Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer & Dance Championship
Rabble Rousers See Program-Best Fifth Place Finish in Advanced Small Coed Category
April 10, 2026 | Rabble Rousers
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Army West Point rabble rousers saw a fifth overall finish in the Advanced Small Coed Division IA competition at the 2026 NCA & NDA College National Championship.
Army sees a fifth-place finish in only its third year of competing in the category. The Rabs finished its performance at the Bandshell with a raw score of 89.0667, seeing zero deductions. The Rabs finished with an overall event score of 89.05, good for a fifth-place finish, the best finish in the program's history.
The placement was a leap ahead of the team's 2025 finish, with ninth overall last season. Army's fifth-place finish placed them above programs including Iowa State, Louisville, Clemson, UCF and Kansas.
In the prelims, the Rabs finished with a raw score of 89.0 overall, seeing zero deductions. Their finals and prelims performance marked the second straight year the team saw zero deductions throughout the week in the Advanced Small Coed Category.
The Rabs will perform one more time in Daytona Beach in the Game Day Division IA finals on Saturday at 1:56 p.m. at the Bandshell after finishing second in the Division IA prelims on Friday with a 91.0 overall score.
For fans who cannot make it to Daytona Beach to see the Rabs, the finals for each category will also stream live on Varsity.TV.
