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Big Sky Athletics Staff Directory

The Big Sky has 16 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,959 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 707 coaches including 205 head coaches, 166 sport-operations staff, 62 video & analytics staff and 139 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of California, Davis (181 positions).

Data as of 27 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 16 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 27 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Big Sky at a glance

Schools covered
16
Division
NCAA Division I
States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Tracked staff positions
1,959
Positions with a published or inferred email
1,633 (83%)
Newest directory refresh
27 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Big Sky?

SchoolDivisionLocationTracked positionsDirectory verified
California Polytechnic State UniversityDivision ISan Luis Obispo, California1432026-10-24
California State University, SacramentoDivision ISacramento, California1562026-10-25
Eastern Washington UniversityDivision ICheney, Washington992026-10-24
Idaho State UniversityDivision IPocatello, Idaho1142026-10-24
Montana State UniversityDivision IBozeman, Montana1142026-10-24
Montana State University-BozemanDivision IBozeman, Montana1102026-10-22
Northern Arizona UniversityDivision IFlagstaff, Arizona1152026-10-25
Portland State UniversityDivision IPortland, Oregon922026-10-24
Sacramento State UniversityDivision ISacramento, California1572026-10-22
Southern Utah UniversityDivision ICedar City, Utah1222026-10-25
University of California, DavisDivision IDavis, California1812026-10-25
University of IdahoDivision IMoscow, Idaho1082026-10-25
University of MontanaDivision IMissoula, Montana1192026-10-24
University of Northern ColoradoDivision IGreeley, Colorado1072026-10-25
Utah Tech UniversityDivision ISt. George, Utah1132026-10-22
Weber State UniversityDivision IOgden, Utah1092026-10-27

How are Big Sky athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 16 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 groupPositionsShare of staff
Head coaches20510%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)70736%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment1668%
Video & analytics623%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science27014%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators1397%

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Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Big Sky?

1,959 tracked positions across 16 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 707 are coaching roles and 139 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Big Sky school has the largest athletic department?

University of California, Davis lists 181 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 25 Oct 2026), the most in the Big Sky 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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