DCI Division I World Champions

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At the end of the summer season, Drum Corps International (DCI) Division I corps compete to earn the title of DCI Division I World Champion. The championships consist of 3 rounds—Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals—held on the first or second Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of August. All active Division I corps (approximately 25 corps) compete in the Quarterfinals, with the top 17 advancing to the Semifinals. The top 12 corps from Semifinals then advance to the Finals. The champion is determined by the overall high score in the Finals competition. There are also a number of caption awards (high brass, high percussion, high visual, etc.), though the process of determination for those awards has changed from year to year.

In DCI's 35-season history, only eight corps have won the title (including 3 ties):

The Kingsmen and Star of Indiana are no longer in active competition. The remaining six corps are often referred to as the "Top 6", due to their consistently high performance and fan support. These corps also typically attract the greatest number of prospective members each year. The historical "Top 6" corps have not finished in positions 1–6 every year; however, in the past 20 years only five corps[1] outside the "Top 6" (excluding Star of Indiana) have managed to place in one of the top six positions, and none have placed higher than fourth.

  1. ^ The five corps that have finished in the top six are: Crossmen (6th, 1997); Glassmen (5th, 1998; 5th 1999; 5th 2001); Boston Crusaders (5th, 2000; 5th, 2002; 6th, 2003); Blue Knights (6th, 2000); Bluecoats (6th, 2004; 5th, 2005; 4th, 2006)

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  • Champion: Blue Devils of Concord, California / Santa Clara Vanguard of Santa Clara, California
  • Blue Devils Repertoire:
    • Rhythms...At the Edge of Time
      • Estancia Ballet (Rhythm 1 - Afrocuban/Malambo)
      • Powerhouse: Rhumba for Orchestra (Rhythm 2 - Rhumba)
      • Powerhouse: Rhumba for Orchestra (Rhythm 3 - Samba)
      • Adios Nonino (Rhythm 4 - Tango)
      • Unchained Melody (Rhythm 5 - Jazz)
      • The Dirty Boogie (Rhythm 6 - Swing)
  • Santa Clara Vanguard Repertoire:
    • Inventions for a New Millennium, music by Samuel Barber and Frank Ticheli
      • The Canyon
      • Symphony No. 2
      • Symphony No. 1
      • Blue Shades
  • Score: 98.40
  • Location: Madison, Wisconsin
  • Venue: Camp Randall Stadium
  • Date: August 14

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  • Champion: The Cadets
  • Repertoire:
    • The Zone: Dreamscapes in Four Parts with a Door
      • Twisted Nerve from Kill Bill
      • Liquid
      • Overture to a New World from Dancer in the Dark
      • Cvalda from Dancer in the Dark
      • Vertigo
      • False Mirrors
  • Score: 99.150
  • Location: Foxboro, Massachusetts
  • Venue: Gillette Stadium
  • Date: August 13

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( † if Lucas Oil Stadium is not complete by August 2008, the Championships will instead be held at Indiana University's Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.)

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DCI has contracted with the City of Indianapolis to hold the Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium every year through 2018, with the exception of 2014. The location of the 2014 Championships is undetermined.

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