Whistle covers 40 NCAA athletic departments in Illinois (13 NCAA Division I, 5 NCAA Division II, 22 NCAA Division III) with 3,781 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 4% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 15 conferences. The largest department is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (383 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026.
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 40 Illinois schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
| Conference | Division | Illinois schools covered | Tracked positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Illinois & Wisconsin | Division III | 7 | 681 |
| Northern Athletics Collegiate | Division III | 6 | 347 |
| Great Lakes Valley | Division II | 4 | 360 |
| Midwest | Division III | 4 | 223 |
| MVC | Division I | 4 | 476 |
| St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic | Division III | 4 | 149 |
| Big Ten | Division I | 2 | 685 |
| Ohio Valley | Division I | 2 | 174 |
| Atlantic 10 | Division I | 1 | 80 |
| Big East | Division I | 1 | 124 |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic | Division II | 1 | 83 |
| MAC | Division I | 1 | 133 |
| Northeast Conference | Division I | 1 | 65 |
| Summit League | Division I | 1 | 95 |
| University Athletic Association | Division III | 1 | 106 |
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 Illinois school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.
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Whistle covers 40 in Illinois as of 3 Nov 2026 (13 NCAA Division I, 5 NCAA Division II, 22 NCAA Division III), with 3,781 tracked staff positions between them.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lists 383 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 3 Nov 2026).
College of Illinois & Wisconsin (7), Northern Athletics Collegiate (6), Great Lakes Valley (4), Midwest (4), MVC (4), St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic (4), Big Ten (2), Ohio Valley (2), Atlantic 10 (1), Big East (1), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (1), MAC (1), Northeast Conference (1), Summit League (1), University Athletic Association (1).
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.