List of Illinois High School Association member conferences
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The following is a list of Illinois High School Association
member conferences. Schools that belong to these conferences compete with each other on a local level in athletics and non-athletic activities.
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
member conferences. Schools that belong to these conferences compete with each other on a local level in athletics and non-athletic activities.
- Apollo ConferenceApollo ConferenceThe Apollo Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 8 schools in the south-central portion of Illinois. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association....
- Bi-County ConferenceBi-County ConferenceThe Bi-County Conference was a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference par in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- Big Northern ConferenceBig Northern ConferenceThe Big Northern Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northern Illinois. These high schools are members of the Illinois High School Association....
(contains two divisions) - Big Rivers ConferenceBig Rivers Conference (Illinois)The Big Rivers Conference is a football-only high school athletic conference represented by 10 schools in the northwest and north-central portions of Illinois...
(football-only) - Big Twelve ConferenceBig Twelve Conference (Illinois)The Big Twelve Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association , based in Central Illinois. While the name implies that the conference has twelve schools, there are actually only ten schools currently active, due to other schools either closing, ending...
- Black Diamond ConferenceBlack Diamond ConferenceThe Black Diamond Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 13 schools in the southern portion of Illinois. The conference currently offers championships for girls in Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Softball, Track & Field, and Volleyball...
- Cahokia ConferenceCahokia ConferenceThe Cahokia Conference is a high school athletic and competitive activity organization which consists of 12 schools in southwestern Illinois, near St. Louis. All of the schools are located in St. Clair, Randolph, Monroe, and Clinton counties....
(contains two divisions) - Central State Eight Conference
- Central Suburban LeagueCentral Suburban LeagueThe Central Suburban League is an IHSA-recognized high school extracurricular conference comprising 12 public schools located in the northern suburbs of Chicago...
(contains two divisions) - Chicago Catholic LeagueChicago Catholic LeagueThe Chicago Catholic League is a high school athletic conference based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All of the schools are currently part of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports...
(contains two divisions) - Chicago Prep Conference
- Chicago Public High School LeagueChicago Public High School LeagueThe Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League , is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools...
(contains ten divisions) - Corn Belt Conference
- DuPage Valley ConferenceDuPage Valley ConferenceThe DuPage Valley Conference is an organization of eight high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing seven communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. The Conference, organized in 1967, exists primarily for inter-school...
- East Central Illini Conference
- East Suburban Catholic ConferenceEast Suburban Catholic ConferenceThe East Suburban Catholic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of 13 Catholic high schools in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois . The conference became independent in 1974....
- Egyptian Illini Conference
- Fox Valley ConferenceFox Valley ConferenceThe Fox Valley Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extracurricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the northern part of the Fox River basin in Illinois.-Valley Division:-Fox Division:-Changes:...
(contains two divisions) - Girls Catholic Athletic Conference
- Greater Egyptian ConferenceGreater Egyptian ConferenceThe Greater Egyptian Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association....
- Heart of Illinois Conference
- Independent School LeagueIndependent School League (Illinois)The Independent School League is an athletic league comprising nine private secondary schools in the Chicago metro area. All of the schools are also full members of the Illinois High School Association; the governing body for most high school athletics and competitive activities in the state...
- Inter County Athletic Conference
- Interstate Eight ConferenceInterstate Eight ConferenceThe Interstate Eight Conference has 12 schools in Illinois that are members of the conference. The Interstate Eight originally had 8 schools—Coal City, Dwight, Lisle, Plano, Reed-Custer, Sandwich, Seneca and Wilmington. In 2006 Herscher, Manteno, Peotone and Westmont joined the conference. This...
- Lincoln Trail ConferenceLincoln Trail ConferenceThe Lincoln Trail Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- Little Illini ConferenceLittle Illini ConferenceThe Little Illini Conference is a high school athletic conference in East Central Illinois that is a member of the Illinois High School Association...
