My rankings
1. Mt Pleasant; I like how they ACTUALLY dance, not the block-style cheer moves. Level of difficulty points for InMotion. Very entertaining show as well.
2. West Branch; Very moving show. Energy dips, but overall a solid performance.
3. CPU; vocally very sound which is likely how they won with the judges, as well as a clean show. Still, I look for entertainment value & dancing. The first soloist gets my BEST SOLO award for the day.
4. Muscatine - How did they not win BEST BAND? Bass player was great. Clearly judged by vocal/dance judges.
5. Ft. Madison - did not watch
6. Anamosa - did not see entire show
Congrats to CPU on the Grand Championship, and sweep nonetheless. According to our database, it looks like the last time CPU won overall Grand Champions was... Pella Dutch Masters 2012!