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Gulf South Athletics Staff Directory

The Gulf South has 11 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 714 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 305 coaches including 128 head coaches, 7 sport-operations staff, 2 video & analytics staff and 36 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of West Alabama (95 positions).

Data as of 15 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 11 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Gulf South at a glance

Schools covered: 11
Division: NCAA Division II
States: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee
Tracked staff positions: 714
Positions with a published or inferred email: 567 (79%)
Newest directory refresh: 15 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Gulf South?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Auburn-Montgomery	Division II	Montgomery, Alabama	42	2026-10-14
Christian Brothers University	Division II	Memphis, Tennessee	37	2026-10-14
Delta State University	Division II	Cleveland, Mississippi	71	2026-10-14
Lee University	Division II	Cleveland, Tennessee	68	2026-10-15
Mississippi Christian University	Division II	Clinton, Mississippi	68	2026-10-15
Trevecca Nazarene University	Division II	Nashville, Tennessee	72	2026-10-15
Union University (Tenn.)	Division II	Jackson, Tennessee	43	2026-10-15
University of Alabama-Huntsville	Division II	Huntsville, Alabama	70	2026-10-13
University of Montevallo	Division II	Montevallo, Alabama	72	2026-10-15
University of West Alabama	Division II	Livingston, Alabama	95	2026-10-15
Valdosta State University	Division II	Valdosta, Georgia	76	2026-10-15

How are Gulf South athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 11 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	128	18%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	305	43%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	7	1%
Video & analytics	2	0%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	92	13%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	36	5%

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Other NCAA Division II conferences

Lone Star — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
Pennsylvania State Athletic — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
Carolinas — 16 schools, 933 positions
Great Lakes Valley — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
Northern Sun Intercollegiate — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
Rocky Mountain Athletic — 15 schools, 949 positions
California Collegiate Athletic Association — 14 schools, 703 positions
Independent — 14 schools, 640 positions
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic — 14 schools, 566 positions
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association — 13 schools, 975 positions

Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Gulf South?

714 tracked positions across 11 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 305 are coaching roles and 36 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Gulf South school has the largest athletic department?

University of West Alabama lists 95 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Gulf South 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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