Corn Belt Conference
1978–2017
Table:
School

Community

Team Name

Colors

IHSA class

School type

Year joined

Joined from

Year departed

Departed for

References

Central Catholic High School

Bloomington

Saints

1A/2A/3A

Private

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

2017

Illini Prairie

[3]

Clinton High School

Clinton

Maroons

Public

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

1990

Okaw Valley

[3]

Pontiac Township High School

Pontiac

Indians

4A

Public

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

2017

Illini Prairie

[3]

University High School

Normal

Pioneers

5A

Public lab school

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

2017

Central State Eight

[3]

Metamora Township High School

Metamora

Cardinals

Public

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

1982

Mid-Illini

[3]

Olympia High School

Stanford

Spartans

3A

Public

1978

Heart of Illinois (1970s)

2017

Illini Prairie

[3]

Eureka High School

Eureka

Hornets

4A

Public

1978
2004

Heart of Illinois (1970s)
Tri-County

1982
2016

Blackhawk
Heart of Illinois

[3]

St. Bede Academy

Peru

Bruins

2A

Private

1982

1996

Private School

[3]

Mahomet-Seymour High School

Mahomet

Bulldogs

4A

Public

1986

Okaw Valley

2017

Apollo

[2][3]

Prairie Central High School

Fairbury

Hawks

4A

Public

1990

Wauseca

2017

Illini Prairie

[3]

Herscher High School

Herscher

Tigers

Public

2002

Suburban Prairie

2006

Interstate 8

[3]

Rochester High School

Rochester

Rockets

A, AA, 2A, 3A

Public

2002

Sangamo

2010

Central State Eight

[3]

Rantoul Township High School

Rantoul

Eagles

4A

Public

2004

Big Twelve

2015

Okaw Valley

[1]

Illinois Valley Central High School

Chillicothe

Grey Ghosts

4A

Public

2014

Mid-State 6, North Central Illinois

2017

Illini Prairie

[1]

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