On August 9, 2021, Champions Indoor Football (CIF) announced an expansion team to be based in Topeka for the 2022 season with Sioux City Bandits' owner J. R. Bond serving as the team's owner.

[1] After a name-the-team contest was held, the Tropics name, logo, and color scheme were unveiled on September 8.

[2] On October 5, the Tropics announced former Arena Football League player Tyus Jackson as its inaugural head coach.

On August 25, 2022, the Tropics announced that they would cease operations and not return for a second season;[4] however, this decision was reversed later that same year after new local ownership was found.

[5][6] In July 2023, the Tropics announced they were leaving the CIF for a new league along with the Omaha Beef and Sioux City Bandits.