Big Eight Conference (Wisconsin)

The Big Eight Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in south central Wisconsin. All member schools are affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

1925–1964

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1964–1970

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By this time, the Big Eight had ballooned to thirteen members (twelve after Central-University High School closed in 1969), and along with that growth came greater problems with scheduling and travel. In 1967, the five Madison high schools announced their exit from the Big Eight Conference and gave the three high schools in Rock County the option of joining them in a new conference, which they accepted.^[13] The five high schools in Racine and Kenosha formed the South Shore Conference after their forced removal from the Big Eight,^[14] which had a tumultuous ten-year history before it was finally disbanded in 1980.^[15]

1970–present

With the Madison-area schools having successfully split from those in southeastern Wisconsin, the new-look Big Eight Conference began play in 1970 with seven schools (Beloit Memorial, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Madison East, Madison La Follette, Madison Memorial and Madison West).^[16] Membership increased back to eight with the addition of Sun Prairie High School from the Badger Conference in 1977,^[17] and in later years the Big Eight added two other large metropolitan Madison high schools: Middleton in 1994^[18] and Verona in 2008^[19] (both formerly of the Badger Conference). Membership stayed at ten schools until 2022, when Sun Prairie High School completed its split into two schools.^[20] Sun Prairie High School became Sun Prairie East and Sun Prairie West High School was completed on the west side of the district. The following year, Beloit Memorial left the Big Eight after nearly a century of membership to join the Southern Lakes Conference.

Football-only alignment

In February 2019, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, the WIAA released a sweeping football-only realignment for Wisconsin to commence with the 2020 football season and run on a two-year cycle.^[21] The Big Eight Conference decreased its football membership from ten to eight schools, with the two Janesville schools leaving for membership in the Badger Conference's large-school division.^[22] They would return to the Big Eight for football in 2022, exchanging affiliation with the newly split Sun Prairie East and Sun Prairie West, who took their place in the large-school division of the Badger Conference. Beloit Memorial also left to join the Southern Lakes Conference for football, one year prior to moving over as full members in 2023.^[23]

List of member schools

Current members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined
Janesville Craig	Janesville, WI	Public	1,684	Cougars	1967
Janesville Parker	Janesville, WI	Public	1,429	Vikings	1967
Madison East	Madison, WI	Public	1,662	Purgolders	1925
Madison La Follette	Madison, WI	Public	1,577	Lancers	1964
Madison West	Madison, WI	Public	2,226	Regents	1930
Middleton	Middleton, WI	Public	2,357	Cardinals	1994
Sun Prairie East	Sun Prairie, WI	Public	1,329	Cardinals	1963
Sun Prairie West	Sun Prairie, WI	Public	1,347	Wolves	2022
Vel Phillips Memorial	Madison, WI	Public	2,122	Spartans	1967
Verona	Verona, WI	Public	1,801	Wildcats	2008

Current associate members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Primary Conference	Sport(s)
Beloit Memorial	Beloit, WI	Public	1,578	Purple Knights	Southern Lakes	Boys Hockey^[a]
DeForest	DeForest, WI	Public	1,093	Norskies	Badger	Boys Volleyball
Edgewood	Madison, WI	Private (Catholic)	569	Crusaders	Badger	Boys Volleyball
Fort Atkinson	Fort Atkinson, WI	Public	964	Blackhawks	Badger	Boys Volleyball
Waunakee	Waunakee, WI	Public	1,309	Warriors	Badger	Boys Volleyball

Notes

^ Co-operative with Brodhead, Clinton, Hononegah (IL), Lincoln Academy, Parkview and Turner

Current co-operative members

Team	Colors	Host School	Co-operative Members	Sport(s)
Janesville Bluebirds		Janesville Parker	Janesville Craig	Boys Hockey
Sun Prairie United		Varies by sport	Sun Prairie East, Sun Prairie West	Gymnastics, Boys Hockey, Boys Tennis, Boys Volleyball

