The Carolinas has 16 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 933 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 519 coaches including 251 head coaches, 29 sport-operations staff, 2 video & analytics staff and 47 in athletics leadership. The largest department is North Greenville University (82 positions).
Data as of 15 Oct 2026.
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 16 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton College | Division II | Wilson, North Carolina | 52 | 2026-10-14 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Division II | Belmont, North Carolina | 77 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chowan University | Division II | Murfreesboro, North Carolina | 59 | 2026-10-14 |
| Converse College | Division II | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 54 | 2026-10-14 |
| Emmanuel College (Ga.) | Division II | Franklin Springs, Georgia | 71 | 2026-10-14 |
| Erskine College | Division II | Due West, South Carolina | 58 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ferrum College | Division II | Ferrum, Virginia | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| Francis Marion University | Division II | Florence, South Carolina | 49 | 2026-10-14 |
| King University | Division II | Bristol, Tennessee | 43 | 2026-10-14 |
| Lees-McRae College | Division II | Banner Elk, North Carolina | 53 | 2026-10-15 |
| Mount Olive College | Division II | Mount Olive, North Carolina | 55 | 2026-10-15 |
| North Greenville University | Division II | Tigerville, South Carolina | 82 | 2026-10-15 |
| Shorter University | Division II | Rome, Georgia | 54 | 2026-10-15 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Division II | Central, South Carolina | 52 | 2026-10-15 |
| UNC Pembroke | Division II | Pembroke, North Carolina | 65 | 2026-10-15 |
| Young Harris College | Division II | Young Harris, Georgia | 50 | 2026-10-15 |
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 group | Positions | Share of staff |
|---|---|---|
| Head coaches | 251 | 27% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 519 | 56% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 29 | 3% |
| Video & analytics | 2 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 114 | 12% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 47 | 5% |
933 tracked positions across 16 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 519 are coaching roles and 47 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.
North Greenville University lists 82 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Carolinas among covered schools.
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.