# MVC Athletics Staff Directory

The MVC has 13 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,517 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 543 coaches including 165 head coaches, 133 sport-operations staff, 33 video & analytics staff and 116 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Illinois State University (180 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/mvc_

## The MVC at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 13
- **Division:** NCAA Division I
- **States:** Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,517
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 1,306 (86%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 27 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the MVC?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Belmont University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/belmont) | Division I | Nashville, Tennessee | 111 | 2026-10-27 |
| [Bradley University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bradleystate) | Division I | Peoria, Illinois | 72 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Drake University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/drake) | Division I | Des Moines, Iowa | 113 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Illinois State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ilstate) | Division I | Normal, Illinois | 180 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Indiana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/indiana-state) | Division I | Terre Haute, Indiana | 108 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Missouri State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/missouristate) | Division I | Springfield, Missouri | 166 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Murray State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/murraystate) | Division I | Murray, Kentucky | 120 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Southern Illinois University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southern-ill) | Division I | Carbondale, Illinois | 121 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Southern Illinois University Carbondale](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/siu) | Division I | Carbondale, Illinois | 123 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Evansville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/evansville) | Division I | Evansville, Indiana | 73 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Illinois Chicago](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uic) | Division I | Chicago, Illinois | 113 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Northern Iowa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northerniowa) | Division I | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 114 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Valparaiso University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/valpo) | Division I | Valparaiso, Indiana | 103 | 2026-10-25 |

## How are MVC 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 | 165 | 11% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 543 | 36% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 133 | 9% |
| Video & analytics | 33 | 2% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 197 | 13% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 116 | 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 MVC?**

1,517 tracked positions across 13 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 543 are coaching roles and 116 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

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

Illinois State University lists 180 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 25 Oct 2026), the most in the MVC 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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