Former members

School	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Mascot	Joined	Left	Conference Joined	Current Conference
Beloit Memorial	Beloit, WI	Public	1,578	Purple Knights	1925	2023	Southern Lakes
Janesville	Janesville, WI	Public	N/A	Bluebirds	1925	1967	Closed (split into Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker)
Kenosha Bradford	Kenosha, WI	Public	1,765	Red Devils	1925	1970	South Shore	Southeast
Kenosha Tremper	Kenosha, WI	Public	1,835	Trojans	1964	1970	South Shore	Southeast
Madison Central	Madison, WI	Public	N/A	Tigers	1925	1969	Closed in 1969
Racine	Racine, WI	Public	N/A	Black and Gold	1925	1928	Closed (split into Racine Horlick and Racine Park)
Racine Case	Racine, WI	Public	1,892	Eagles	1966	1970	South Shore	Southeast
Racine Horlick	Racine, WI	Public	1,360	Rebels	1929	1970	South Shore	Southeast
Racine Park	Racine, WI	Public	1,059	Panthers	1928	1970	South Shore	Southeast

Membership timeline

Full members

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Football members (since 2020)

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Membership map

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Sanctioned sports

	Baseball	Boys Basketball	Girls Basketball	Boys Cross Country	Girls Cross Country	Football	Boys Golf	Girls Golf	Gymnastics	Boys Hockey	Boys Soccer	Girls Soccer	Softball	Boys Swim & Dive	Girls Swim & Dive	Boys Tennis	Girls Tennis	Boys Track & Field	Girls Track & Field	Boys Volleyball	Girls Volleyball	Boys Wrestling	Girls Wrestling
Janesville Craig	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Janesville Parker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Madison East	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X^[a]	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Madison La Follette	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X^[b]		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Madison West	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Middleton	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sun Prairie East	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X^[c]	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		X	X	X
Sun Prairie West	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X^[c]		X	X	X	X	X	X^[c]	X	X	X	X^[c]	X	X	X
Vel Phillips Memorial	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Verona	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X^[d]	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X

Notes

^ Co-operative with Madison La Follette
^ Co-operative with Madison East
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sun Prairie United co-operative (host school)
^ Co-operative with Edgewood

List of state champions

Fall sports

Boys Cross Country
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1947	Single Division
Racine Park	1948	Single Division
Racine Park	1949	Large Schools
Janesville	1950	Large Schools
Madison West	1951	Large Schools
Madison West	1955	Large Schools
Janesville	1961	Large Schools
Janesville	1962	Large Schools
Madison West	1963	Large Schools
Racine Horlick	1966	Large Schools
Madison Memorial	1967	Large Schools
Madison Memorial	1969	Large Schools
Madison Memorial	1991	Division 1
Madison West	2004	Division 1
Madison La Follette	2006	Division 1
Madison La Follette	2007	Division 1
Madison West	2012	Division 1
Madison West	2014	Division 1
Madison West	2016	Division 1
Middleton	2017	Division 1
Middleton	2019	Division 1

Girls Cross Country
School	Year	Division
Madison Memorial	1980	Class A
Madison Memorial	1984	Class A
Janesville Craig	1991	Division 1
Middleton	1995	Division 1
Middleton	1996	Division 1
Middleton	1997	Division 1
Middleton	2006	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2016	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2017	Division 1
Middleton	2020-21	Alternate Season
Middleton	2021	Division 1

Football
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1977	Division 1
Sun Prairie	1995	Division 1

Girls Golf
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1972	Single Division
Madison West	1973	Single Division
Madison West	1974	Single Division
Madison West	1975	Single Division
Madison West	1976	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1977	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1979	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1980	Single Division
Middleton	2009	Division 1
Verona	2014	Division 1
Middleton	2015	Division 1
Middleton	2019	Division 1
Middleton	2020-21	Alternate Season

