# NCAA athletic departments in Alabama

Whistle covers 18 NCAA athletic departments in Alabama (10 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III) with 2,250 tracked staff positions as of 4 Nov 2026, 2% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 10 conferences. The largest department is Auburn University (414 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 4 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 18 Alabama schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/alabama_

## Alabama college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Alabama (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 18
- **By division:** 10 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 10
- **Tracked staff positions:** 2,250
- **Newest directory refresh:** 4 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Alabama?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Alabama A&M University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alabamaam) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Normal | 96 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Alabama State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alabamastate) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Montgomery | 100 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Auburn University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/auburn) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Auburn | 414 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Auburn-Montgomery](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/aub-montgomery) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Montgomery | 41 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Huntingdon College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/huntingdon) | Division III | [Collegiate Conference of the South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/collegiate-conference-of-the-south) | Montgomery | 54 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Jacksonville State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/jacksonvillestate) | Division I | [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Jacksonville | 154 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Miles College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/miles) | Division II | [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Fairfield | 39 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Samford University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/samford) | Division I | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Birmingham | 125 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Spring Hill College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/spring-hill) | Division II | [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Mobile | 32 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Troy University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/troy) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Troy | 114 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Tuskegee University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tuskegee) | Division II | [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Tuskegee | 44 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alabama) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Tuscaloosa | 399 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Alabama at Birmingham](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uab) | Division I | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Birmingham | 171 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Alabama-Huntsville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ala-huntsville) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Huntsville | 63 | 2026-11-04 |
| [University of Montevallo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montevallo) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Montevallo | 66 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of North Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northalabama) | Division I | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Florence | 95 | 2026-11-02 |
| [University of South Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southalabama) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Mobile | 151 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of West Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-ala) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Livingston | 92 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Alabama's athletic departments split by division and conference?

| Conference | Division | Alabama schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Division II | 4 | 262 |
| [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division II | 3 | 115 |
| [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Division I | 2 | 813 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 2 | 265 |
| [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | 2 | 196 |
| [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Division I | 1 | 171 |
| [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Division I | 1 | 95 |
| [Collegiate Conference of the South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/collegiate-conference-of-the-south) | Division III | 1 | 54 |
| [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Division I | 1 | 154 |
| [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | 1 | 125 |

## Other South states

- [Texas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/texas) — 53 schools
- [North Carolina athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-carolina) — 45 schools
- [Virginia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/virginia) — 37 schools
- [Georgia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/georgia) — 31 schools
- [Florida athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/florida) — 27 schools
- [South Carolina athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/south-carolina) — 25 schools
- [Tennessee athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/tennessee) — 25 schools
- [Maryland athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/maryland) — 21 schools
- [Oklahoma athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/oklahoma) — 17 schools
- [Kentucky athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kentucky) — 16 schools
- [Arkansas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/arkansas) — 15 schools
- [West Virginia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/west-virginia) — 15 schools
- [Louisiana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/louisiana) — 13 schools
- [Mississippi athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/mississippi) — 10 schools
- [District of Columbia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/district-of-columbia) — 7 schools
- [Delaware athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/delaware) — 4 schools

## Method

A school is listed under the state of its campus as recorded from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS; a department is "covered" when its official athletics staff directory has been read. Counts are current (non-departed) positions. This page is published when at least 2 Alabama school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

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## Frequently asked questions

**How many NCAA athletic departments are in Alabama?**

Whistle covers 18 in Alabama as of 4 Nov 2026 (10 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III), with 2,250 tracked staff positions between them.

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

Auburn University lists 414 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Alabama?**

Gulf South (4), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic (3), SEC (2), Sun Belt (2), SWAC (2), AAC (1), ASUN (1), Collegiate Conference of the South (1), Conference USA (1), Southern Conference (1).

**Where does this directory 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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