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Big Ten Athletics Staff Directory

The Big Ten has 18 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 7,072 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 1,421 coaches including 332 head coaches, 717 sport-operations staff, 202 video & analytics staff and 542 in athletics leadership. The largest department is The Ohio State University (646 positions).

Data as of 27 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 18 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 27 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Big Ten at a glance

Schools covered
18
Division
NCAA Division I
States
California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin
Tracked staff positions
7,072
Positions with a published or inferred email
5,126 (72%)
Newest directory refresh
27 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Big Ten?

SchoolDivisionLocationTracked positionsDirectory verified
Indiana University BloomingtonDivision IBloomington, Indiana3132026-10-24
Michigan State UniversityDivision IEast Lansing, Michigan3242026-10-27
Northwestern UniversityDivision IEvanston, Illinois3122026-10-25
Pennsylvania State UniversityDivision IUniversity Park, Pennsylvania4882026-10-25
Purdue UniversityDivision IWest Lafayette, Indiana3622026-10-25
Rutgers UniversityDivision INew Brunswick, New Jersey3962026-10-25
The Ohio State UniversityDivision IColumbus, Ohio6462026-10-27
University of California, Los AngelesDivision ILos Angeles, California3872026-10-22
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDivision IChampaign, Illinois3902026-10-27
University of IowaDivision IIowa City, Iowa3212026-10-25
University of MarylandDivision ICollege Park, Maryland3682026-10-24
University of MichiganDivision IAnn Arbor, Michigan5012026-10-19
University of MinnesotaDivision IMinneapolis, Minnesota4222026-10-27
University of Nebraska–LincolnDivision ILincoln, Nebraska3922026-10-25
University of OregonDivision IEugene, Oregon2442026-10-24
University of Southern CaliforniaDivision ILos Angeles, California3442026-10-25
University of WashingtonDivision ISeattle, Washington4012026-10-25
University of Wisconsin–MadisonDivision IMadison, Wisconsin4612026-10-25

How are Big Ten athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 18 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 coaches3325%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)1,42120%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment71710%
Video & analytics2023%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science1,00614%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators5428%

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Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Big Ten?

7,072 tracked positions across 18 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 1,421 are coaching roles and 542 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Big Ten school has the largest athletic department?

The Ohio State University lists 646 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 27 Oct 2026), the most in the Big Ten 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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