The Potomac Valley Athletic Conference is a group of independent schools in the Washington Metropolitan area for interscholastic athletics. It was formed in 1979.
The current member schools are:
Full members
Affiliate members
Barrie School (1979-2011)Georgetown Day School (1979-1998)Queen Anne School (1979-2011)St. Andrew's Episcopal School (1979-1998)The PVAC is divided into two divisions for soccer, with the goal of improving competitive balance. The divisions are:
Division A
The Field SchoolSandy Spring Friends SchoolSt. Anselm's Abbey SchoolWashington International SchoolCharles E. Smith Jewish Day SchoolDivision AA
Washington Christian AcademyGrace Brethren Christian SchoolMcLean School of MarylandMelvin J. Berman Hebrew AcademyWashington WaldorfEdmund Burke SchoolBoys varsity basketball
2003-St. Anselm's Abbey2004-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2005-Washington International School2006-Grace Brethren Christian School2007-St. Anselm's Abbey2008-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2009-Washington International School2010-Covenant Life School2011-Covenant Life School2012-Grace Brethren Christian School2013-McLean School2014-Covenant Life School2015-Grace Brethren Christian School2016-Sandy Spring Friends School2017-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day SchoolGirls varsity volleyball
1998-Covenant Life1999-Hebrew Academy2000-Covenant Life2001-Covenant Life2002-Covenant Life2003-Covenant Life2004-Covenant Life2005-Covenant Life2006-Covenant Life2007-Covenant Life2008-Covenant Life2009-Covenant Life2010-Covenant Life2011-Covenant Life2012-Covenant Life2013-Washington International School2014-Washington International School2015-Covenant Life2016-Washington International SchoolBoys varsity baseball
2002-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2003-St. Anselm's Abbey2004-St. Anselm's Abbey2005-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2006-St. Anselm's Abbey2007-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2008-St. Anselm's Abbey2009-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2010-St. Anselm's Abbey2011-St. Anselm's Abbey2012-Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School2013-The Field School2014-The Field School2015-Sandy Spring Friends School2016-Sandy Spring Friends SchoolBoys varsity track
2006-Grace Brethren2007-Grace Brethren2008-The Field School2009-Edmund Burke2010-St. Anselm's2011-St. Anselm's and The Field School tied.2012-The Field School2013-The Field School2014-The Field School2015-The Field School2016-The Field SchoolDespite its low profile, the PVAC has sent athletes to many high-profile Division I schools such as UNC, University of Louisville, Davidson, Navy, Elon University, and Cornell University. There are many PVAC graduates playing at Division III schools.
