# MAC Athletics Staff Directory

The MAC has 13 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 2,061 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 684 coaches including 197 head coaches, 204 sport-operations staff, 53 video & analytics staff and 172 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of Massachusetts (191 positions).

_Data as of 27 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 13 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 27 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac_

## The MAC at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 13
- **Division:** NCAA Division I
- **States:** Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio
- **Tracked staff positions:** 2,061
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 1,761 (85%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 27 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the MAC?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Ball State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ballstate) | Division I | Muncie, Indiana | 172 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Bowling Green State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bowlinggreen) | Division I | Bowling Green, Ohio | 159 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Central Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centralmichigan) | Division I | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | 156 | 2026-10-27 |
| [Eastern Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/easternmichigan) | Division I | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 167 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Kent State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kentstate) | Division I | Kent, Ohio | 155 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Miami University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/miamioh) | Division I | Oxford, Ohio | 160 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Northern Illinois University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northernillinois) | Division I | Dekalb, Illinois | 140 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Ohio University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ohio) | Division I | Athens, Ohio | 153 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University at Buffalo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/buffalo) | Division I | Buffalo, New York | 165 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Akron](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/akron) | Division I | Akron, Ohio | 130 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Massachusetts](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/massachusetts) | Division I | Amherst, Massachusetts | 191 | 2026-10-27 |
| [University of Toledo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/toledo) | Division I | Toledo, Ohio | 149 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Western Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernmichigan) | Division I | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 164 | 2026-10-25 |

## How are MAC athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 13 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 | 197 | 10% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 684 | 33% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 204 | 10% |
| Video & analytics | 53 | 3% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 290 | 14% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 172 | 8% |

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## Other NCAA Division I conferences

- [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) — 19 schools, 6,619 positions
- [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) — 18 schools, 7,072 positions
- [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) — 16 schools, 1,959 positions
- [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) — 16 schools, 5,906 positions
- [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) — 15 schools, 1,937 positions
- [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) — 15 schools, 4,514 positions
- [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) — 14 schools, 1,895 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) — 13 schools, 2,434 positions
- [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) — 13 schools, 1,421 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the MAC?**

2,061 tracked positions across 13 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 684 are coaching roles and 172 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which MAC school has the largest athletic department?**

University of Massachusetts lists 191 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 27 Oct 2026), the most in the MAC 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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