Hostrauser's DCI "Decade" Power Rankings, 2009

[Hostrauser]

It's that time again...

These rankings are an average of the adjusted Championship week final (not necessary FINALS) scores over the past ten years. Both World and Open Class are judged on the same scale for balance.
Requirements for the Decade rankings is as follows:
EITHER at least five seasons with judged performances at DCI Championships in the past 20 years, including two within the past 10 years
AND/OR judged performance at the most recent DCI Championships.

Also, after select corps are three numbers, (A/B/C). These represent A) number of DCI Titles, B) number of Top 5 finishes, and C) number of Top 12 finishes in the past ten seasons. Without further ado...

(See the 2008 edition here.)

Hostrauser's Cumulative DCI RANKINGS, 2000-2009
-----(1-12)---------------------
97.608 Blue Devils (3/10/10)
97.575 The Cavaliers (5/10/10)
96.590 The Cadets (2/10/10)
94.108 Santa Clara Vanguard (0/7/10)
93.983 Phantom Regiment (1/7/10)
91.753 Bluecoats (0/2/10)
89.903 Carolina Crown (0/2/9)
89.783 Boston Crusaders (0/2/10)
87.940 Glassmen (0/1/9)
87.363 Blue Knights (0/0/7)
86.373 Madison Scouts (0/0/7)
85.455 Crossmen (0/0/5)
-----(13-17)--------------------
83.565 Spirit (0/0/5)
83.028 Colts (0/0/2)
79.430 Magic (0/0/2)
78.769 The Academy
77.997 Southwind
-----(18-25)--------------------
77.211 Cascades (0/0/1)
77.168 Pacific Crest
76.458 Mandarins
75.225 Troopers (0/0/1)
74.828 Blue Stars (0/0/2)
74.784 Capital Regiment
72.685 Esperanza
72.420 Pioneer
-----(26-50)--------------------
72.000 Kiwanis Kavaliers
70.411 SCV Cadets
69.275 Patriots
68.175 Spartans
68.040 Jersey Surf
67.940 Blue Devils B
67.475 East Coast Jazz
64.242 Oregon Crusaders
63.931 Taipei Yuehfu
61.931 Revolution
60.900 Music City
60.755 Teal Sound
60.303 Yamato
60.218 Memphis Sound
59.972 Impulse
59.820 Raiders
59.610 Americanos
58.981 Marion Glory Cadets
58.950 Legends
57.754 Capitol Sound
56.442 Velvet Knights
56.338 Allegiance Elite
53.133 Colt Cadets
52.700 Les Senateurs
52.400 Dutch Boy
-----(51+)----------------------
52.169 Lake Erie Regiment
51.070 Cadets of New Jersey
50.088 Phoenix (NJ)
47.044 Citations
46.575 7th Regiment
45.104 Les Stentors
44.425 Bandettes
41.450 Scenic City
40.150 Racine Scouts
38.400 St. John's
36.147 Spirit of Newark/New Jersey
35.640 Springfield Targets
25.988 Joliet Kingsmen
22.296 Blue Saints


I can also post 20-year rankings for those who are interested in who's the best corps of the past 20 years.

[BD94Euph]

Well, lemmie guess....with wins in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999...yes, why don't you go ahead and post that one too. And while you're at it, 30 yrs would be pretty cool...1980, 1982, 1986. Although the boys in maroon did reel off their three-peat 83-84-85...(1976, 1977, 1979). Now don't go any further than the 70's please!!!!

Let's end this right now. The Concord Blue Devils people...BD, Devs, Blue Smoke. ( I usually hate ranking like these, but boy I really LOVE this one!!!!)

[Hostrauser]

Can't do 30-year rankings until 2013. The tick system lead to some big gaps and weird variances in scores.

20-year rankings are a little different.

These rankings are an average of the adjusted Championship week final scores (not necessary FINALS score) over the past twenty years. However, the goal of the 20-year rankings is to also reward longevity and consistency of excellence: -1 has been subtracted from the ranking for each season a corps did not have a judged performance at DCI Championships. Both World and Open Class are judged on the same scale for balance. DISCLAIMER: I'm confident that I have scores for all World Class/Division I corps; however, due to the sheer number of corps that disappeared in the 80s and 90s, there may be gaps in the rankings (more specifically, with corps who did not attend Championships every year, but only here and there, I may have missed a score or two, particularly in the Division II/III ranks in the early 90s).

Requirements for the 20-year rankings is as follows:
EITHER at least five seasons with judged performances at DCI Championships in the past 20 years, including two within the past 10 years
OR a judged performance at the most recent DCI Championships
OR a DCI Finals appearance within the past 20 years.

Also, after select corps are three numbers, (A/B/C). These represent A) number of DCI Titles, B) number of Top 5 finishes, and C) number of Top 12 finishes in the past twenty seasons. Without further ado...

