# NCAA athletic departments in Washington

Whistle covers 13 NCAA athletic departments in Washington (5 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 4 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division) with 1,401 tracked staff positions as of 1 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 6 conferences. The largest department is University of Washington (389 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 13 Washington schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/washington_

## Washington college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Washington (West region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 13
- **By division:** 5 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 4 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division
- **Conferences represented:** 6
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,401
- **Newest directory refresh:** 1 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Washington?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Central Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/central-wash) | Division II | [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Ellensburg | 79 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Eastern Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/easternwash) | Division I | [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Cheney | 91 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Gonzaga University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/gonzaga) | Division I | [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Spokane | 105 | 2026-10-31 |
| [Pacific Lutheran University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pacific-lutheran) | Division III | [Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northwest) | Tacoma | 89 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Saint Martin's University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/saint-martins) | Division II | [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Lacey | 51 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Seattle Pacific University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/seattle-pacific) | Division II | [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Seattle | 35 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Seattle University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/seattleu) | Division I | [WAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wac) | Seattle | 103 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Puget Sound](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/puget-sound) | Division III | [Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northwest) | Tacoma | 91 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Washington](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/washington) | Division I | [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Seattle | 389 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Washington State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/washingtonstate) | Division I | [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Pullman | 200 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Western Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/western-wash) | — | [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Bellingham | 37 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Whitman College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/whitman) | Division III | [Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northwest) | Walla Walla | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Whitworth University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/whitworth) | Division III | [Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northwest) | Spokane | 83 | 2026-10-15 |

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

| Conference | Division | Washington schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Great Northwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northwest-athletic) | Division II | 4 | 202 |
| [Northwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northwest) | Division III | 4 | 311 |
| [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Division I | 2 | 305 |
| [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) | Division I | 1 | 91 |
| [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Division I | 1 | 389 |
| [WAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wac) | Division I | 1 | 103 |

## 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
- [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
- [Montana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/montana) — 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 Washington 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 Washington?**

Whistle covers 13 in Washington as of 1 Nov 2026 (5 NCAA Division I, 3 NCAA Division II, 4 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division), with 1,401 tracked staff positions between them.

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

University of Washington lists 389 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Washington?**

Great Northwest Athletic (4), Northwest (4), Pac-12 (2), Big Sky (1), Big Ten (1), WAC (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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