# NCAA athletic departments in Virginia

Whistle covers 37 NCAA athletic departments in Virginia (14 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III) with 3,787 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 3% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 15 conferences. The largest department is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (377 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 37 Virginia schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/virginia_

## Virginia college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Virginia (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 37
- **By division:** 14 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 15
- **Tracked staff positions:** 3,787
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Virginia?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Averett University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/averett) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Danville | 47 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Batten University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/va-wesleyan) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Virginia Beach | 63 | 2026-10-19 |
| [Bridgewater College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bridgewater-va) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Bridgewater | 72 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Christopher Newport University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/chris-newport) | Division III | [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Newport News | 96 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Eastern Mennonite University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/east-mennonite) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Harrisonburg | 53 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Emory and Henry College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/emory-henry) | Division III | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Emory | 78 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Ferrum College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ferrum) | Division II | [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Ferrum | 54 | 2026-10-15 |
| [George Mason University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgemason) | Division I | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Fairfax | 140 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Hampden-Sydney College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hampden-sydney) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Hampden-Sydney | 47 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hampton University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hampton) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Hampton | 107 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Hollins University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hollins) | Division III | — | Roanoke | 17 | 2026-10-15 |
| [James Madison University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/jmu) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Harrisonburg | 228 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Liberty University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/liberty) | Division I | [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Lynchburg | 210 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Longwood University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/longwood) | Division I | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Farmville | 90 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Mary Baldwin University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mary-baldwin) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Staunton | 28 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Marymount University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/marymount-va) | Division III | [Atlantic East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-east) | Arlington | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Norfolk State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/norfolkstate) | Division I | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Norfolk | 89 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Old Dominion University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olddominion) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Norfolk | 185 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Radford University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/radford) | Division I | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Radford | 89 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Randolph College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/randolph) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Lynchburg | 64 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Randolph-Macon College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/randolph-macon) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Ashland | 71 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Roanoke College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/roanoke) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Salem | 90 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Shenandoah University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/shenandoah) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Winchester | 98 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southern Virginia University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southern-va) | Division III | [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Buena Vista | 76 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Sweet Briar College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sweet-briar) | Division III | — | Sweet Briar | 31 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Lynchburg](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lynchburg) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Lynchburg | 90 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Mary Washington](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mary-washington) | Division III | [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Fredericksburg | 71 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Richmond](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/richmond) | Division I | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Richmond | 135 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Virginia](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Charlottesville | 328 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/vcu) | Division I | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Richmond | 138 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Virginia Military Institute](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/vmi) | Division I | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Lexington | 70 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginiatech) | Division I | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Blacksburg | 377 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Virginia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia-st) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Petersburg | 70 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Virginia Union University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia-union) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Richmond | 39 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Virginia's College at Wise](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uva-wise) | Division II | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Wise | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Washington and Lee University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wash-lee) | Division III | [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Lexington | 67 | 2026-10-15 |
| [William & Mary](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/william-mary) | Division I | [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Williamsburg | 149 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Virginia schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Old Dominion Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/old-dominion-athletic) | Division III | 11 | 762 |
| [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Division I | 3 | 413 |
| [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Division I | 2 | 705 |
| [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Division I | 2 | 179 |
| [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) | Division I | 2 | 256 |
| [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | 2 | 109 |
| [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Division III | 2 | 167 |
| No conference on file | Division III | 2 | 48 |
| [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Division II / Division III | 2 | 135 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 2 | 413 |
| [USA South Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/usa-south-athletic) | Division III | 2 | 104 |
| [Atlantic East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-east) | Division III | 1 | 73 |
| [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) | Division II | 1 | 54 |
| [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Division I | 1 | 210 |
| [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | 1 | 89 |
| [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | 1 | 70 |

## 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
- [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 Virginia 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 Virginia?**

Whistle covers 37 in Virginia as of 3 Nov 2026 (14 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III), with 3,787 tracked staff positions between them.

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

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University lists 377 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 2 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Virginia?**

Old Dominion Athletic (11), Atlantic 10 (3), ACC (2), Big South (2), CAA (2), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (2), Coast-To-Coast Athletic (2), South Atlantic (2), Sun Belt (2), USA South Athletic (2), Atlantic East (1), Carolinas (1), Conference USA (1), MEAC (1), Southern Conference (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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