Hostrauser's Cumulative DCI RANKINGS, 1990-2009
-----(1-12)---------------------
97.134 Blue Devils (7/20/20) (only corps to make Top 5 every year of the past 20 years)
96.795 The Cadets (5/19/20)
96.713 The Cavaliers (7/19/20)
94.086 Phantom Regiment (2/14/20)
94.069 Santa Clara Vanguard (1/13/20) (kinda hard to believe Vanguard only has one title in the past 20 years, isn't it?)
89.416 Madison Scouts (0/3/17)
88.976 Bluecoats (0/2/19) (another season like 2009 and Blooo will pass Madison as the better corps over the past 20 years)
87.303 Crossmen (0/0/15)
86.921 Blue Knights (0/0/15)
86.080 Glassmen (0/3/15)
84.486 Boston Crusaders (0/2/11)
82.301 Carolina Crown (0/2/14)
-----(13-17)--------------------
81.004 Colts (0/0/8)
80.875 Star of Indiana (1/4/4) (even with the penalty!)
78.918 Spirit (0/0/6)
74.737 Magic (0/0/6)
72.643 Troopers (0/0/1)
-----(18-25)--------------------
70.299 Mandarins
69.640 Pioneer
69.228 Southwind
66.889 Blue Stars (0/0/2)
65.480 Freelancers (0/0/2)
64.168 Pacific Crest
64.100 Kiwanis Kavaliers
62.883 Spartans
-----(26-50)--------------------
62.803 Velvet Knights (0/0/2)
62.769 The Academy
61.919 Capital Regiment
60.150 Sky Ryders (0/0/1)
59.581 Jersey Surf
58.918 Cascades (0/0/1)
58.148 SCV Cadets
57.685 Esperanza
56.616 East Coast Jazz
53.373 Dutch Boy (0/0/1)
53.186 Patriots
52.940 Blue Devils B
51.750 Americanos
51.492 Raiders
51.005 Teal Sound
50.543 Yamato
50.242 Oregon Crusaders
49.931 Revolution
47.972 Impulse
47.931 Taipei Yuehfu
47.442 Capitol Sound
47.218 Memphis Sound
44.628 Allegiance Elite
41.900 Music City
40.950 Legends
-----(51+)----------------------
39.904 Marion Glory Cadets
39.363 Lake Erie Regiment
39.100 Les Senateurs
38.635 Citations
34.708 Phoenix (NJ)
33.464 Cadets of New Jersey
33.266 Les Stentors
30.723 Racine Scouts
30.575 7th Regiment
29.604 Bandettes
29.025 Colt Cadets
28.300 St. John's
25.147 Spirit of Newark/New Jersey
24.340 Scenic City
20.640 Springfield Targets
11.110 Joliet Kingsmen
09.219 Blue Saints

[BD94Euph]

Hostrauser is my new VORE!

Don't we all feel just a little bit better sleeping tonight KNOWING that what we believed in our hearts is backed up by pure, no-nonsense, hard, cold, scientific fact? The beauty of the formula, the ease with which it is spoken, just look at the way the "A/B/C" numbers lie just to the right of the name...it's perfection.

Can we do a little sports dynasty comparison. I mean, how many sports teams can boast 13 titles in 33 years? Even the Yankees go WAY back to get their 26. That would actually be fun to see a compariosn like that...

Thanks oh Wise One!

[BD94Euph]

Oh I couldn't wait...


Team Championships/Years/Win %

Concord Blue Devils 13/37/35.13%
Boston Celtics 17/63/26.98%
New York Yankess 26/108/24.07%

WooHoo!!! Not too shabby people, not too shabby!

[BDinkel]

Don't forget Madison won in 1988!


Edit: Ooops... just realized its a 20 year list, even though the header says "1900 - 2009"

[Hostrauser]

Don't forget Madison won in 1988!


Edit: Ooops... just realized its a 20 year list, even though the header says "1900 - 2009"

Should say 1990. I don't have drum corps scores from 1900. Vore might.

[Hostrauser]

Oh I couldn't wait...


Team Championships/Years/Win %

Concord Blue Devils 13/37/35.13%
Boston Celtics 17/63/26.98%
New York Yankess 26/108/24.07%

WooHoo!!! Not too shabby people, not too shabby!

Not to be a total party pooper, but...

1923-1953 Yankees: 31 years, 16 championships
1957-1976 Celtic: 20 years, 13 championships
1953-1979 Montreal Canadiens: 27 years, 16 championships

But yeah, the Blue Devils can fit in that group.

[BD94Euph]

wow, you ARE good. I saw that but chose not to report. I still like the "overall" view.

HAHAHA

[senza cervello]

Hostrauser is my new VORE!

Except Hostrauser actually releases his work.

[vore]

I don't have drum corps scores from 1900. Vore might.

"The pain... the pain..."

vore