Boys Soccer
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1984	Single Division
Madison West	1987	Single Division
Madison West	1988	Single Division
Middleton	2004	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2006	Division 1
Verona	2019	Division 1
Verona	2022	Division 1
Middleton	2023	Division 1

Girls Swimming & Diving
School	Year	Division
Madison Memorial	1970	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1971	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1972	Single Division
Madison West	1973	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1974	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1975	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1976	Single Division
Madison West	1977	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1978	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1979	Single Division
Madison West	1980	Single Division
Madison West	1981	Single Division
Madison West	1982	Single Division
Madison West	1983	Single Division
Madison West	1986	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1988	Single Division
Madison West	1989	Single Division
Madison West	1990	Single Division
Madison West	1991	Single Division
Madison West	1992	Division 1
Madison Memorial	1993	Division 1
Madison Memorial	1994	Division 1
Madison West	1995	Division 1
Madison West	1996	Division 1
Madison West	1997	Division 1
Madison West	1998	Division 1
Madison Memorial	1999	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2000	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2001	Division 1
Madison East	2007	Division 1
Middleton	2016	Division 1
Middleton	2017	Division 1
Middleton	2018	Division 1
Middleton	2023	Division 1

Girls Tennis
School	Year	Division
Madison Memorial	1987	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1988	Single Division
Middleton	2013	Division 1
Middleton	2020-21	Alternate Season

Boys Volleyball
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1947	Single Division
Madison Central	1949	Single Division
Madison Central	1950	Single Division
Middleton	2023	Single Division

Winter sports

Boys Basketball
School	Year	Division
Beloit Memorial	1932	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1933	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1934	Class A
Beloit Memorial	1937	Class A
Racine Park	1943	Single Division
Madison West	1945	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1947	Single Division
Madison East	1958	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1969	Single Division
Janesville Parker	1971	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1973	Class A
Madison La Follette	1977	Class A
Madison La Follette	1982	Class A
Madison West	1992	Division 1
Madison La Follette	2002	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2005	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2009	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2011	Division 1

Girls Basketball
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1976	Class A
Madison West	1982	Class A
Janesville Parker	1993	Division 1
Janesville Parker	2000	Division 1
Janesville Parker	2001	Division 1
Verona	2016	Division 1

Gymnastics
School	Year	Division
Madison La Follette	1983	Class A
Madison East	1987	Class A
Verona/Edgewood	2023	Division 1

Boys Ice Hockey
School	Year	Division
Madison East	1973	Single Division
Madison East	1975	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1976	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1977	Single Division
Madison East	1978	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1979	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1980	Single Division
Madison West	1983	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1985	Single Division
Madison East	1987	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1988	Single Division
Sun Prairie	1997	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1998	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1999	Single Division
Madison Memorial	2000	Single Division
Verona	2014	Single Division
Verona	2020	Division 1

Skating
School	Year	Division
Madison Central	1926	Single Division
Madison Central	1928	Single Division

Boys Swimming & Diving
School	Year	Division
Kenosha	1929	Single Division
Kenosha	1930	Single Division
Kenosha	1931	Single Division
Kenosha	1934	Single Division
Kenosha	1952	Single Division
Janesville	1955	Single Division
Janesville	1961	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1975	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1976	Single Division
Madison West	1977	Single Division
Madison West	1978	Single Division
Madison West	1979	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1980	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1981	Single Division
Madison West	1982	Single Division
Madison West	1983	Single Division
Madison West	1984	Single Division
Madison West	1985	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1986	Single Division
Madison West	1987	Single Division
Madison West	1988	Single Division
Madison West	1989	Single Division
Madison West	1990	Single Division
Madison West	1991	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1992	Single Division
Madison West	1993	Division 1
Madison Memorial	1994	Division 1
Madison Memorial	1996	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2005	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2006	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2007	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2009	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2011	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2012	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2013	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2014	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2015	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2016	Division 1
Madison West	2018	Division 1
Madison West	2019	Division 1
Middleton	2020	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2021	Division 1
Middleton	2023	Division 1
Middleton	2024	Division 1

