Tupelo and Winfield took overall wins as single-gender groups, and Christopher Jive and the Uptown 45 became the newest member of the overall winner's club.

Across the Midwest, from Ohio to Nebraska, established regional powers showed why they are exactly that, but in South Dakota, an outsider came in and took all the glory.

A consistently deep field gathers in the Cornhusker capitol, two national powers reprise last year’s meeting a bit earlier in the season, several quality choirs make their way to Sioux Falls, the Minnesota season starts at Bloomington Kennedy, and a late addition makes Ankeny Centennial a sleeper field to watch.

Plus Emerald Elegance scores one for the girls, O'Gorman hits the win column for the first time this decade, and Johnston adds a win in Kansas.