Marching Band Circuit
The WBA organizes a marching band circuit with competitions held throughout October and November leading up to the circuit championship competition. The circuit currently has five divisions:
- Class A: Bands with up to 60 members
- Class AA: Bands with up to 80 members
- Class AAA: Bands with up to 100 members
- Class AAAA: Bands with up to 140 members
- Class AAAAA: Bands with any number of members
- Prior to 2004, there were only four divisions. The original Class AA was expanded to two classes, now AA and AAA. AAA and AAAA became the current AAAA and AAAAA classes. Prior to this (before 2000), WBA had A-60, A-90, AA, and AAA as the classifications.
Class champions at the WBA Championships are determined at the conclusion of preliminary competition at championships. After prelims, the bands then move on to one of two finals competitions: the A/AA/AAA Championship and the AAAA/AAAAA Championship. The top three bands from each division move on to their respective championship and the remaining field is filled by the next highest scoring bands.
The Finals field is composed of:
- The top 3 bands from each of Class A, AA, and AAA, then the next highest 6 bands from those 3 classifications combined (regardless of class and score) for a total of 15 bands in finals.
- The top three bands from each of Class AAAA and AAAAA, then the next highest 9 bands from those 2 classifications combined (regardless of class and score) for a total of 15 bands in finals.
Class champions
| Year | Class A | Class AA | Class AAA | Class AAAA | Class AAAAA |
| 2000 | Riverbank H.S. | Trabuco Hills H.S. | Buchanan H.S. | James Logan H.S. | - - |
| 2001 | Buena H.S. | Live Oak H.S. | Buchanan H.S. | James Logan H.S. | - - |
| 2002 | Gilroy H.S. | Bullard H.S. | Buchanan H.S. | James Logan H.S. | - - |
| 2003 | Newbury Park H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | El Toro H.S. | Clovis West H.S. | - - |
| 2004 | Modesto H.S. | Live Oak H.S. | Valley View H.S. | Cerritos H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2005 | Newbury Park H.S. | Live Oak H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Trabuco Hills H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2006 | Newbury Park H.S. | Independence H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Nogales H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2007 | Live Oak H.S. | Independence H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Fountain Valley H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2008 | Live Oak H.S. | Madera South H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | El Diamante H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2009 | Live Oak H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Los Alamitos H.S. | Trabuco Hills H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2010 | Live Oak H.S. | Clovis North H.S. | Los Alamitos H.S. | El Diamante H.S. | James Logan H.S. |
| 2011 | Peninsula H.S. | Clovis North H.S. | Basha H.S. | Granite Bay H.S. | Ayala H.S. |
| 2012 | Damien H.S. | Live Oak H.S | Trabuco Hills H.S | El Diamante H.S. | Ayala H.S. |
Class A/AA/AAA (formerly class A/AA) sweepstakes champions
| Year | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | Host City |
| 2000 | Trabuco Hills H.S. | Clayton Valley H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Stockton, CA |
| 2001 | Live Oak H.S. | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Bullard H.S. | Fresno, CA |
| 2002 | Live Oak H.S. | Bullard H.S. | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Chula Vista, CA |
| 2003 | Valley Christian H.S. | Bullard H.S. | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2004 | Valley Christian H.S. | Valley View H.S. | Independence H.S. | Modesto, CA |
| 2005 | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Lakewood, CA |
| 2006 | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Clovis H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2007 | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Chino Hills H.S. | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Woodland Hills, CA |
| 2008 | Aliso Niguel H.S. | Clovis East H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Pleasant Hill, CA |
| 2009 | Los Alamitos H.S. | Fred C. Beyer H.S. | Clovis East H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2010 | Los Alamitos H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Clovis North H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2011 | Basha H.S. | Rancho Cucamonga H.S. | Valley Christian H.S. | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2012 | Trabuco Hills H.S. | Rancho Cucamonga H.S. | Los Alamitos H.S. | Clovis, CA |
Class AAAA/AAAAA (formerly class AAA/AAAA) sweepstakes champions
| Year | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | Host City |
| 2000 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Clovis West H.S. | Stockton, CA |
| 2001 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Clovis West H.S. | Fresno, CA |
| 2002 | James Logan H.S. | Ayala H.S. | Clovis West H.S. | Chula Vista, CA |
| 2003 | Mission Viejo H.S. | Clovis West H.S. | Ayala H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2004 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Upland H.S. | Pleasant Hill, CA |
| 2005 | James Logan H.S. | Upland H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Long Beach, CA |
| 2006 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Ayala H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2007 | James Logan H.S. | Upland H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Monterey Park, CA |
| 2008 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Ayala H.S. | Pleasant Hill, CA |
| 2009 | James Logan H.S. | Ayala H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2010 | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S. | Homestead H.S. | Clovis, CA |
| 2011 | Ayala H.S. | James Logan H.S. | Upland H.S. | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2012 | Ayala H.S. | James Logan H.S. | Mission Viejo H.S | Clovis, CA |
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