- Little Okaw Valley Conference
- Little Ten ConferenceLittle Ten ConferenceThe Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it was originally comprised the following small high schools in northern Illinois: Earlville, Hinckley, Leland, Paw Paw, Plano, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, and...
- Metro Suburban ConferenceMetro Suburban ConferenceThe Metro Suburban Conference is an organization of seven high schools in northern Illinois, representing seven communities in that part of the state. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association...
(started during 2006-2007 academic year) - Metropolitan Prep Conference
- Mid-Illini Conference
- Mid-South Conference
- Mid-State Six Conference
- Mid-Suburban ConferenceMid-Suburban ConferenceThe Mid-Suburban League is an Illinois High School Association recognized high school extra-curricular league which includes twelve schools located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The conference is split up into two divisions for all interscholastic activities...
(contains two divisions) - Midland Trail Conference
- Mississippi Valley ConferenceMississippi Valley Conference (Illinois)The Mississippi Valley Conference is a high school athletic league in the Metro-East region of southwestern Illinois. It has schools from the counties of Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair...
- MSM Conference
- National Trail ConferenceNational Trail ConferenceThe National Trail Conference is an historic high school conference in east central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- NCICNorth Central Illinois ConferenceThe North Central Illinois Conference, far better known as the NCIC, was an IHSA recognized high school extra-curricular conference. It location, as the name would indicate, was in the north-central part of the state...
(North Central Illinois Conference—contains two divisions) - North Suburban Conference (contains two divisions)
- Northeastern Athletic Conference
- Northern Illinois Big 12 ConferenceNorthern Illinois Big 12 ConferenceThe Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference is a high-school athletic conference with twelve high schools in northern Illinois. The conference began competing during the 2010-2011 academic year. In many respects, including membership and organization, the NI-Big 12 is much like a reboot of the old...
(contains two divisions) - Northern Illinois Christian Conference (not an actual IHSA conference, but contains IHSA members)
- Northern Illinois ConferenceNorthern Illinois Conference (athletic division)The Northern Illinois Conference is a high school athletic conference consisting of nine high public schools and one Catholic school in Illinois' Boone, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties...
(NIC-10) - Northwest Upstate Illini ConferenceNorthwest Upstate Illini ConferenceThe Northwest Upstate Illini Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
(contains two divisions) - Okaw Valley Conference
- Pike County Conference
- Prairie State Conference
- Prairieland ConferencePrairieland ConferenceThe Prairieland Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- River Valley ConferenceRiver Valley ConferenceThe River Valley Conference is a high school sports Conference in northeastern Illinois, United States. The conference is part of the Illinois High School Association...
- Sangamo Conference
- Sangamon Valley Conference (contains two divisions)
- South Central ConferenceSouth Central ConferenceThe South Central Conference is a conference in South Central Illinois made up of ten schools. The SCC was established in 1926 with ten charter schools. The current schools are all full members of the Illinois High School Association.-Member schools:...
- South Egyptian ConferenceSouth Egyptian ConferenceThe South Egyptian Conference is a small school conference in southern Illinois.SEC schools compete in baseball, softball, and basketball, both boys and girls. All schools in the SEC are a part of and participate in IHSA sporting events....
- South Seven ConferenceSouth Seven ConferenceThe South Seven Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 6 schools in the southern Illinois.-Current Members:- Former members of the South Seven Conference:- References :...
- South Suburban ConferenceSouth Suburban Conference (Illinois)The South Suburban Conference is a high school athletic and activity conference which comprises fourteen schools located in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois....
- Southern Illinois River-to-River ConferenceSouthern Illinois River-to-River ConferenceThe Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 12 schools in southern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions. While technically in the same conference each division crowns its own champion, and each winner is regarded as the...
(with Mississippi and Ohio River divisions) - Southland Athletic ConferenceSouthland Athletic ConferenceThe Southland Athletic Conference is a high school athletic and activity conference which comprises six schools located in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois....
- Southwestern ConferenceSouthwestern Conference (Illinois)The Southwestern Conference is a high school conference in southern Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises large public high schools in the Metro East region of suburban St. Louis.-Current...
