North Coast Section |
The North Coast Section of the CIF is governed by a board of managers, whose voting members include representatives from member leagues, superintendents, school board associations and private schools. The basic structure for the 167 member schools is at the league or conference level, where schools are grouped according to NCS Alignment and Classification Bylaws developed by NCS member schools.
The conferences and their respective leagues are as follows:
Costal Mountain Conference -24
North Central League I (NCL I-North) - 5 teams
North Central League II (NCL I- South) - 5 teams
North Central League III (NCL II-North) - 8 teams
North Central League IV (NCL II- South) - 7 teams
Bay Area Conference -29
Bay Counties League (BCL) - 6 teams
Bay Counties League (BCL West) - 7 teams
Bay Counties League (BCL East) - 7 teams
Bay Counties League (BCL Central) - 7 teams
Valley Conference -29
Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) - 6 teams
Diablo-Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) - 7 teams
Diablo Valley Athletic League (DVAL) -
7 teams
East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) - 9 schools (8 boys'teams 8 girls' teams)
Bay Shore Conference -33
Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) -7 teams
Bay Shore Athletic League (BSAL) - 10 teams
Hayward Area Athletic League (HAAL) - 9 teams
Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) - 7 teams
Humboldt Del Norte Conference -12
Big 5 – (HDNL) 4 teams
Little 7 – (HDNL) 7 teams
Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino Conference -26
North Bay League (NBL) - 9 schools (8-girls' teams, 8 boys' teams)
Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) - 10 teams
Sonoma County League (SCL) - 7 teams
<>Non-League Associate Members (14)
Archbishop Hanna
Candell's College Preparatory School (Oakland)
Developing Virtue Girls School (Ukiah)
El Sobrante
Leadership Public School (Hayward)
Leadership Public School (Richmond)
Marin School (Mill Valley)
Napa Christian
Orinda Academy
Pacific Union College Preparatory
Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy
Quarry Lane
Redwood Adventist Academy
Rio Lindo Adventist Academy
Summerfield Walforf School of Santa Rosa
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