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Sunshine State Athletics Staff Directory

The Sunshine State has 11 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 776 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division II): 407 coaches including 168 head coaches, 24 sport-operations staff, 0 video & analytics staff and 38 in athletics leadership. The largest department is Florida Southern College (107 positions).

Data as of 15 Oct 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 11 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.

The Sunshine State at a glance

Schools covered: 11
Division: NCAA Division II
States: Florida
Tracked staff positions: 776
Positions with a published or inferred email: 710 (91%)
Newest directory refresh: 15 Oct 2026

Which schools are in the Sunshine State?

School	Division	Location	Tracked positions	Directory verified
Barry University	Division II	Miami Shores, Florida	65	2026-10-14
Eckerd College	Division II	St. Petersburg, Florida	36	2026-10-14
Embry-Riddle University	Division II	Daytona Beach, Florida	96	2026-10-14
Florida Southern College	Division II	Lakeland, Florida	107	2026-10-15
Florida Tech	Division II	Melbourne, Florida	56	2026-10-15
Lynn University	Division II	Boca Raton, Florida	57	2026-10-15
Nova Southeastern University	Division II	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	72	2026-10-15
Palm Beach Atlantic University	Division II	West Palm Beach, Florida	66	2026-10-15
Rollins College	Division II	Winter Park, Florida	65	2026-10-15
Saint Leo University	Division II	St. Leo, Florida	89	2026-10-15
University of Tampa	Division II	Tampa, Florida	67	2026-10-15

How are Sunshine State athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 11 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	168	22%
All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators)	407	52%
Sport operations, recruiting & equipment	24	3%
Video & analytics	0	0%
Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science	102	13%
Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators	38	5%

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Other NCAA Division II conferences

Lone Star — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
Pennsylvania State Athletic — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
Carolinas — 16 schools, 933 positions
Great Lakes Valley — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
Northern Sun Intercollegiate — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
Rocky Mountain Athletic — 15 schools, 949 positions
California Collegiate Athletic Association — 14 schools, 703 positions
Independent — 14 schools, 640 positions
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic — 14 schools, 566 positions
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association — 13 schools, 975 positions

Frequently asked questions

How many athletics staff work in the Sunshine State?

776 tracked positions across 11 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 407 are coaching roles and 38 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

Which Sunshine State school has the largest athletic department?

Florida Southern College lists 107 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Sunshine State 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.

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