For Whom the Band Tolls! Announcing the Metallica Marching Band Competition Collegiate Edition. Coming Soon!

In partnership with

EA SPORTS™ College Football

Presented by

SweetwaterTamaHal Leonard
KHS AmericaTromanaErnie Ball
Music for AllBand of America
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2025 Collegiate Winners

All schools that participated but did not win will be receiving a $1,000 gift card to use at Sweetwater!

Collegiate Division 1

1st Place - University of South Carolina2nd Place - Virginia Tech3rd Place - University of Illinois

Collegiate Division 2 & 3

1st Place - Riverside City College2nd Place - Bridgewater College3rd Place - Indiana Wesleyan University

Fan Favorite

Fan Favorite - University of Illinois

7 prizes awarded to colleges across 3 categories

1

COLLEGIATE DIVISION 1
1st Place*
* Includes the opportunity to record a Metallica song and the EA SPORTS™ Football Theme Song and have their recordings included in EA SPORTS™ College Football.
EA SPORTS™ College Football
$50,000
IN PRIZING
2nd Place
Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA
$25,000
IN PRIZING
3rd Place
$10,000
IN PRIZING

2

COLLEGIATE DIVISION 2, 3
1st Place
Riverside City College - Riverside, CA
$40,000
IN PRIZING
2nd Place
Bridgewater College - Bridgewater, VA
$20,000
IN PRIZING
3rd Place
$10,000
IN PRIZING

3

FAN FAVORITE - COLLEGE
1st place only - All Divisions
$10,000
IN PRIZING

All schools that participated but did not win will be receiving a $1,000 gift card to use at Sweetwater!

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