- Southwest Prairie ConferenceSouthwest Prairie ConferenceThe Southwest Prairie Conference is an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois, representing five communities in that part of the state. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. The conference began competing during the 2006-2007 academic year...
(started during 2006-2007 academic year) - Southwest Suburban ConferenceSouthwest Suburban ConferenceThe Southwest Suburban Conference is an athletic and competitive activity conference consisting of public secondary schools located in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois....
- Suburban Catholic ConferenceSuburban Catholic ConferenceThe Suburban Christian Conference is a system of Christian schools in Chicago's suburbs organized to compete against each other athletically.-History:...
- Three Rivers ConferenceThree Rivers Conference (Illinois)The Three Rivers Conference, also known as the TRAC-8 , is a high school conference in northwest Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- Tomahawk Conference
- Tri-County ConferenceTri-County Conference (Illinois)The Tri-County Conference is an affiliation of several small high schools in central Illinois. Current membership includes* Putnam County High School* Midland High School* Henry-Senachwine High School* Marquette High School* Roanoke-Benson High School...
- Upstate Eight ConferenceUpstate Eight ConferenceThe Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association.The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane...
- Vermilion Valley Conference
- West Central ConferenceWest Central Conference (Illinois)The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- West Suburban ConferenceWest Suburban ConferenceThe West Suburban Conference is an athletic conference in DuPage County and Cook County in the state of Illinois.The conference was founded in 1924.-Member schools:All of the schools are also members of the Illinois High School Association...
(contains two divisions) - Western Big 6 ConferenceWestern Big 6 ConferenceThe Western Big 6 Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
- Western Illinois Valley ConferenceWestern Illinois Valley ConferenceThe Western Illinois Valley Conference is a conference of the IHSA located in the west-central part of Illinois. A total of 14 school are members: Ashland , Bluffs, Carrollton, Concord , Greenfield, Hardin , Jacksonville , Jacksonville , Mt...
(contains two divisions)
Former Conferences
- Cook County High School LeagueCook County High School League-Beginnings:The Cook County High School League embracing all the public high schools in Chicago and its suburbs was one of the pioneer interscholastic leagues in the country...
(1889–1913) - Four Rivers Conference
- Illini Central Conference
- Little 7 ConferenceLittle 7 Conference-The Beginning:This conference was officially organized for the start of the 1921-22 school year. The seven founding members of the Little 7 Conference were:...
(1921–1995) - Mid-State Conference
- New Salem Conference
- North Egypt ConferenceNorth Egypt ConferenceThe North Egypt Conference was an Illinois high school athletic conference in existence from 1929 to 2003-Members:-State Titles:...
(1938-2003) - Olympic ConferenceOlympic Conference (Illinois)The Olympic Conference was a high school conference in northwest Illinois in existence from 1976 to 2010. The conference participated in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
(1976-2010) - SICASICA (high school sports)The South Inter-Athletic Association Conference is a former conference on the south side of Chicago and the predecessor of the current South Suburban Conference, Southwest Suburban Conference, and Southland Athletic Conference. At one point it was the largest conference in Illinois. -Former...
— (South Inter-Conference Association, dissolved 2006) - Southwest Egyptian Conference (????-1993)
- Suburban LeagueSuburban League (Chicago area)The Suburban League, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, was formed in the fall of 1913 following the dissolution of the Cook County High School League the previous June. The original members were Evanston, LaGrange, Morgan Park, Morton, New Trier, Oak Park, Proviso, Thornton, and University...
(1913–1975) - Suburban Prairie ConferenceSuburban Prairie ConferenceThe Suburban Prairie Conference was an organization of nineteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing sixteen communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. The conference was subdivided into three divisions: North, East...
(1995-2005) - Tollway Athletic Conference
- West Prairie Trail Conference
- Western Sun ConferenceWestern Sun ConferenceThe Western Sun Conference was an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois, representing eight communities in that part of the state. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. The conference began competing during the 2006-2007 academic year. Six of...