Boys Wrestling
School	Year	Division
Madison East	1955	Single Division
Kenosha	1956	Single Division
Madison West	1965	Single Division
Racine Park	1967	Single Division
Racine Park	1969	Single Division

Spring sports

Baseball
School	Year	Division
Madison Central	1949	Single Division
Madison West	1952	Single Division
Kenosha	1963	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1965	Single Division
Madison East	1967	Single Division
Kenosha Tremper	1969	Single Division
Janesville Parker	1977	Single Division
Janesville Craig	1983	Class A
Janesville Craig	1984	Class A
Janesville Craig	1988	Class A
Madison Memorial	1990	Class A
Madison Memorial	1992	Division 1
Sun Prairie	1994	Division 1
Sun Prairie	1997	Division 1
Middleton	2003	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2005	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2006	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2012	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2013	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2014	Division 1
Janesville Craig	2015	Division 1
Sun Prairie	2021	Division 1

Boys Golf
School	Year	Division
Kenosha	1929	Single Division
Racine Park	1931	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1932	Single Division
Madison West	1934	Single Division
Madison West	1935	Single Division
Madison West	1936	Single Division
Beloit Memorial	1945	Single Division
Racine Park	1947	Single Division
Racine Park	1948	Single Division
Madison West	1949	Single Division
Racine Horlick	1950	Single Division
Janesville	1951	Single Division
Racine Horlick	1952	Single Division
Janesville	1953	Single Division
Madison West	1956	Single Division
Madison West	1957	Single Division
Racine Park	1958	Single Division
Madison West	1960	Single Division
Madison West	1961	Single Division
Madison West	1962	Single Division
Janesville	1963	Single Division
Madison East	1965	Single Division
Madison West	1966	Single Division
Madison West	1967	Single Division
Racine Park	1968	Single Division
Racine Park	1970	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1972	Single Division
Madison West	1976	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1984	Single Division
Madison West	1987	Single Division
Madison West	1988	Class A
Madison Memorial	1990	Class A
Sun Prairie	1991	Division 1
Madison West	1995	Division 1
Middleton	1997	Division 1
Middleton	1998	Division 1
Middleton	1999	Division 1
Madison La Follette	2003	Division 1
Middleton	2011	Division 1

Boys Lacrosse
School	Year	Division
Middleton	2024	Single Division

Girls Soccer
School	Year	Division
Madison Memorial	1986	Single Division
Madison Memorial	1987	Single Division
Madison West	1988	Single Division
Madison West	1991	Single Division
Madison West	1999	Division 1
Madison West	2000	Division 1
Middleton	2006	Division 1
Verona	2010	Division 1
Madison West	2012	Division 1

Softball
School	Year	Division
Madison West	1976	Single Division
Sun Prairie	2018	Division 1

Boys Tennis
School	Year	Division
Racine Park	1931	Single Division
Madison West	1948	Single Division

Boys Track & Field
School	Year	Division
Kenosha	1927	Class A
Madison West	1942	Class A
Madison West	1944	Class A
Kenosha	1947	Class A
Madison West	1948	Class A
Beloit Memorial	1949	Class A
Madison West	1951	Class A
Madison West	1952	Class A
Madison West	1953	Class A
Madison West	1956	Class A
Kenosha	1957	Class A
Madison West	1964	Class A
Kenosha Bradford	1965	Class A
Racine Horlick	1968	Class A
Madison La Follette	1969	Class A
Madison Memorial	1970	Class A
Racine Case	1970	Class A
Madison Memorial	1973	Class A
Beloit Memorial	1977	Class A
Beloit Memorial	1991	Division 1
Madison La Follette	2002	Division 1

