# NCAA athletic departments in Montana

Whistle covers 3 NCAA athletic departments in Montana (2 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II) with 271 tracked staff positions as of 1 Nov 2026, 0% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 2 conferences. The largest department is University of Montana (116 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 1 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 3 Montana schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/montana_

## Montana college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Montana (West region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 3
- **By division:** 2 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II
- **Conferences represented:** 2
- **Tracked staff positions:** 271
- **Newest directory refresh:** 1 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Montana?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Montana St. University Billings](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mont-st-billings) | Division II | [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Billings | 43 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Montana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montanastate) | Division I | [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Bozeman | 112 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Montana](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montana) | Division I | [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Missoula | 116 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Montana schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Division I | 2 | 228 |
| [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Division II | 1 | 43 |

## Other West states

- [California athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/california) — 59 schools
- [Colorado athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/colorado) — 16 schools
- [Washington athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/washington) — 13 schools
- [Oregon athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/oregon) — 9 schools
- [Utah athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/utah) — 8 schools
- [New Mexico athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/new-mexico) — 5 schools
- [Hawaii athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/hawaii) — 4 schools
- [Idaho athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/idaho) — 4 schools
- [Arizona athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/arizona) — 3 schools
- [Alaska athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/alaska) — 2 schools
- [Nevada athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/nevada) — 2 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 Montana 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 Montana?**

Whistle covers 3 in Montana as of 1 Nov 2026 (2 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II), with 271 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Montana lists 116 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Montana?**

Big Sky (2), Great Northwest 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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