# NCAA athletic departments in Kentucky

Whistle covers 16 NCAA athletic departments in Kentucky (8 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 5 NCAA Division III) with 1,715 tracked staff positions as of 2 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 14 conferences. The largest department is University of Louisville (349 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 2 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 16 Kentucky schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kentucky_

## Kentucky college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Kentucky (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 16
- **By division:** 8 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 5 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 14
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,715
- **Newest directory refresh:** 2 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Kentucky?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Asbury University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/asbury) | Division III | [Collegiate Conference of the South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/collegiate-conference-of-the-south) | Wilmore | 60 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Bellarmine University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bellarmine) | Division I | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Louisville | 111 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Berea College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/berea) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Berea | 46 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Centre College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centre) | Division III | [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | Danville | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Eastern Kentucky University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/eku) | Division I | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Richmond | 107 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Kentucky State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kentucky-st) | Division II | [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Frankfort | 34 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Kentucky Wesleyan College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ky-wesleyan) | Division II | [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Owensboro | 49 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Morehead State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/moreheadstate) | Division I | [Ohio Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-valley) | Morehead | 76 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Murray State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/murraystate) | Division I | [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | Murray | 117 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Northern Kentucky University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northernkentucky) | Division I | [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Highland Heights | 79 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Spalding University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/spalding) | Division III | [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | Louisville | 42 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Thomas More University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/thomas-more) | Division II | [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Crestview Hills | 85 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Transylvania University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/transylvania) | Division III | [Heartland Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/heartland-collegiate-athletic) | Lexington | 55 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Kentucky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kentucky) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Lexington | 275 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of Louisville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisville) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Louisville | 349 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Western Kentucky University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wku) | Division I | [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Bowling Green | 157 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Kentucky schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Division I | 2 | 218 |
| [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Division II | 2 | 134 |
| [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Division I | 1 | 349 |
| [Collegiate Conference of the South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/collegiate-conference-of-the-south) | Division III | 1 | 60 |
| [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Division I | 1 | 157 |
| [Heartland Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/heartland-collegiate-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 55 |
| [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Division I | 1 | 79 |
| [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | Division I | 1 | 117 |
| [Ohio Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-valley) | Division I | 1 | 76 |
| [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Division I | 1 | 275 |
| [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | Division III | 1 | 73 |
| [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division II | 1 | 34 |
| [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 42 |
| [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 46 |

## 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
- [Alabama athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/alabama) — 18 schools
- [Oklahoma athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/oklahoma) — 17 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky?**

Whistle covers 16 in Kentucky as of 2 Nov 2026 (8 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 5 NCAA Division III), with 1,715 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Louisville lists 349 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Kentucky?**

ASUN (2), Great Midwest Athletic (2), ACC (1), Collegiate Conference of the South (1), Conference USA (1), Heartland Collegiate Athletic (1), Horizon League (1), MVC (1), Ohio Valley (1), SEC (1), Southern Athletic Association (1), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic (1), St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic (1), USA South Athletic (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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