8 of the 13 MAC athletic departments covered by Whistle (62%) use ARMS Software, the compliance and recruiting (Teamworks), as of 4 Nov 2026: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Miami University, Northern Illinois University and 2 more. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 299 use ARMS Software (28%), so the MAC is above the national adoption rate. Among compliance & recruiting vendors detected in the MAC, ARMS Software ranks No. 1 of 2.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Source: automated detection on each MAC department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 13 covered MAC schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.
| School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University | Division I | Muncie, Indiana | 163 | 2026-11-01 |
| Bowling Green State University | Division I | Bowling Green, Ohio | 144 | 2026-10-24 |
| Central Michigan University | Division I | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | 151 | 2026-11-03 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Division I | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 164 | 2026-10-31 |
| Miami University | Division I | Oxford, Ohio | 150 | 2026-11-01 |
| Northern Illinois University | Division I | Dekalb, Illinois | 133 | 2026-11-01 |
| University of Akron | Division I | Akron, Ohio | 130 | 2026-11-01 |
| University of Toledo | Division I | Toledo, Ohio | 148 | 2026-11-01 |
Vendors in the same category detected at covered MAC departments. A school can appear under more than one vendor when it runs, say, one system for season tickets and another for single-game sales.
| Vendor | MAC schools | Share of covered schools |
|---|---|---|
| **ARMS Software** | 8 | 62% |
| JumpForward | 1 | 8% |
A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references ARMS Software with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.
This page is published when at least 2 covered MAC schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is MAC Athletics Staff Directory; every ARMS Software school nationally is on Which colleges use ARMS Software?.
8 of the 13 covered MAC athletic departments (62%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Miami University, Northern Illinois University, University of Akron, University of Toledo.
62% of covered MAC schools use ARMS Software against 28% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.
The compliance & recruiting staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on paid plans, with alerts when the role changes hands.
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.