The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference or MIC is a secondary or more commonly used, high school athletic conference based in the Indianapolis Metropolitan area of Indiana. The conference was formed in 1996 in a time when independent schools joined schools with other existing conferences that were reorganizing or splitting up to form new conferences due to the initiation of class basketball. In recent years, the MIC has been recognized nationally as a superior secondary athletic conference to participate in athletics. The MIC also competes in other areas besides athletics. For example, there is a MIC choir competition and a MIC speech and debate tournament, as well as MIC Academic Challenge.
| Founded | 1996 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 6 Class 6A |
| Region | One Indiana County: Marion, |
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On December 13, 2021, the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference voted Carmel and Center Grove out of the MIC as the two schools had flirted with a move to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.
Member Schools
Current Members
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | IHSAA Class | # / County | Year joined | Previous conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | Indianapolis | Giants | 4,557[1] | 6A | Marion | 1996 | Independents Central Suburban | |
| Lawrence Central | Lawrence | Bears | 2,255 | 6A | Marion | 2013 | Conference Indiana | |
| Lawrence North | Lawrence | Wildcats | 2,844[2] | 6A | Marion | 1996 | Central Suburban | |
| North Central | Indianapolis | Panthers | 3,709[3] | 6A | Marion | 1996 | Independents | |
| Pike | Indianapolis | Red Devils | 3,387[4] | 6A | Marion | 2013 | Conference Indiana | |
| Warren Central | Indianapolis | Warriors | 3,868 | 6A | Marion | 1996 | Independents |
Former Members
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | IHSAA Class | # / County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute North | Terre Haute | Patriots | 1,575[5] | 5A | 49 Vigo | 1997 | Independents (SIAC 1980) | 2013 | Conference Indiana1 | |
| Terre Haute South | Terre Haute | Braves | 1,651[6] | 5A | 49 Vigo | 1997 | Independents (SIAC 1982) | 2013 | Conference Indiana1 | |
| Carmel | Carmel | Greyhounds | 5,327[7] | 6A | 29 Hamilton | 1996 | Olympic | 20212 | Independent3 | |
| Center Grove | Greenwood | Trojans | 2,754[8] | 6A | 41 Johnson | 1996 | South Central | 20212 | Independent3 |
Membership timeline
Full members Other conference
- Played only football in CI 2013–14, full members in 2014–15.
- Carmel and Center Grove were voted out of the MIC on December 13, 2021, by the other six member schools.
- Carmel and Center Grove submitted an application to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference but was denied membership by the eight HCC schools.
Conference championships
- Denotes a Tie
Football
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Davis | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2003, 2012*, 2013*, 2017, 2019*, 2022, 2023 |
| 10 | Warren Central | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007*, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019* |
| 8 | Center Grove | 2000*, 2007*, 2008*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015, 2020, 2021 |
| 6 | Carmel | 2000*, 2008*, 2009, 2012*, 2014, 2019*, |
| 1 | North Central | 2019* |
| 0 | Lawrence Central | |
| 0 | Lawrence North | |
| 0 | Pike |
Boys basketball
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lawrence North | 1998*, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008*, 2009*, 2020*, 2024* |
| 7 | Carmel | 2008*, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022 |
| 4 | North Central (Ind) | 1997, 1999*, 2009*, 2011* |
| 4 | Warren Central | 2007*, 2012*, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 4 | Ben Davis | 2001, 2002, 2023, 2024* |
| 2 | Center Grove | 2007*, 2010* |
| 2 | Lawrence Central | 2016, 2020* |
| 0 | Pike | |
| 0 | Terre Haute North | |
| 0 | Terre Haute South |
Girls basketball
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ben Davis | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001*, 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2008*, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 8 | Lawrence North | 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023* |
| 5 | North Central (Ind) | 2005*, 2008*, 2017, 2021, 2022 |
| 3 | Carmel | 2005*, 2006*, 2007* |
| 3 | Center Grove | 1997, 2001*, 2006* |
| 3 | Warren Central | 2005*, 2012, 2023* |
| 2 | Lawrence Central | 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Terre Haute South | 2001*, 2007* |
| 1 | Pike | 2018 |
| 0 | Terre Haute North |
Boys Cross Country[9]
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Carmel | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 3 | North Central | 1998, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | Warren Central | 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | Lawrence North | 2000, 2004 |
| 1 | Ben Davis | 1996 |
| 0 | Center Grove | |
| 0 | Lawrence Central | |
| 0 | Pike |