# NCAA athletic departments in Mississippi

Whistle covers 10 NCAA athletic departments in Mississippi (6 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 2 NCAA Division III) with 1,191 tracked staff positions as of 2 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 6 conferences. The largest department is University of Mississippi (321 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 10 Mississippi schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/mississippi_

## Mississippi college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Mississippi (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 10
- **By division:** 6 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 2 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 6
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,191
- **Newest directory refresh:** 2 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Mississippi?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Alcorn State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alcornstate) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Lorman | 63 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Belhaven University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/belhaven) | Division III | [American Southwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/american-southwest) | Jackson | 53 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Delta State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/delta-st) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Cleveland | 61 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Jackson State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/jacksonstate) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Jackson | 73 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Millsaps College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/millsaps) | Division III | [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | Jackson | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Mississippi Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mississippi-christ) | Division II | [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Clinton | 60 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Mississippi State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mississippistate) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Mississippi State | 311 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Mississippi Valley State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mvsu) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Itta Bena | 40 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Mississippi](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olemiss) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Oxford | 321 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Southern Mississippi](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southernmiss) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Hattiesburg | 161 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Mississippi schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | 3 | 176 |
| [Gulf South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/gulf-south) | Division II | 2 | 121 |
| [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Division I | 2 | 632 |
| [American Southwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/american-southwest) | Division III | 1 | 53 |
| [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | Division III | 1 | 48 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 1 | 161 |

## 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
- [Kentucky athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kentucky) — 16 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
- [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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi?**

Whistle covers 10 in Mississippi as of 2 Nov 2026 (6 NCAA Division I, 2 NCAA Division II, 2 NCAA Division III), with 1,191 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Mississippi lists 321 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Mississippi?**

SWAC (3), Gulf South (2), SEC (2), American Southwest (1), Southern Athletic Association (1), Sun Belt (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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