Girls Track & Field
School	Year	Division
Madison Memorial	1972	Class A
Madison Memorial	1973	Class A
Madison West	1974	Class A
Madison West	1975	Class A
Madison East	1977	Class A
Madison Memorial	1977	Class A
Madison Memorial	1979	Class A
Madison West	1980	Class A
Madison West	1981	Class A
Madison West	1982	Class A
Madison West	1985	Class A
Middleton	1997	Division 1
Middleton	1998	Division 1
Madison Memorial	2003	Division 1

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Beloit Memorial	21	1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1990, 2000
Madison West	18	1944, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000
Janesville Craig	13	1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
Madison East	12	1947, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1979, 1993, 2010, 2019, 2020
Vel Phillips Memorial	12	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Janesville	9	1939, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1965
Madison Central	8	1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1947
Racine Park	8	1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1963, 1967, 1968
Madison La Follette	8	1974, 1982, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2003, 2020, 2022
(Sun Prairie) East	6	1996, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2025
Racine Horlick	5	1936, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1965
(Kenosha) Bradford	4	1927, 1931, 1935, 1964
Middleton	4	1998, 2001, 2016, 2023
Janesville Parker	1	1982
Sun Prairie West	1	2024
Kenosha Tremper	0
Racine	0
Racine Case	0
Verona	0

Girls Basketball

School	Quantity	Years
Janesville Parker	18	1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
Middleton	11	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Verona	9	2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Madison West	8	1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1999, 2003
(Sun Prairie) East	5	1995, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2022
Beloit Memorial	3	1979, 1998, 2004
Janesville Craig	3	1980, 1981, 2015
Madison La Follette	3	1975, 1978, 1986
Madison East	2	1985, 1989
Vel Phillips Memorial	2	1987, 2020
Sun Prairie West	0

Football

School	Quantity	Years
(Sun Prairie) East	19	1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Beloit Memorial	17	1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
Madison West	16	1938, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990, 2005
(Kenosha) Bradford	11	1925, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1942, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1959
Madison East	11	1935, 1937, 1941, 1944, 1949, 1960, 1962, 1968, 1973, 1985, 2003
Vel Phillips Memorial	11	1970, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 2003, 2009, 2018, 2019
Middleton	9	1997, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2025
Verona	8	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
Janesville Parker	6	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009
Janesville Craig	5	1970, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1990
Madison Central	5	1926, 1927, 1928, 1940, 1941
Racine Horlick	5	1953, 1954, 1964, 1966, 1967
Madison La Follette	4	1967, 1969, 1976, 2007
Racine Park	4	1930, 1939, 1958, 1960
Janesville	2	1937, 1942
Sun Prairie West	0
Kenosha Tremper	0
Racine	0
Racine Case	0

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External links

Official website

[24] Co-operative with Brodhead, Clinton, Hononegah (IL), Lincoln Academy, Parkview and Turner

[25] Co-operative with Madison La Follette

[26] Co-operative with Madison East

[spunited-27] Sun Prairie United co-operative (host school)

[28] Co-operative with Edgewood

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v t e Big Eight Conference
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Associate members	Beloit Memorial Cambridge Fort Atkinson Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart
Former members	Beloit Memorial Janesville Kenosha Bradford Kenosha Tremper Madison Central Racine Racine Case Racine Horlick Racine Park

