# NCAA athletic departments in Kansas

Whistle covers 8 NCAA athletic departments in Kansas (3 NCAA Division I, 5 NCAA Division II) with 1,027 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 3 conferences. The largest department is University of Kansas (291 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 8 Kansas schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kansas_

## Kansas college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Kansas (Midwest region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 8
- **By division:** 3 NCAA Division I, 5 NCAA Division II
- **Conferences represented:** 3
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,027
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Kansas?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Emporia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/emporia-st) | Division II | [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Emporia | 71 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Fort Hays State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fort-hays-st) | Division II | [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Hays | 84 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Kansas State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kansasstate) | Division I | [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Manhattan | 264 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Newman University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/newman) | Division II | [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Wichita | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Pittsburg State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pittsburg-st) | Division II | [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Pittsburg | 80 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Kansas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kansas) | Division I | [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Lawrence | 291 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Washburn University of Topeka](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/washburn) | Division II | [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Topeka | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wichita State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wichitastate) | Division I | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Wichita | 116 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Kansas schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) | Division II | 5 | 356 |
| [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Division I | 2 | 555 |
| [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Division I | 1 | 116 |

## Other Midwest states

- [Ohio athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/ohio) — 44 schools
- [Illinois athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/illinois) — 40 schools
- [Minnesota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/minnesota) — 30 schools
- [Wisconsin athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/wisconsin) — 28 schools
- [Indiana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/indiana) — 23 schools
- [Michigan athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/michigan) — 23 schools
- [Missouri athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/missouri) — 23 schools
- [Iowa athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/iowa) — 16 schools
- [Nebraska athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/nebraska) — 7 schools
- [South Dakota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/south-dakota) — 7 schools
- [North Dakota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-dakota) — 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 Kansas 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 Kansas?**

Whistle covers 8 in Kansas as of 3 Nov 2026 (3 NCAA Division I, 5 NCAA Division II), with 1,027 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Kansas lists 291 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Kansas?**

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (5), Big 12 (2), AAC (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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