# NCAA athletic departments in West Virginia

Whistle covers 15 NCAA athletic departments in West Virginia (2 NCAA Division I, 12 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III) with 1,159 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 West Virginia University (284 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 15 West 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/west-virginia_

## West Virginia college athletics at a glance

- **State:** West Virginia (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 15
- **By division:** 2 NCAA Division I, 12 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 6
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,159
- **Newest directory refresh:** 1 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in West Virginia?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Bethany College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bethany-wv) | Division III | [Presidents' Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/presidents-athletic) | Bethany | 56 | 2026-10-19 |
| [Bluefield State College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bluefield-st) | Division II | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Bluefield | 45 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Concord University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/concord) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Athens | 71 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Davis and Elkins College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/davis-elkins) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Elkins | 30 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Fairmont State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fairmont-st) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Fairmont | 70 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Glenville State College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/glenville-st) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Glenville | 67 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Marshall University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/marshall) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Huntington | 158 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Salem University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/salem-intl) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Salem | 37 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Shepherd University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/shepherd) | Division II | [Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic) | Shepherdstown | 54 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Charleston](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/charleston-wv) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Charleston | 51 | 2026-10-14 |
| [West Liberty University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-liberty) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | West Liberty | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| [West Virginia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-virginia-st) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Institute | 50 | 2026-10-15 |
| [West Virginia University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westvirginia) | Division I | [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Morgantown | 284 | 2026-11-01 |
| [West Virginia Wesleyan College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/west-va-wesleyan) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Buckhannon | 47 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Wheeling Jesuit University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wheeling-jesuit) | Division II | [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Wheeling | 80 | 2026-10-15 |

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

| Conference | Division | West Virginia schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Mountain East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-east) | Division II | 10 | 562 |
| [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Division I | 1 | 284 |
| [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | 1 | 45 |
| [Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic) | Division II | 1 | 54 |
| [Presidents' Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/presidents-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 56 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 1 | 158 |

## 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
- [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 West 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 West Virginia?**

Whistle covers 15 in West Virginia as of 1 Nov 2026 (2 NCAA Division I, 12 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III), with 1,159 tracked staff positions between them.

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

West Virginia University lists 284 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in West Virginia?**

Mountain East (10), Big 12 (1), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1), Pennsylvania State Athletic (1), Presidents' 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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