# NCAA athletic departments in Michigan

Whistle covers 23 NCAA athletic departments in Michigan (7 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 7 NCAA Division III) with 2,869 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 2% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 6 conferences. The largest department is University of Michigan (496 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 23 Michigan schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/michigan_

## Michigan college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Michigan (Midwest region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 23
- **By division:** 7 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 7 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 6
- **Tracked staff positions:** 2,869
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Michigan?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Adrian College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/adrian) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Adrian | 150 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Albion College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/albion) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Albion | 68 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Alma College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alma) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Alma | 81 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Calvin College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/calvin) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Grand Rapids | 121 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Central Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centralmichigan) | Division I | [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | Mount Pleasant | 151 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Davenport University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/davenport) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Grand Rapids | 151 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Eastern Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/easternmichigan) | Division I | [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | Ypsilanti | 164 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Grand Valley State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/grand-valley-st) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Allendale | 133 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hillsdale College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hillsdale) | Division II | [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Hillsdale | 65 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hope College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hope) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Holland | 111 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Kalamazoo College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kalamazoo) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Kalamazoo | 82 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lake Superior State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lake-superior-st) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Sault Ste. Marie | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Michigan State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michiganstate) | Division I | [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | East Lansing | 302 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Michigan Technological University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michigan-tech) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Houghton | 61 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Northern Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northern-mich) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Marquette | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Northwood University (Michigan)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwood-mi) | Division II | [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Midland | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Oakland University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oakland) | Division I | [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Rochester Hills | 109 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Olivet College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olivet) | Division III | [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Olivet | 17 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Saginaw Valley State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/saginaw-valley) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | University Center | 83 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Detroit Mercy](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/detroitmercy) | Division I | [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Detroit | 88 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Michigan](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michigan) | Division I | [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Ann Arbor | 496 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Wayne State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wayne-st-mi) | Division II | [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Detroit | 93 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Western Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernmichigan) | Division I | [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | Kalamazoo | 158 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Michigan schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division II | 7 | 642 |
| [Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/michigan-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Division III | 7 | 630 |
| [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | Division I | 3 | 473 |
| [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Division I | 2 | 798 |
| [Great Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-midwest-athletic) | Division II | 2 | 129 |
| [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Division I | 2 | 197 |

## 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
- [Missouri athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/missouri) — 23 schools
- [Iowa athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/iowa) — 16 schools
- [Kansas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kansas) — 8 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 Michigan 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 Michigan?**

Whistle covers 23 in Michigan as of 3 Nov 2026 (7 NCAA Division I, 9 NCAA Division II, 7 NCAA Division III), with 2,869 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Michigan lists 496 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 3 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Michigan?**

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (7), Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (7), MAC (3), Big Ten (2), Great Midwest Athletic (2), Horizon League (2).

**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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