Through the decade starting in 2010, just three different corps have walked away with the Best Color Guard Award, which is based on the color guard visual subcaption score earned at the DCI Open Class World Championship Finals.

2011 | Spartans Spartans logo
"Midnight" | 4th Place, 91.500

Caption Scores
Quarterfinals: 19.40 (1st)
Semifinals: 19.20 (1st)
Finals: 19.80 (1st)

2010 | Spartans
"Fire Dance" — 3rd Place, 93.600

Caption Scores
Finals: 19.20 (1st)

2012 | Spartans
"Renewal" | 4th Place, 91.150

Caption Scores
Prelims: 19.00 (1st)
Finals: 19.10 (1st)

2013 | Vanguard Cadets
"The Art of War" | 1st Place, 96.150

Caption Scores
Prelims: 18.90 (1st)
Finals: 19.20 (1st)

2014 | Spartans
"Olympus" | 4th Place, 77.025

Caption Scores
Prelims: 16.40 (2nd)
Finals: 16.80 (1st)

2013 | Vanguard Cadets
"On Cloud Nine" | 1st Place, 81.225

Caption Scores
Prelims: 15.50 (2nd)
Finals: 16.00 (1st)

2016 | Blue Devils B
"To The Moon" | 1st Place, 79.900

Caption Scores
Prelims: 15.65 (1st)
Finals: 15.20 (1st)

2013 | Vanguard Cadets
"In Pieces" | 1st Place, 80.725

Caption Scores
Prelims: 16.10 (1st)
Finals: 16.40 (1st)

2016 | Blue Devils B
"The Other Side" | 2nd Place, 79.600

Caption Scores
Prelims: 15.80 (2nd)
Finals: 16.40 (1st)

2010 | Spartans
"Experiment X" | 1st Place, 81.050
