band | ACC |
Virginia | Cavalier Marching Band[m][w] | Charlottesville | VA | 2003 | show band | ACC |
Virginia Tech | The Marching Virginians | Blacksburg | VA | 1974 | show band | ACC |
Virginia Tech | Highty-Tighties[m] | Blacksburg | VA | 1893 | military | ACC |
Wake Forest | Spirit of Old Gold and Black[5] | Winston-Salem | NC | | show band | ACC |
California | Cal Band[r][s] | Berkeley | CA | 1891 | show band | ACC (2024) |
Stanford | Stanford Band[r] | Stanford | CA | 1893 | scramble | ACC (2024) |
SMU | Mustang Band | Dallas | TX | 1917 | scramble | ACC (2024) |
Illinois | Marching Illini[m][r] | Champaign | IL | 1867 | show band | Big Ten |
Indiana | Marching Hundred[r] | Bloomington | IN | 1896 | show band | Big Ten |
Iowa | Hawkeye Marching Band[r][w] | 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[r][s] | Ann Arbor | MI | 1896 | show band | Big Ten |
Michigan State | Spartan Marching Band[r] | East Lansing | MI | 1870 | show band | Big Ten |
Minnesota | Minnesota Marching Band[r][s] | Minneapolis | MN | 1892 | show band | Big Ten |
Nebraska | Cornhusker Marching Band[r] | Lincoln | NE | 1879 | show band | Big Ten |
Northwestern | Wildcat Marching Band[m][r] | Evanston | IL | 1911 | show band | Big Ten |
Ohio State | Ohio State University Marching Band[m][r] | Columbus | OH | 1878 | show band | Big Ten |
Ohio State | Ohio State University Athletic Band | Columbus | OH | 1878 | show band | Big Ten |
Penn State | Blue Band[r][w] | University Park | PA | 1899 | show band | Big Ten |
Purdue | “All-American” Marching Band[r][w] | West Lafayette | IN | 1886 | show band | Big Ten |
Rutgers | Marching Scarlet Knights[r] | New Brunswick | NJ | 1915 | show band | Big Ten |
Wisconsin | Badger Band[r] | Madison | WI | 1885 | show band | Big Ten |
Oregon | Oregon Marching Band[r][w] | Eugene | OR | 1908 | show band | Big Ten (2024) |
UCLA | Bruin Marching Band[r] | Los Angeles | CA | 1928 | show band | Big Ten (2024) |
Southern California | Trojan Marching Band[r] | Los Angeles | CA | | show band | Big Ten (2024) |
Washington | Husky Marching Band[r] | Seattle | WA | 1929 | show band | Big Ten (2024) |
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[r] | Fort Worth | TX | 1904 | show band | Big 12 |
Texas Tech | Goin’ Band from Raiderland | Lubbock | TX | 1925 | show band | Big 12 |
UCF | Marching Knights[w] | Orlando | FL | 1980 | show band | Big 12 |
West Virginia | The Pride of West Virginia[m] | Morgantown | WV | 1901 | show band | Big 12 |
Arizona | The Pride of Arizona[s] | Tucson | AZ | 1902 | show band | Big 12 (2024) |
Arizona State | Sun Devil Marching Band[r][s] | Tempe | AZ | 1915 | show band | Big 12 (2024) |
Colorado | Golden Buffalo Marching Band | Boulder | CO | 1908 | show band | Big 12 (2024) |
Utah | University of Utah Marching Band[r] | Salt Lake City | UT | | show band | Big 12 (2024) |
Oregon State | Oregon State University Marching Band[r] | Corvallis | OR | 1891 | show band | Pac-12 |
Washington State | Cougar Marching Band[r][w] | Pullman | WA | 1923 | show band | Pac-12 |
Alabama | Million Dollar Band[m] | 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[s] | Gainesville | FL | 1913 | show band | SEC |
Georgia | Redcoat Marching Band[w] | Athens | GA | 1905 | show band | SEC |
Kentucky | Wildcat Marching Band | Lexington | KY | 1893 | show band | SEC |
LSU | LSU Tiger Marching Band[w] | 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[m] | Columbia | MO | 1885 | show band | SEC |
Oklahoma | The Pride of Oklahoma[r] | Norman | OK | 1904 | show band | SEC (2024) |
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[r][s] | Austin | TX | 1900 | show band | SEC (2024) |
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[w][7] | Greenville | NC | 1934 | show band | American |
Florida Atlantic | Marching Owls | Boca Raton | FL | 2002 | corps-style | American |
Memphis | Mighty Sound of the South[w] | 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[w] | Tampa | FL | 1998 | | American |
Temple | Diamond Marching Band | Philadelphia | PA | 1925 | | American |
Tulane | Tulane University Marching Band (TUMB)[w] | 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[w][9] | San Antonio | TX | 2010 | | American |
Army | West Point Band | West Point | NY | 1817 | military | American(2024) |
FIU | The Wertheim FIU Marching Band[w][10] | Miami | FL | 2002 | corps-style | C-USA |
