# SEC Athletics Staff Directory

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.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec_

## The SEC at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 16
- **Division:** NCAA Division I
- **States:** Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
- **Tracked staff positions:** 5,906
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 4,507 (76%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 27 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the SEC?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Auburn University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/auburn) | Division I | Auburn, Alabama | 423 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Louisiana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lsu) | Division I | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 410 | 2026-10-27 |
| [Mississippi State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mississippistate) | Division I | Mississippi State, Mississippi | 313 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Texas A&M University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/texasam) | Division I | College Station, Texas | 373 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alabama) | Division I | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 399 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Arkansas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansas) | Division I | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 254 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Florida](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/florida) | Division I | Gainesville, Florida | 493 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Georgia](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgia) | Division I | Athens, Georgia | 423 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Kentucky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kentucky) | Division I | Lexington, Kentucky | 277 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Mississippi](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olemiss) | Division I | Oxford, Mississippi | 325 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Missouri](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/missouri) | Division I | Columbia, Missouri | 340 | 2026-10-27 |
| [University of Oklahoma](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oklahoma) | Division I | Norman, Oklahoma | 379 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of South Carolina](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southcarolina) | Division I | Columbia, South Carolina | 339 | 2026-08-31 |
| [University of Tennessee](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tennessee) | Division I | Knoxville, Tennessee | 470 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Texas at Austin](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/texas) | Division I | Austin, Texas | 413 | 2026-10-27 |
| [Vanderbilt University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/vanderbilt) | Division I | Nashville, Tennessee | 275 | 2026-10-22 |

## How are SEC athletics staff distributed by role?

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% |

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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
- [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
- [MAAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/maac) — 13 schools, 1,308 positions

## Frequently asked questions

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

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.

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

University of Florida lists 493 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 24 Oct 2026), the most in the SEC 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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