The Big South Conference is a Minnesota State High School League sanctioned athletic conference, comprising schools located in the south central and southwest regions of Minnesota. The conference was founded in 2013. The Big South Conference play began with the 2014–2015 school year. Belle Plaine and Tri-City United joined The Big South Conference in the fall of 2024.
Foundation members of the conference were thirteen schools, with six coming from the South Central Conference (the SCC of the ), which competed in the East Division, and seven coming from the Southwest Conference (SWC), which competes in the West Division.
+ Foundation Big South Conference members Institution LocationCommunity Population (2020) Founded StatusEnrollment (2026) Nickname Prev. conf NotesBlue Earth Area High SchoolBlue Earth 3,1741957Public256BuccaneersSCC Fairmont High SchoolFairmont10,4871989Public482CardinalsSCCJackson County Central High SchoolJackson 3,3231997Public285HuskiesSWCLuverne High SchoolLuverne 4,9461878Public317CardinalsSWCMarshall High SchoolMarshall 13,6281884Public735TigersSWCNew Ulm High SchoolNew Ulm14,1201857Public619Eagles SCCPipestone Area High SchoolPipestone 4,2151891Public256ArrowsSWCRedwood Valley High SchoolRedwood Falls5,1021882Public310CardinalsSWCSt. James Area High SchoolSaint James 4,7931896Public255SaintsSCCSt. Peter High SchoolSt. Peter 12,0661865Public604SaintsSCCWaseca High SchoolWaseca9,2291878Public474BluejaysSCCWindom Area High SchoolWindom4,7981894Public263EaglesSWCWorthington Senior High SchoolWorthington13,9471881Public848TrojansSWCBelle Plaine High SchoolBelle Plaine7,3951897Public438TigersMRCTri-City United High SchoolMontgomery3,2492012Public528TitansMRC
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