# NCAA athletic departments in North Carolina

Whistle covers 45 NCAA athletic departments in North Carolina (19 NCAA Division I, 14 NCAA Division II, 9 NCAA Division III, 3 not yet assigned a division) with 4,723 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 4% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 15 conferences. The largest department is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (444 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 45 North Carolina schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-carolina_

## North Carolina college athletics at a glance

- **State:** North Carolina (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 45
- **By division:** 19 NCAA Division I, 14 NCAA Division II, 9 NCAA Division III, 3 not yet assigned a division
- **Conferences represented:** 15
- **Tracked staff positions:** 4,723
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in North Carolina?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Appalachian State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/appalachianstate) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Boone | 176 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Barton College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/barton) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Wilson | 51 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Belmont Abbey College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/belmont-abbey) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Belmont | 74 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Brevard College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/brevard) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Brevard | 69 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Campbell University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/campbell) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Buies Creek | 119 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Catawba College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/catawba) | Division II | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Salisbury | 83 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Chowan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/chowan) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Murfreesboro | 51 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Davidson College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/davidson) | Division I | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Davidson | 125 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Duke University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/duke) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Durham | 380 | 2026-10-31 |
| [East Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/eastcarolina) | Division I | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Greenville | 191 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Elizabeth City State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/elizabeth-city-st) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Elizabeth City | 34 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Elon University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/elon) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Elon | 133 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Fayetteville State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fayetteville-st) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Fayetteville | 48 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Gardner-Webb University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/gardnerwebb) | Division I | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Boiling Springs | 79 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Greensboro College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/greensboro) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Greensboro | 67 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Guilford College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/guilford) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Greensboro | 71 | 2026-10-14 |
| [High Point University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/highpoint) | Division I | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | High Point | 104 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Johnson C. Smith University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/johnson-c-smith) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Charlotte | 53 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lees-McRae College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lees-mcrae) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Banner Elk | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Lenoir-Rhyne University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lenoir-rhyne) | Division II | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Hickory | 96 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Livingstone College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/livingstone) | — | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Salisbury | 50 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Mars Hill University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mars-hill) | Division II | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Mars Hill | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Meredith College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/meredith) | Division III | — | Raleigh | 51 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Methodist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/methodist) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Fayetteville | 66 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Mount Olive College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mount-olive) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Mount Olive | 54 | 2026-10-15 |
| [North Carolina A&T State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ncat) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Greensboro | 85 | 2026-11-01 |
| [North Carolina Central University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/nccu) | Division I | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Durham | 85 | 2026-11-03 |
| [North Carolina State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ncstate) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Raleigh | 341 | 2026-11-01 |
| [North Carolina Wesleyan College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/nc-wesleyan) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Rocky Mount | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Pfeiffer University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pfeiffer) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Misenheimer | 43 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Queens University of Charlotte](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/queensnc) | Division I | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Charlotte | 114 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Salem College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/salem) | Division III | — | Winston-Salem | 29 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Shaw University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/shaw) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Raleigh | 32 | 2026-10-15 |
| [UNC Pembroke](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/unc-pembroke) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Pembroke | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of North Carolina at Asheville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uncasheville) | Division I | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Asheville | 90 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northcarolina) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Chapel Hill | 444 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of North Carolina at Charlotte](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/charlotte) | Division I | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Charlotte | 186 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of North Carolina at Greensboro](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uncgreensboro) | Division I | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Greensboro | 82 | 2026-11-02 |
| [University of North Carolina Wilmington](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uncw) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Wilmington | 120 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Wake Forest University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wakeforest) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Winston-Salem | 291 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Warren Wilson College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/warren-wilson-college) | Division III | [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Swannonoa | 20 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Western Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westerncarolina) | Division I | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Cullowhee | 117 | 2026-11-01 |
| [William Peace University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/william-peace) | — | — | Raleigh | 42 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wingate University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wingate) | Division II | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Wingate | 103 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Winston-Salem State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/winston-salem) | — | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Winston-Salem | 45 | 2026-10-15 |

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

| Conference | Division | North Carolina schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Division II | 6 | 345 |
| [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | 6 | 262 |
| [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Division III | 5 | 302 |
| [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Division I | 4 | 1,456 |
| [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Division I | 4 | 457 |
| [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Division II | 4 | 339 |
| [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Division I | 3 | 273 |
| No conference on file | Division III | 3 | 122 |
| [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Division I | 2 | 377 |
| [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | 2 | 199 |
| [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Division I | 1 | 114 |
| [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Division I | 1 | 125 |
| [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 20 |
| [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | 1 | 85 |
| [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 71 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 1 | 176 |

## Other South states

- [Texas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/texas) — 53 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
- [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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina?**

Whistle covers 45 in North Carolina as of 3 Nov 2026 (19 NCAA Division I, 14 NCAA Division II, 9 NCAA Division III, 3 not yet assigned a division), with 4,723 tracked staff positions between them.

**Which North Carolina school has the largest athletic department?**

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lists 444 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in North Carolina?**

Carolinas (6), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (6), USA South Athletic (5), ACC (4), CAA (4), South Atlantic (4), Big South (3), AAC (2), Southern Conference (2), ASUN (1), Atlantic 10 (1), Coast-To-Coast Athletic (1), MEAC (1), Old Dominion Athletic (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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