After another weekend of southern show choir, it’s time to update the rankings to currently reflect who stands where. This is a weekly poll voted on by five panelists and will change every week until the end of the season. In the spirit of recognizing all the South's best choirs, large mixed, middle mixed, small mixed and single-gender choirs are ranked. Take a look at the new rankings below:
Super Large/Large Mixed:
1) Clinton “Attachè” (5 first-place votes)
2) Homewood “The Network”
3) Brandon “Brio”
4) Oak Mountain “Singers”
5) Grenada “Visions”
6) Petal “Soundsations”
7) Auburn “Varsity Singers”
8) Jackson Academy “Encore”
9) Northwest Rankin “The Ambassadors”
10) Enterprise “Encores”
Receiving votes: West Jones "Imagination", Madison Central "Reveille"
Single-Gender:
1) Tupelo “Synergy” (5 first-place votes)
2) Oak Mountain “The Muses”
3) Homewood “Nexus”
4) Brandon “Bellas”
5) Auburn “Elan”
6) Petal “Innovations”
7) Northwest Rankin “The Allure”
8) Tift County “Ladies Choice”
9) Enterprise “Esprit”
10) Tift County "Tiftosterone"
Receiving Votes: Madison Central "Renown"
Middle Mixed:
1) Northeast Jones “Gold Horizons” (5 first-place votes)
2) Vestavia Hills “Singers”
3) Homewood “Continuum”
4) South Jones “Company”
5) Briarwood “Radica”
Receiving votes: Albertville "CenterStage!", Sumrall "Legacy", Hoover "Paradigm", Spain Park "Rhapsody in Blue"
Small Mixed:
1) Oxford “Sound” (5 first-place votes)
2) Pisgah “Innergy”
3) Wayne County “Orange Sensations”
4) Laurel “Showstoppers”
5) West Marion “New Era”
Receiving Votes: Sylacauga "Signature", Morton "One A'Chord"
Things worth noting in the rankings:
Tons of Flips:
This week we don’t see much change in the rankings, except where two groups simply swap spots. This week, this applied to the following combos: Laurel and West Marion, Homewood and South Jones, Brandon and Auburn (in the single-gender rankings), and Northwest Rankin and Tift County (also in single-gender). This indicates that these groups are at razor-thin margins within one another, meaning these rankings are very possible to see themselves change in the upcoming weeks.
Goodbye West Jones, Hello Northwest Rankin:
On their week off, West Jones just barely saw themselves fall out of the top 10, with Northwest Rankin taking their place after a solid performance this last weekend at the Homewood South Central Classic. West Jones looks to reassert themselves this next weekend with their performance at the Petal Show Choir Invitational.
Auburn’s Perfection Spoiled:
Auburn saw their chance at a perfect season spoiled this last weekend thanks to Grenada at the inaugural Tupelo King City Classic. Auburn also saw themselves fall two spots in the rankings, down from 5th to 7th. Auburn will be taking a week off from competition this weekend as they host their own competition, the Auburn Show Choir Showdown.
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