Jacksonville St. | The Marching Southerners[w] | Jacksonville | AL | 1956 | corps-style | C-USA |
LA Tech | Band of Pride | Ruston | LA | 1906 | | C-USA |
Liberty | The Spirit of the Mountain[w] | 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 (2024) |
Delaware | Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band | Newark | DE | | | 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[f] | 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 | | | MAC |
Ohio | Marching 110[m][r] | 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[m][r] | 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][r] | Fresno | CA | | | MW |
Hawai'i | Rainbow Warrior Marching Band | Manōa | HI | 1923 | | MW |
Nevada | Wolf Pack Marching Band[w][21] | Reno | NV | | | MW |
New Mexico | Spirit Marching Band[22] | Albuquerque | NM | | | MW |
San Diego State | Marching Aztecs[23][s][w] | San Diego | CA | | | MW |
San Jose State | Spartan Marching Band[r] | San Jose | CA | | | MW |
Utah State | Aggie Marching Band[24] | Logan | UT | | | MW |
UNLV | Star of Nevada[w][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][m][r][w] | Atlanta | GA | | | Sun Belt |
James Madison | Marching Royal Dukes[m][w] | Harrisonburg | VA | 1972 | | Sun Belt |
Louisiana | Pride of Acadiana[s][w] | 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 (1996-2018) |
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[w] | 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[w] | 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[m] | Hampton | VA | | HBCU band | CAA Football |
Maine | Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band[36] | Orono | ME | | | CAA Football |
NC A&T | Blue and Gold Marching Machine | Greensboro | NC | 1918 | HBCU band | CAA Football |
New Hampshire | Wildcat Marching Band[w] | 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[w] | 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[m] | Baltimore | MD | | HBCU band | MEAC |
Norfolk State | Spartan Legion[r] | Norfolk | VA | 1975 | HBCU band | MEAC |
NC Central | Marching Sound Machine[r] | 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 |
Missouri State | Pride Marching Band[r][w] | Springfield | MO | | | C-USA (2025) |
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[w] | Cedar Falls | IA | | | MVFC |
South Dakota | The Sound of USD[40] | Vermillion | SD | | | MVFC |
South Dakota St. | Pride of the Dakotas[r][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[w] | Fairfield | PA | | | NEC |
Merrimack | Merrimack College Marching Band | New Andover | MA | | | NEC |
Robert Morris | Marching Show Band | Moon Township | PA | | | NEC (2024) |
SF Pennsylvania | St. Francis Marching Band | Loretto | PA | | | NEC |
Wagner | Wagner College Marching Band[m] | 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[r] | 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[m][r] | Cullowhee | NC | 1938 | corps-style | SoCon |
McNeese State | The Pride of McNeese | Lake Charles | LA | | | Southland |
Nicholls State | Pride of Nicholls[s] | 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[r][42] | Normal | AL | | HBCU band | SWAC |
Alabama State | Mighty Marching Hornets[r] | Montgomery | AL | | HBCU band | SWAC |
Bethune–Cookman | Marching Wildcats | Daytona Beach | FL | 1930 | HBCU band | SWAC |
Florida A&M | Marching 100[r][s] | 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[r][s] | Grambling | LA | 1926 | HBCU band | SWAC |
Prairie View A&M | Marching Storm[m][r][s] | Prairie View | TX | | HBCU band | SWAC |
Southern U | Human Jukebox[r][s] | 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[m] | 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 | Riverhawk Marching Band | Lowell | MA | 1977 | | America East |
George Mason | Green Machine & Drumline[w] | Fairfax | VA | | | Atlantic 10 |
UT Arlington | Maverick Marching Band[t] | Arlington | TX | 1895 | | WAC |
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[m] | West Chester | PA | | corps-style | Division II |
Benedict College | Marching Tiger Band of Distinction[m] | Columbia | SC | | 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 |
RCC | RCC Marching Tigers[m][r] | Riverside | CA | 1984 | corps-style | CCCAA |
Cisco College | Wrangler Band[m] | Cisco | TX | | | NJCAA |
High Point | Marching Panthers (reinstated) | High Point | NC | 2020 | | SoCon |