# NCAA athletic departments in Colorado

Whistle covers 16 NCAA athletic departments in Colorado (5 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division) with 1,737 tracked staff positions as of 4 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 7 conferences. The largest department is University of Colorado Boulder (318 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 16 Colorado schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/colorado_

## Colorado college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Colorado (West region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 16
- **By division:** 5 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division
- **Conferences represented:** 7
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,737
- **Newest directory refresh:** 4 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Colorado?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Adams State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/adams-st) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Alamosa | 67 | 2026-11-04 |
| [Colorado Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colo-christian) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Lakewood | 30 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Colorado College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colorado-col) | Division III | [Southern Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-collegiate-athletic) | Colorado Springs | 76 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Colorado Mesa University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colorado-mesa) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Grand Junction | 100 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Colorado School of Mines](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colorado-mines) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Golden | 89 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Colorado State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coloradostate) | Division I | [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Fort Collins | 187 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Colorado State University-Pueblo](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colorado-st-pueblo) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Pueblo | 77 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Fort Lewis College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fort-lewis) | — | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Durango | 75 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Metropolitan St. University of Denver](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/metro-st) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Denver | 51 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Regis University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/regis-co) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Denver | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [United States Air Force Academy](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/airforce) | Division I | [Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-west) | USAF Academy | 269 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uc-colo-springs) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Colorado Springs | 41 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Colorado Boulder](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colorado) | Division I | [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Boulder | 318 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of Denver](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/denveru) | Division I | [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Denver | 132 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Northern Colorado](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northerncolorado) | Division I | [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Greeley | 102 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Western Colorado University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/western-st) | Division II | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Gunnison | 66 | 2026-10-15 |

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

| Conference | Division | Colorado schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Division II | 10 | 653 |
| [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Division I | 1 | 318 |
| [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Division I | 1 | 102 |
| [Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-west) | Division I | 1 | 269 |
| [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Division I | 1 | 187 |
| [Southern Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-collegiate-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 76 |
| [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Division I | 1 | 132 |

## Other West states

- [California athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/california) — 59 schools
- [Washington athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/washington) — 13 schools
- [Oregon athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/oregon) — 9 schools
- [Utah athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/utah) — 8 schools
- [New Mexico athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/new-mexico) — 5 schools
- [Hawaii athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/hawaii) — 4 schools
- [Idaho athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/idaho) — 4 schools
- [Arizona athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/arizona) — 3 schools
- [Montana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/montana) — 3 schools
- [Alaska athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/alaska) — 2 schools
- [Nevada athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/nevada) — 2 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 Colorado school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

Territory sellers use this view to size a state: Whistle plans filter staff by state and Census region, and team plans assign states to reps. [See plans](https://gowhistle.io/pricing).

## Frequently asked questions

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

Whistle covers 16 in Colorado as of 4 Nov 2026 (5 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division), with 1,737 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Colorado Boulder lists 318 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 31 Oct 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Colorado?**

Rocky Mountain Athletic (10), Big 12 (1), Big Sky (1), Mountain West (1), Pac-12 (1), Southern Collegiate Athletic (1), Summit League (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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