The Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) is a 10-team athletic conference in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Prior to the 2004 school year, the TCIS had tournaments for JV and Middle School teams as well as Varsity. Now, the TCIS only holds tournaments for Varsity teams. Schools in the conference advance to state championships governed by the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (the Virginia High School League is open only to public schools).