# Which MVC schools use JumpForward?

3 of the 12 MVC athletic departments covered by Whistle (25%) use JumpForward, the compliance and recruiting, as of 4 Nov 2026: Illinois State University, Indiana State University, University of Northern Iowa. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 27 use JumpForward (2%), so the MVC is above the national adoption rate. Among compliance & recruiting vendors detected in the MVC, JumpForward ranks No. 1 of 2.

_Data as of 4 Nov 2026._
Source: automated detection on each MVC department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 12 covered MVC schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward/mvc_

## JumpForward in the MVC at a glance

- **Vendor:** [JumpForward](https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward) — Compliance and recruiting
- **Category:** Compliance & recruiting
- **Conference:** [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc)
- **MVC schools using it:** 3 of 12 covered (25%)
- **All NCAA schools using it:** 27 of 1,085 covered (2%)
- **Rank among compliance & recruiting vendors in the MVC:** No. 1 of 2

## Which MVC schools use JumpForward?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Illinois State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ilstate) | Division I | Normal, Illinois | 174 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Indiana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/indiana-state) | Division I | Terre Haute, Indiana | 104 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of Northern Iowa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northerniowa) | Division I | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 112 | 2026-11-01 |

## Which other compliance & recruiting vendors do MVC schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered MVC 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 | MVC schools | Share of covered schools |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| **JumpForward** | 3 | 25% |
| [ARMS Software](https://gowhistle.io/technology/arms-software/mvc) | 2 | 17% |

## Where else is JumpForward used?

- [JumpForward in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward/aac) — 2 schools
- [JumpForward in the Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward/northeast-conference) — 2 schools

## Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references JumpForward 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 MVC schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is [MVC Athletics Staff Directory](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc); every JumpForward school nationally is on [Which colleges use JumpForward?](https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward).

## Frequently asked questions

**How many MVC schools use JumpForward?**

3 of the 12 covered MVC athletic departments (25%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Illinois State University, Indiana State University, University of Northern Iowa.

**Is JumpForward more common in the MVC than elsewhere?**

25% of covered MVC schools use JumpForward against 2% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

**Who at these schools buys or runs compliance & recruiting?**

The compliance & recruiting staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on [paid plans](https://gowhistle.io/pricing), with alerts when the role changes hands.

**Where does this technology 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).

Selling against JumpForward in the MVC, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current compliance & recruiting contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.

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