What a great history of Texas' influence on the National scene. I too wish BOA would move GN around so that other regional bands can compete on a national level, however, the Super Regionals do a good job providing that. Overall I think BOA does a great job offering venues and competitions that continues to push programs and innovations in the Marching Band World.
That said, I think this year Texas will be represented exceptionally well. With the two LISD schools, CTJ, Reagan and Bowie all performing at an extremely high level, they could all very well make the top 7-8. And what's more exciting is how different all of these schools are in terms of identity, sound and design. What a great year to see them all go head to head on a national scene. Likewise, they all face each other at BOA SA too as a bit of a preview.
My personal pick is Leander and Reagan make top 3. Their innovations in design and music will carry them both. This is in no way a slight to the others because CTJ is probably the most unique of all of them and at the end of the day, ANY of these programs could make top 3 if not win the whole thing.