# Sun Belt Athletics Staff Directory

The Sun Belt has 13 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 2,103 tracked staff positions as of 25 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 645 coaches including 179 head coaches, 206 sport-operations staff, 77 video & analytics staff and 155 in athletics leadership. The largest department is James Madison University (237 positions).

_Data as of 25 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 13 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 25 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt_

## The Sun Belt at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 13
- **Division:** NCAA Division I
- **States:** Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
- **Tracked staff positions:** 2,103
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 1,686 (80%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 25 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Sun Belt?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Appalachian State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/appalachianstate) | Division I | Boone, North Carolina | 185 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Arkansas State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansasstate) | Division I | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 154 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Coastal Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coastalcarolina) | Division I | Conway, South Carolina | 181 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Georgia Southern University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgiasouthern) | Division I | Statesboro, Georgia | 161 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Georgia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgiastate) | Division I | Atlanta, Georgia | 159 | 2026-10-24 |
| [James Madison University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/jmu) | Division I | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 237 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Marshall University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/marshall) | Division I | Huntington, West Virginia | 161 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Old Dominion University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olddominion) | Division I | Norfolk, Virginia | 196 | 2026-10-25 |
| [Troy University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/troy) | Division I | Troy, Alabama | 114 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Louisiana at Lafayette](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisiana) | Division I | Lafayette, Louisiana | 136 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Louisiana at Monroe](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisianamonroe) | Division I | Monroe, Louisiana | 87 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of South Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southalabama) | Division I | Mobile, Alabama | 162 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Southern Mississippi](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southernmiss) | Division I | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 170 | 2026-10-25 |

## How are Sun Belt athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 13 covered departments, roles derived from published job titles break down as follows (one position per person; people with several titles are counted once by their most sales-relevant role).

| Role group | Positions | Share of staff |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Head coaches | 179 | 9% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 645 | 31% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 206 | 10% |
| Video & analytics | 77 | 4% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 270 | 13% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 155 | 7% |

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## Other NCAA Division I conferences

- [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) — 19 schools, 6,619 positions
- [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) — 18 schools, 7,072 positions
- [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) — 16 schools, 1,959 positions
- [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) — 16 schools, 5,906 positions
- [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) — 15 schools, 1,937 positions
- [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) — 15 schools, 4,514 positions
- [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) — 14 schools, 1,895 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) — 13 schools, 2,434 positions
- [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) — 13 schools, 1,421 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the Sun Belt?**

2,103 tracked positions across 13 covered athletic departments as of 25 Oct 2026, of which 645 are coaching roles and 155 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Sun Belt school has the largest athletic department?**

James Madison University lists 237 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 24 Oct 2026), the most in the Sun Belt among covered schools.

**Where does this conference 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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