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I was reading the post about the top-tier corps vs the non-top tier corps....and it got me thinking....who ARE the top tier corps???

I went back 25 years, starting with 1983 and tallied up the average placement of these top 6 corps.

There are only 5 corps who have made finals 25 years in a row. Scouts would be 6th, if not for placing 14th in 2002 and 15th in 2007.

Since 1983 - The last 25 years

6th - Madison Scouts, avg placement of 7.04 and 1 world title

5th - Phantom Regiment, avg placement of 4.92 and 1 world title (tied in 1996)

4th - S.C. Vangaurd avg placement of 4.00 and 2 world titles

3rd - The Cavaliers avg placement of 3.24 and 7 world titles

2nd - Blue Devils avg placement of 2.56 and 7 world titles

1st - The Cadets avg placement of 2.48 and 9 world titles

notice, the world titles = 27, 3 years were tied (1996, 1999, 2000) and 1 was won by Star of Indiana

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I was reading the post about the top-tier corps vs the non-top tier corps....and it got me thinking....who ARE the top tier corps???

I went back 25 years, starting with 1983 and tallied up the average placement of these top 6 corps.

There are only 5 corps who have made finals 25 years in a row. Scouts would be 6th, if not for placing 14th in 2002 and 15th in 2007.

Since 1983 - The last 25 years

6th - Madison Scouts, avg placement of 7.04 and 1 world title

5th - Phantom Regiment, avg placement of 4.92 and 1 world title (tied in 1996)

4th - S.C. Vangaurd avg placement of 4.00 and 2 world titles

3rd - The Cavaliers avg placement of 3.24 and 7 world titles

2nd - Blue Devils avg placement of 2.56 and 7 world titles

1st - The Cadets avg placement of 2.48 and 9 world titles

notice, the world titles = 27, 3 years were tied (1996, 1999, 2000) and 1 was won by Star of Indiana

I would go back just a little further, say, 1972. 1983 is an arbitrary benchmark in the grand scheme of things. Unless, of course, you're attempting to establish some kind of connection to a particular Corps.

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