v t e Wisconsin high school athletic conferences
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Former	3-C (1928-1962) 4-C (1934-1953) 7-C (1926-1962) 10-12 (1946-1948) Badger Lutheran (1961-1964) Baraboo Valley (1928-1929) Bay-Lakes (1970-1979) Bi-County (1928-1959) Big Nine (1985-1993) Black Hawk League (1930-1997) Braveland (1953-1993) Central Lakes (1951-1962) Central Lakeshore (1969-2015) Central State (1962-1984) Central Wisconsin Catholic (1956-2000) Classic (1973-1983) Dual County (1926-2001) East Central (1970-2001) East Central (2015-2025) East Central Flyway (2001-2007) Eastern Suburban (1969-2001) Eastern Valley (2007-2015) Eastern Wisconsin (1923-1970) Flambeau (1940-1970) Flambeauland (1946-1955) Flyway (1970-2001) Fox River Valley (1923-2007) Fox Valley Catholic (1929-1971) Fox Valley Christian (1971-1999) Fox Valley Tri-County (1924-1970) Gateway (1941-1952) Granite Valley (1945-1951) Granite Valley (1954-1960) Head of the Lakes (1918-1954) I-W League (1960-1964) Iowa County (1927-1960) Juneau County (1926-1958) Kettle Moraine (1928-1969) Kickapoo Valley (1907-1971) Lakeshore (1997-2008) Little Eight (1926-1937) Little Five (1929-1935) Little Nine (1928-1970) Little Seven (1926-1934) Little Ten (1925-1970) Lumberjack (1953-2008) Madison Suburban (1926-1969) Marathon County (1928-1949) Menominee Valley (1945-1947) Metro (1974-1997) Michigan-Wisconsin (1937-1973) Mid-Eastern (1952-1970) Mid-Valley (1946-1950) Midwest Prep (1940-1983) Milwaukee Catholic (1930-1974) Mississippi Valley (1933-1965) Mississippi Valley Triangular (1936-1940) Monroe-Vernon (1928-1958) Nicolet (1938-1942) Northeastern Wisconsin (1927-1970) Northern Wisconsin (1955-1956) Northwest Border (1940-1955) Olympian (1970-2015) Parkland (1963-2006) Peninsula (1933-1970) Rock River Valley (1922-1952) Scenic Central (1958-1979) Scenic Moraine (1958-1980) South Central (1926-1941) South Shore (1970-1980) Southeastern Badger (1963-1970) Southeastern Wisconsin (1928-1963) Southern Eight (1971-1987) Southern Five (1928-1946) Southern Regional (1937-1958) Southern Six (1928-1941) Southern Ten (1941-1952) State Line (1927-1997) Suburban (1925-1985) Suburban Park (1985-1993) SWANI (1946-1952) SWAPS (1957-1961) SWISS (1982-2006) Trempealeau Valley (1927-1959) Tri-County (1923-1963) Upper St. Croix Valley (1934-1994) Upper Wisconsin (1926-1937) Vacationland (1966-1970) Valley 8 (1999-2007) Valley-Ridge (1934-1935) West Central (1941-1952) West Central (1959-1977) West Grant (1930-1960) Western Wisconsin (1931-1937) Wisconsin Little Ten (1970-2017) Wisconsin River (1928-1960) Wisconsin Seminary (1963-1969) Wolf River Valley (1932-1970) Wood County (1925-1942)
Football-only	856 (1953-1956) Across the Bay (2022-present) Chippewa-Black River Valley (1929-1944) Cloverwood (2008-2019) CWC-8 (2020-2023) Eastern Suburban (2020-present) Fox Valley Classic (Spring 2021) Lower Fox (1933-1936) MONLPC (2017-2021) North Central (2024-present) Northeast-8 (2024-present) Northern Border (2022-2023) Northwest Football League (1994-1995) Northwoods (2020-present) Olympian-Packerland (2007-2014) Parkland (2020-present) Southeast-8 (2024-present) Southern Dairyland (1959-1962) Suburban Six-Man (1939-1957) Tri-County Football (1934-1944) Tri-Valley (1953-1958) Valley Football Association (2011-2023) WCFC (1997) WIFA (1995-1998)

Big Eight Conference (Wisconsin)

Contents

History

1925–1964

1964–1970

1970–present

Football-only alignment

List of member schools

Current members

Current associate members

Notes

Current co-operative members

Former members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members (since 2020)

Membership map

Sanctioned sports

Notes

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

See also

References

External links

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History

1925–1964

1964–1970

1970–present

Football-only alignment

List of member schools

Current members

Current associate members

Notes

Current co-operative members

Former members

Membership timeline

Full members

Football members (since 2020)

Membership map

Sanctioned sports

Notes

List of state champions

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football

See also

References

External links

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