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Big East Athletics Staff Directory

The Big East has 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,906 tracked staff positions as of 25 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 601 coaches including 188 head coaches, 159 sport-operations staff, 29 video & analytics staff and 183 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of Connecticut (291 positions).

Data as of 25 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 12 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 25 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Big East at a glance

Schools covered: 12
Division: NCAA Division I
States: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin
Tracked staff positions: 1,906
Positions with a published or inferred email: 1,721 (90%)
Newest directory refresh: 25 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Big East?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Butler University	Division I	Indianapolis, Indiana	163	2026-10-25
Creighton University	Division I	Omaha, Nebraska	135	2026-10-25
DePaul University	Division I	Chicago, Illinois	128	2026-10-25
Georgetown University	Division I	Washington, District of Columbia	163	2026-10-25
Marquette University	Division I	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	122	2026-10-25
Providence College	Division I	Providence, Rhode Island	183	2026-10-25
Seton Hall University	Division I	South Orange, New Jersey	108	2026-10-25
St. John's University	Division I	Queens, New York	144	2026-10-25
St. John's University (N.Y.)	Division I	Queens, New York	130	2026-10-22
University of Connecticut	Division I	Storrs, Connecticut	291	2026-10-25
Villanova University	Division I	Villanova, Pennsylvania	224	2026-10-25
Xavier University	Division I	Cincinnati, Ohio	115	2026-10-25

How are Big East athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 12 covered departments, roles derived from published job titles break down as follows (one position per person; people with several titles are counted once by their most sales-relevant role).

Role group	Positions	Share of staff
Head coaches	188	10%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	601	32%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	159	8%
Video & analytics	29	2%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	249	13%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	183	10%

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Other NCAA Division I conferences

ACC — 19 schools, 6,619 positions
Big Ten — 18 schools, 7,072 positions
Big Sky — 16 schools, 1,959 positions
SEC — 16 schools, 5,906 positions
Atlantic 10 — 15 schools, 1,941 positions
Big 12 — 15 schools, 4,518 positions
CAA — 14 schools, 1,897 positions
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic — 14 schools, 566 positions
AAC — 13 schools, 2,434 positions
ASUN — 13 schools, 1,421 positions

Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Big East?

1,906 tracked positions across 12 covered athletic departments as of 25 Oct 2026, of which 601 are coaching roles and 183 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Big East school has the largest athletic department?

University of Connecticut lists 291 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 25 Oct 2026), the most in the Big East among covered schools.

Where does this conference data come from?

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at gowhistle.io/remove-my-info.

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