Top of Iowa Conference

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Top of Iowa Conference School Locations in Iowa
Top of Iowa Conference
Conference IHSAA / IGHSAU
Founded2015
Sports fielded
  • 13
No. of teams18
RegionNorthern Iowa
Official website https://www.topofiowaconference.org/

The Top of Iowa Conference is a high school athletic conference in northern Iowa. The schools range in size from 1A (the smallest classification in Iowa) to 3A (the second largest).

Contents

Beginning in 2015–16, the North Iowa Conference and the Corn Bowl Conference combined to create the Top of Iowa Conference with two divisions.

The Top of Iowa Conference–West includes Eagle Grove, Belmond–Klemme, Garner–Hayfield–Ventura, West Hancock, Forest City, Lake Mills, North Iowa, Bishop Garrigan, and North Union. The Top of Iowa Conference–East includes Osage, Mason City Newman, West Fork, North Butler, Central Springs, Northwood-Kensett, Rockford, St. Ansgar, and Nashua-Plainfield.

Members

East

InstitutionLocationMascotColorsAffiliation2024-2025 BEDS [1]
Central Springs Manly Panthers  Public181
Nashua-Plainfield Nashua Huskies   Public134
Newman Catholic Mason City Knights  Private130
North Butler Greene Bearcats  Public155
Northwood-Kensett Northwood Vikings  Public124
Osage Osage Green Devils   Public222
Rockford Rockford Warriors  Public96
Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar Saints  Public120
West Fork Sheffield Warhawks  Public149

Rockford will be joining the Iowa Star Conference for the 2024-2025 school year. [2]

West

InstitutionLocationMascotColorsAffiliation2024-2025 BEDS [3]
Belmond-Klemme Belmond Broncos  Public169
Bishop Garrigan Catholic Algona Golden Bears  Private87
Eagle Grove Eagle Grove Eagles  Public249
Forest City Forest City Indians  Public239
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Garner Cardinals  Public223
Lake Mills Lake Mills Bulldogs  Public162
North Iowa Buffalo Center Bison  Public96
North Union Armstrong Warriors  Public135
West Hancock Britt Eagles  Public130

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References

  1. "IHSAA: Classifications".
  2. https://northcedarreports.com/2022/08/16/r-r-mr-joining-iowa-star-conference-in-2024/
  3. https://www.iahsaa.org/classifications/