Indiana Show Choir Rankings (3/5/2026)
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By Will Kaiser, Indiana Contributor
Regional experts were surveyed on 30 of Indiana's best show choirs. These are the results.
Large Mixed
Center Grove "Sound System" (6 first-place votes)
Carmel "Ambassadors"
Franklin Central “FC Singers”
Zionsville “Royalaires”
North Central “Counterpoints”
Avon “Accents”
Lafayette Jefferson “First Edition”
Fishers "Electrum"
Brownsburg “Spotlight Singers & Co.” (+1)
Plainfield "Belles et Beaux" (-1)
Receiving Votes: Carroll “Magic”
News and Notes
Franklin Central Show Choir's classic was the main competition of the week, with four ranked groups making it into a finals showdown. Carmel Ambassadors took their third win in as many weeks, winning this competition for the first time since 2023. Fishers was able to push itself above two ranked opponents, in its best result of the year. Brownsburg and Plainfield were right behind, with Brownsburg coming out on top for third.
Very little changed this past week in the Indiana rankings, as many groups took care of business both in and out-of-state. At Lafayette Jefferson, North Central Counterpoints swept both Best Vocals and Best Choreography. Avon secured their second win of the season with a solid showing at Mooresville. While these groups were favored, winning is never easy, and both groups went out and got another Grand Championship under their belt.
Two top five Indiana groups traveled to Illinois this past week, and both secured top honors. Center Grove Sound System swept the Mt. Zion Midwest Invitational, where they defeated Carroll and Illinois' Wheaton North. Similarly, Zionsville took down a perennial Illinois group in Wheaton Warrenville South to win the Sullivan Show Choir Invitational in dominant fashion, taking Best Vocals, Best Choreography, and Best Band.
Large Womens
Fishers “Sound (+3, 4 first-place votes)
Center Grove “Debtones” (-1, 1 first-place vote)
Franklin Central “High Voltage” (1 first-place vote)
Zionsville "Choralaires" (+1)
Carmel “Accents” (-3)
Avon “Attraction”
North Central “Descants” (-1)
Plainfield “Femmes Fatales”
Westfield “Illumination” (+1)
Brownsburg “Starlight Voices (-1)
Receiving Votes: Lawrence North “Bella Bravada”
News and Notes
Indiana's univoice division has been extremely unpredictable, with four of the top five groups changing places this week. Fishers Sound reasserted its place at the top of the rankings with a sweep of the Carmel Accents. The Center Grove Debtones dropped to second ahead of a matchup with Sound. Zionsville jumped above Carmel this week following their overall third place at Sullivan and in response to their announced grand championship at Pike MusicFest, where the contest director decided to remove a time penalty that had been applied to their score.
Lawrence North Bella Bravada swept at Lafayette Jefferson this past week, displaying just how unstable this region can be week in, week out. They will rematch against two ranked opponents in North Central and Plainfield this week at Lawrence Central.
At the Franklin Central Hoosier Show Choir Classic, Fishers Sound swept all major captions, placing above the Carmel Accents, who took First Runner Up. Plainfield took the last finals spot over Brownsburg in an extremely competitive field. Fishers will have to defend their top spot in a top three fight against second ranked Center Grove and third ranked Franklin Central at the Pendleton Heights Arabian Spectacular.
Small Mixed
Roncalli "Royal Rhapsody" (6 first-place votes)
Columbus North “Vocal Pointe”
Huntington North “Varsity Singers” (+1)
Franklin Community “Heritage Singers” (NEW)
Pendleton Heights “Pendletones” (-2)
Receiving Votes: Columbia City “City Heat,” Mooresville “Spotlighters,” Northridge “Northern Lights,” Whiteland “Rhythm Masters”
News and Notes
Columbus North took an impressive first runner up at the large mixed division this week at Lafayette Jefferson, defeating Lawrence North. This was a massive win for a smaller group as Columbus North closed out a historic season that included a pair of grand championships and first runner ups.
Franklin Community took its first win of the season with a sweep of Lafayette Jefferson’s small mixed division. This was a major win for the group, which hadn’t competed since Fishers Silver Spotlight, where they did not place. Heritage Singers will look to continue this momentum to Illinois at the Wheaton Warrenville South Choral Classic.
Small Womens
Cathedral "Irish Adrenaline" (6 first-place votes)
Pendleton Heights “Emerald Suites”
Columbus North “North Stars”
Columbia City “City Lights”
Lafayette Jefferson “Expressions” (NEW)
Receiving Votes: Anderson “Starliters,” Huntington North “Viking Volume”, Northridge “Starlights”
News and Notes
Cathedral Irish Adrenaline announced that they will end their season at Brownsburg, a change from their original competition schedule. This will give them a shot at one more win in the Indianapolis circuit before they close out the 2026 campaign, extending their season and giving them a chance to take their second grand championship of the season.
Pendleton Heights took their third divisional grand championship this season with a victory at Franklin Central on Friday night.
Lafayette Jefferson Expressions has made the top five in our rankings for the first time since the rankings began in 2024. The Expressions took a victory at the Franklin Community Showfest over top ranked Pendleton Heights and Columbus North two weeks ago and will look to replicate that success against some large Fort Wayne groups this week at Churubusco.