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.
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. In September 2025, the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference chose to allow Carmel and Center Grove to rejoin the conference for the 2026–2027 school year.
Member schools Current members School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 2024–2025 IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous conference Ben Davis Indianapolis Giants 4,567 6A Marion 1996 Independents Central Suburban Lawrence Central Lawrence Bears 2,404 6A Marion 2013 Conference Indiana Lawrence North Lawrence Wildcats 2,817 6A Marion 1996 Central Suburban North Central Indianapolis Panthers 3,616 6A Marion 1996 Independents Pike Indianapolis Red Devils 3,192 6A Marion 2013 Conference Indiana Warren Central Indianapolis Warriors 3,748 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 5A 49 Vigo 1997 Independents(SIAC 1980) 2013 Conference Indiana1 Terre Haute South Terre Haute Braves 1,651 5A 49 Vigo 1997 Independents(SIAC 1982) 2013 Conference Indiana1 Carmel Carmel Greyhounds 5,327 6A 29 Hamilton 1996 Olympic 20212 Independent3 Center Grove Greenwood Trojans 2,754 6A 41 Johnson 1996 South Central 20212 Independent3
Membership timeline
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*, 2 Lawrence North 2024, 2025 1 North Central 2019* 0 Lawrence Central 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* 3 Lawrence Central 2023, 2024, 2025 2 Terre Haute South 2001*, 2007* 1 Pike 2018 0 Terre Haute North
Boys Cross Country # Team Seasons 20 Carmel 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 5 North Central 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 2 Warren Central 2005, 2006 2 Lawrence North 2000, 2004 1 Ben Davis 1996 0 Center Grove 0 Lawrence Central 0 Pike
References
External links MIC Records Book Ben Davis Athletics Website North Central Athletics Website Lawrence North Athletics Website
Pike Athletics Website Warren Central Athletics Website