sˈɪns ɪts fˈaʊndɪŋ, ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi vˈæli kˈɑːnfɹəns wʌzɐ lˈiːɡ kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən skˈuːlz ɪn ˈiːstɚn ˈaɪəwə.
Since its founding, the Mississippi Valley Conference was a league composed of metropolitan schools in eastern Iowa.