Katzen­jam­mers Steel Or­ches­tra heads in­to the Na­tion­al Panora­ma 2025 fi­nals as the top-ranked band in the Medi­um Con­ven­tion­al cat­e­go­ry, earn­ing 276 points with its per­for­mance of Ly­ing Ex­cus­es. Pan El­ders Steel Or­ches­tra fol­lowed close­ly be­hind in sec­ond place with 272 points for Mih Lover, while NGC Cou­va Joy­lan­ders Steel Or­ches­tra se­cured third place with 271 points for Cut the Bush.

Pam­beri Steel Or­ches­tra claimed fourth place with 269 points for Too Own Way, while Courts Sound Spe­cial­ists of Laven­tille round­ed out the top five with 268 points for Jump and Wave. Dix­ieland Steel Or­ches­tra and NGC La Brea Nightin­gales tied for sixth place, both earn­ing 267 points for their ren­di­tions of Long Time and Flag Woman, re­spec­tive­ly.

Ari­ma An­gel Harps took eighth place with 263 points for Fiery, while Sforza­ta Steel Or­ches­tra and Curepe Scherzan­do Steel Or­ches­tra tied for ninth place, each scor­ing 262 points with Some­body and Come With It.