The SEC has 16 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 5,906 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 1,063 coaches including 240 head coaches, 657 sport-operations staff, 270 video & analytics staff and 499 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of Florida (493 positions).
Data as of 27 Oct 2026.
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 16 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 27 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Division I | Auburn, Alabama | 423 | 2026-10-25 |
| Louisiana State University | Division I | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 410 | 2026-10-27 |
| Mississippi State University | Division I | Mississippi State, Mississippi | 313 | 2026-10-24 |
| Texas A&M University | Division I | College Station, Texas | 373 | 2026-10-25 |
| University of Alabama | Division I | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 399 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of Arkansas | Division I | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 254 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of Florida | Division I | Gainesville, Florida | 493 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of Georgia | Division I | Athens, Georgia | 423 | 2026-10-25 |
| University of Kentucky | Division I | Lexington, Kentucky | 277 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of Mississippi | Division I | Oxford, Mississippi | 325 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of Missouri | Division I | Columbia, Missouri | 340 | 2026-10-27 |
| University of Oklahoma | Division I | Norman, Oklahoma | 379 | 2026-10-24 |
| University of South Carolina | Division I | Columbia, South Carolina | 339 | 2026-08-31 |
| University of Tennessee | Division I | Knoxville, Tennessee | 470 | 2026-10-25 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Division I | Austin, Texas | 413 | 2026-10-27 |
| Vanderbilt University | Division I | Nashville, Tennessee | 275 | 2026-10-22 |
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 | 240 | 4% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 1,063 | 18% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 657 | 11% |
| Video & analytics | 270 | 5% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 710 | 12% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 499 | 8% |
5,906 tracked positions across 16 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 1,063 are coaching roles and 499 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.
University of Florida lists 493 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 24 Oct 2026), the most in the SEC 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.