Current members
| School | Nickname | Location | Enrollment (CB/FB 2022)[2] | State Football Region (2022)[2] | Colors | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory-Rawson | Hornets | Rawson | 74 | 7:26 | Green, Gold |
2023 | |
| Crestline | Bulldogs | Crestline | 64 | 7:25 | Blue, White |
2021 (football only) | |
| Elgin | Comets | Marion (Big Island Twp.) | 127 | 6:23 | Scarlet, Gray |
2017 | |
| Hardin Northern | Polar Bears | Dola | 60 | 7:26 | Black, White |
2014 | |
| North Baltimore | Tigers | North Baltimore | 71 | 7:26 | Orange, Black |
2023 | |
| Lima Perry | Commodores | Lima | 108 | 7:26 | Red, White |
2004 | |
| Ridgedale | Rockets | Morral | 63 | 7:26 | Columbia Blue, Red |
2021 | |
| Ridgemont | Golden Gophers | Mount Victory | 55 | 7:26 | Green, Gold |
2001 | |
| Temple Christian | Pioneers | Lima | N/A | N/A | Navy Blue, Silver |
2001 (No Football) | |
| Upper Scioto Valley | Rams | McGuffey | 60 | 7:26 | Red, Black, White |
2007 | |
| Waynesfield-Goshen | Tigers | Waynesfield | 51 | 7:26 | Blue, Gold |
2001 | |
Recent History
- Troy Christian was set to become a football-only member in the NWCC for 2012, but decided in July 2012 to cancel its football season due to low numbers.[3] They were hoping to play a full NWCC schedule by 2014, but ultimately withdrew from the league. Troy Christian previously had competed as a football-only member in the NWCC until after the 2004 season.[4]
- An invitation to join was extended to Hardin Northern, a school that struggled to field a varsity football team for 2013 season.[5] On February 19, 2014, Hardin Northern's school board voted 5–0 to withdraw from the Blanchard Valley Conference and apply to the NWCC for membership.[6] The NWCC accepted Hardin Northern as a full member for 2014–15 on March 19, 2014, with football joining in 2015–16.[7]
- On April 10, 2015, The Cross County Conference announced that they added Fort Loramie as a football-only member starting in 2017. 2016 will be their last season competing in the NWCC.
- In December 2015, the NWCC announced that Elgin would become a full member of the league beginning in the 2017–18 school year.[8] Elgin will be coming over from the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Blue Division, which is losing seven of its members to a new league in the near future.[9]
- In April 2019, Riverside and Lehman Catholic announced they were leaving to join Covington, Bethel, Miami East, Milton-Union, Northridge and Troy Christian in the formation of a new conference[10]
- In October 2019, Ridgedale's school board voted 3–2 to leave the Northern 10 Athletic Conference and join the NWCC beginning with the 2021–2022 school year.[11]
- In January 2020, Crestline announced they would become a football-only member in 2021.[12]
- At a board meeting on March 18, 2021, Cory-Rawson voted to leave the Blanchard Valley Conference for the NWCC in 2023.[13]
- On November 2, 2021, North Baltimore announced they would be joining the NWCC fully for the 2023–24 school year.[14]