SportsLibrary.net Big Ten Marching bands ranked
1. Ohio State: Script Ohio isn't even the most popular band tradition
for OSU fans.
2. Michigan State: Big and powerful
3. Michigan: Well, they can play their fight song...and play it...and
play it...and...
4. Wisconsin: Fifth Quarter makes games in Madison.
5. Purdue: World's largest drum no more. Texas now owns that title.
6. Indiana: Marching 100 no more. It's about 200 now.
7. Illinois: It's a big band, and the war chant is fun.
8. Iowa: Dullest fight song in the nation
9. Penn State: Not sure why it gets so much praise.
10. Northwestern: Musically proficient, but small and hard to hear.
11. Minnesota: Does anybody know the tune of the Minnesota Rouser?
Band photos
Illinois band postgame