# 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.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south_

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/aub-montgomery) | Division II | Montgomery, Alabama | 42 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Christian Brothers University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/christian-bros) | Division II | Memphis, Tennessee | 37 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Delta State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/delta-st) | Division II | Cleveland, Mississippi | 71 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lee University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lee) | Division II | Cleveland, Tennessee | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Mississippi Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mississippi-christ) | Division II | Clinton, Mississippi | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Trevecca Nazarene University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/trevecca-nazarene) | Division II | Nashville, Tennessee | 72 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Union University (Tenn.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/union-tn) | Division II | Jackson, Tennessee | 43 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Alabama-Huntsville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ala-huntsville) | Division II | Huntsville, Alabama | 70 | 2026-10-13 |
| [University of Montevallo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montevallo) | Division II | Montevallo, Alabama | 72 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of West Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-ala) | Division II | Livingston, Alabama | 95 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/valdosta-st) | 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](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
- [Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic) — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
- [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) — 16 schools, 933 positions
- [Great Lakes Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-valley) — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
- [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
- [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) — 15 schools, 949 positions
- [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) — 14 schools, 703 positions
- [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) — 14 schools, 640 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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