Big Northern Conference
The Big Northern Conference is a conference in the Northern Illinois area consisting of twelve small-to-medium sized high schools. The current conference roster is:
The conference used Brody Finney's Platypus Questions for almost certainly its entire history until 2009-2010, when it switched to an NAQT IS set, becoming one of two known Illinois conferences to use the ACF bonus format.
Current Members
School | Location | Mascot | County | Enrollment | IHSA Class | Masonic Class | |
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Byron | Byron, IL | Tigers | Ogle | 456 | 1A | 2A | |
Dixon | Dixon, IL | Dukes | Lee | 749 | 2A | 3A | |
Genoa-Kingston | Genoa, IL | Cogs | DeKalb | 555 | 2A | 2A | |
North Boone | Poplar Grove, IL | Vikings | Boone | 466 | 1A | 2A | |
Oregon | Oregon, IL | Hawks | Ogle | 466 | 1A | 2A | |
Rock Falls | Rock Falls, IL | Rockets | Whiteside | 647 | 2A | 2A | |
Rockford Lutheran | Rockford, IL | Crusaders | Winnebago | 315 | 1A | 1A | |
Stillman Valley | Stillman Valley, IL | Cardinals | Ogle | 559 | 2A | 2A | |
Winnebago | Winnebago, IL | Indians | Winnebago | 451 | 1A | 2A |
Former Members |