Mississippi 8 Conference

The Mississippi 8 Conference (M8) is a high school athletic conference in the greater Twin Cities area in Minnesota with 9 member high schools. The conference derives its name from 6 of the original 8 member schools being located within 10 miles from the Mississippi River. The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville, and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.

Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of Football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools will join the conference for football in the fall of 2012. St. Francis and North Branch Area High School will compete in the Mississippi 8 Conference beginning in the 2013-14 school year. An invitation was also extended to Chisago Lakes to join the conference in 2013-14 school year.

Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference, Granite Ridge Conference, for the 2011 school year. Becker School District, and Elk River High School will leave the conference in 2012, Becker will join the Granite Ridge Conference, and Elk River High School football will rejoin the Northwest Suburban Conference.