List of high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin

The following is a list of high school athletic conferences in Wisconsin. All of the following are overseen by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). The listed district for each conference is designated by WIAA, who divided the state into seven portions: District 1 is Northwest, District 2 is Northeast, District 3 is West Central, District 4 is East Central, District 5 is Southwest, District 6 is South Central, and District 7 is Southeast.[1] The divisions column denotes the division(s) the conference uses for basketball.

Current Conferences

Conference Founded Membrers Division(s) District(s)
Badger Conference 1952 16 1–3 3, 5, 6
Bay Conference 1970 8 1–3 2, 4
Big East Conference 2015 14 3–5 4, 6
Big Eight Conference 1925 10 1 5–6
Big Rivers Conference 1956 7 1–2 1–3
Capitol Conference 1969 11 3–4 3, 5, 6
Central Wisconsin Conference 1926 21 3–5 2–4
Classic 8 Conference 1997 9 1–2 6–7
Cloverbelt Conference 1927 17 3–5 1–3
Coulee Conference 1926 7 3 2, 3, 5
Dairyland Conference 1959 11 4–5 1–3
Dunn-St. Croix Conference 1930 9 3–4 1, 3
East Central Conference 2015 8 3 2, 4, 6
Eastern Wisconsin Conference 1979 8 2–4 4, 6
Fox River Classic Conference 2007 10 1–2 2, 4
Fox Valley Association 1970 10 1–2 2, 4
Great Northern Conference 2008 7 2–3 1–3
Greater Metro Conference 1997 10 1 6–7
Heart O'North Conference 1930 9 2-4 1,3
Indian Trails Conference 1963 7 3 6, 7
Lake City Conference 2021 9 2-3, 5 7
Lakeland Conference 1934 21 4–5 1, 3
Marawood Conference 1949 13 4–5 1–3
Marinette & Oconto Conference 1927 10 3–5 2, 4
Metro Classic Conference 2012 9 3–5 6–7
Middle Border Conference 1931 8 2–4 1, 3
Midwest Classic Conference 1983 10 2–4 6–7
Milwaukee City Conference 1893 15 1–3 6–7
Mississippi Valley Conference 1989 8 2, 4 5
North Eastern Conference 2015 10 2–3 2, 4
North Shore Conference 1985 8 1–2 4, 6, 7
Northern Lakes Conference 1927 7 4-5 2
Northern Lights Conference Unknown 10 5 1–2
Packerland Conference 1970 8 3–5 2, 4
Ridge & Valley Conference 1979 8 5 3, 5
Rock Valley Conference 1969 10 2–3 5–6
Scenic Bluffs Conference 1979 8 4–5 3, 5
Six Rivers Conference 1997 14 4–5 5–6
South Central Conference 1952 6 3–4 2, 3, 6
Southeast Conference 1993 8 1 6–7
Southern Lakes Conference 1953 8 1–2 5–7
Southwest Wisconsin Conference 2005 6 3–4 5
Southwest Wisconsin Activities League 1926 8 4–5 5
Trailways Conference 2001 24 4–5 3–7
Wisconsin Flyway Conference 2006 8 3–4 4, 6
Wisconsin Valley Conference 1921 7 1–2 1–3
Woodland Conference 1993 14 2–3 4, 6, 7

Former Conferences

Conference Founded Disbanded
3-C Conference 1928 1962
4-C Conference 1934 1953
7-C Conference 1926 1962
10-12 Conference 1946 1948
Badger Lutheran Conference 1961 1964
Bay-Lakes Conference 1970 1979
Bi-County League 1928 1959
Big Nine Conference 1985 1993
Black Hawk League 1930 1997
Braveland Conference 1953 1993
Central Lakes Conference 1959 1970
Central Lakeshore Conference 1969 2015
Central State Conference 1970 1984
Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference 1956 2000
Classic Conference 1973 1983
Dual County Conference 1926 2001
East Central Conference 1970 1999
East Central Flyway Conference 1999 2007
Eastern Suburban Conference 1969 2001
Eastern Valley Conference 2007 2015
Eastern Wisconsin Conference 1923 1970
Flambeauland Conference N/A 1970
Flyway Conference 1970 1999
Fox River Valley Conference 1923 2007
Fox Valley Catholic Conference N/A 1971
Fox Valley Christian Conference 1971 1999
Fox Valley Tri-County League 1924 1970
Gateway Conference 1941 1952
Granite Valley Conference 1945 1951
Granite Valley Conference 1954 1960
I-W League 1960 1964
Iowa County League 1927 1960
Juneau County League 1929 1958
Kettle Moraine Conference 1928 1963
Kickapoo Valley League 1923 1971
Lakeshore Conference 1997 2008
Little Eight Conference 1926 1937
Little Five Conference 1926 1934
Little Nine Conference 1928 1970
Little Six Conference 1930 1935
Little Ten Conference 1925 1970
Lumberjack Conference 1953 2008
Madison Suburban Conference 1926 1969
Marathon County League 1928 1949
Menominee Valley Conference 1945 1947
Metro Conference 1974 1997
Michigan-Wisconsin Conference 1937 1973
Mid-Eastern Conference 1952 1970
Mid-Valley Conference 1946 1950
Midwest Prep Conference 1940 1983
Milwaukee Catholic Conference 1930 1974
Mississippi Valley Conference 1933 1965
Mississippi Valley Triangular League 1935 1940
Monroe-Vernon Conference 1928 1958
Nicolet Conference 1938 1942
Northeastern Wisconsin Conference 1927 1970
Northern Wisconsin Conference 1955 1956
Olympian Conference 1970 2015
Parkland Conference 1963 2006
Peninsula Conference 1933 1970
Rock River Valley League 1924 1952
Scenic Central Conference 1958 1979
South Central Conference 1926 1941
South Shore Conference 1970 1980
Southeastern Badger Conference 1963 1970
Southeastern Wisconsin Conference 1928 1963
Southern Eight Conference 1971 1987
Southern Five Conference 1928 1946
Southern Regional Conference 1937 1958
Southern Six Conference 1928 1941
Southern Ten Conference 1941 1952
State Line League 1927 1997
Suburban Conference 1925 1985
Suburban Park Conference 1985 1993
SWANI Conference 1946 1952
SWAPS Conference 1957 1961
SWISS Conference 1982 2007
Trempeleau Valley Conference 1929 1953
Tri-County League 1923 1963
Upper St. Croix Valley Conference 1936 1994
Vacationland Conference 1966 1970
Valley Eight Conference 1999 2007
West Central Conference 1941 1952
West Central Conference 1959 1977
West Grant Conference 1930 1960
Western Wisconsin Conference 1931 1937
Wisconsin Little Ten Conference 1970 2017
Wisconsin River League 1929 1960
Wisconsin Seminary League 1964 1970
Wolf River Valley Conference 1932 1970
Wood County League 1925 1949

References

  1. ^ "Conference Directory". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2019-05-02.