THE MANIA BEGINS MARCH 2, 2026.
“The President’s Own” hosts its annual “Sousa’s March Mania,” a tournament pitting 32 musical marches against each other for voters to decide which one will be crowned the year’s champion march. Every weekday marches will compete head-to-head while our friends and fans vote for marches to advance in the tournament. This year the competition celebrates America 250!
Listen to the 2026 playlist of marches.
You can participate as an individual or a team if would like you to get together with some of your friends. The winning team will be crowned “MARCH KINGS” and receive a pizza party during the school day. The competition will begin on Monday March 2 when the first round of voting begins.
Matchups will be posted the day before the so you can listen to the competing marches and make your selection. Selections must be submited by midnight on the day of the matchup. The first matchup will be Monday, March 2. I will post the next matchup each evening.
Make sure you go to the President’s Own Marine Band website
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/
to cast your vote in the national comeptition and increase the chances of your march winning.
Here are the rules:
- Sign up using the link below.
- Each day select your choice of which march you think will win the vote between the competing against each other for that day. The results of the vote will be released the next day.
- You will receive 1 point per team for the correct choices in Round 1, 2 points for correct choice in Round 2, 3 points for correct choice in Round 3, 4 points for each correct choice in Round 4, and 5 point for the correct choice in the final match up.
Here is a link to the official competition website where you can listen to all the marches in the competition and follow along to see who wins each day.
Sign up to play here.
VOTE HERE
2026 Sousa’s March Mania Results
Game 1:
The Liberty Bell: 5,674
The Chimes of Liberty: 3,050
Game 2:
George Washington Bicentennial: 4,327
Thomas Jefferson March: 3,694
Game 3:
The Circus Bee: 5,874
Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite: 3,659
Game 4:
American Salute: 4,569
American Patrol: 4,469
Game 5:
Hail to the Chief: 3,709
Presidential Polonaise: 3,697
Game 6:
The Glory of the Yankee Navy: 4,335
Who’s Who in Navy Blue: 2,690
Game 7:
National Emblem: 5,375
Invincible Eagle: 2,212
Game 8:
Superman March: 3,627
The National Game: 3,599
Game 9:
The Spirit of Independence: 2,917
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty: 2,315
Game 10:
Cosmopolitan America: 3,557
A Century of Progress: 1,396
Game 11:
Yankee Doodle: 4,360
You’re A Grand Old Flag: 1,157
Game 12:
Country Band March: 3,120
From Maine to Oregon: 2,095
Game 13:
Midway March: 5,382
March from 1941: 4,463
Game 14:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 6,949
Washington Grays: 2,610
Game 15:
The Man of the Hour: 4,851
Sons of Uncle Sam: 2,088
Game 16:
Over There: 5,261
Defenders of Freedom: 1,498
Game 17:
Hail to the Chief: 4,337
The Liberty Bell: 3,211
Game 18:
Glory of the Yankee Navy: 5,691
George Washington Bicentennial: 1,658
Game 19:
National Emblem: 4,723
The Circus Bee: 2,226
Game 20:
American Salute: 3,881
Superman March: 2,930
Game 21:
Midway March: 1,882
Spirit of Independence: 1,017
Game 22:
Franklin D. Roosevelt March: 1,872
Cosmopolitan America: 995
Game 23:
Yankee Doodle: 2,193
Man of the Hour: 1,261
Game 24:
Over There: 1,817
Country Band March: 1,526
Game 25:
Midway March: 1,948
Hail to the Chief: 847
Game 26:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 3,352
Glory of the Yankee Navy: 1,961