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Which colleges use Learfield?

159 of 1,098 NCAA athletic departments covered by Whistle (14%) use Learfield, the multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network), as of 27 Oct 2026: 141 Division I, 8 Division II, 10 Division III. The conference with the most Learfield schools is the Big Ten (12 of 18). It ranks No. 1 of 4 multimedia rights vendors in Whistle's data.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026.

Source: automated detection on each department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 1,098 covered schools. Download the school list as CSV.

Learfield at a glance

What it is
Multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network)
Category
Multimedia rights
NCAA athletic departments using it
159 (14% of covered schools)
NCAA Division I
141 of 379 (37%)
NCAA Division II
8 of 279 (3%)
NCAA Division III
10 of 405 (2%)
Rank in category
No. 1 of 4

Which schools use Learfield?

SchoolConferenceDivisionLocation
Abilene Christian UniversityWACDivision IAbilene, Texas
Angelo State UniversityLone StarDivision IISan Angelo, Texas
Arkansas State UniversitySun BeltDivision IJonesboro, Arkansas
Bates CollegeNew England Small College AthleticDivision IIILewiston, Maine
Boise State UniversityPac-12Division IBoise, Idaho
Bowling Green State UniversityMACDivision IBowling Green, Ohio
Bradley UniversityMVCDivision IPeoria, Illinois
Brown UniversityIvy LeagueDivision IProvidence, Rhode Island
Bucknell UniversityPatriot LeagueDivision ILewisburg, Pennsylvania
Buena Vista UniversityAmerican RiversDivision IIIStorm Lake, Iowa
Cal State-NorthridgeBig WestDivision INorthridge, California
California Polytechnic State UniversityBig SkyDivision ISan Luis Obispo, California
California State University, BakersfieldBig WestDivision IBakersfield, California
Case Western Reserve UniversityUniversity Athletic AssociationDivision IIICleveland, Ohio
Colorado State UniversityPac-12Division IFort Collins, Colorado
Davidson CollegeAtlantic 10Division IDavidson, North Carolina
Denison UniversityNorth Coast AthleticDivision IIIGranville, Ohio
Drake UniversityMVCDivision IDes Moines, Iowa
Drexel UniversityCAADivision IPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Duke UniversityACCDivision IDurham, North Carolina
Eastern Michigan UniversityMACDivision IYpsilanti, Michigan
Eastern Washington UniversityBig SkyDivision ICheney, Washington
Elon UniversityCAADivision IElon, North Carolina
Florida International UniversityConference USADivision IMiami, Florida
Fort Hays State UniversityMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationDivision IIHays, Kansas
Georgetown UniversityBig EastDivision IWashington, District of Columbia
Georgia Southern UniversitySun BeltDivision IStatesboro, Georgia
Georgia State UniversitySun BeltDivision IAtlanta, Georgia
Gonzaga UniversityPac-12Division ISpokane, Washington
Greensboro CollegeUSA South AthleticDivision IIIGreensboro, North Carolina
Harding UniversityGreat AmericanDivision IISearcy, Arkansas
Idaho State UniversityBig SkyDivision IPocatello, Idaho
Illinois State UniversityMVCDivision INormal, Illinois
Indiana University BloomingtonBig TenDivision IBloomington, Indiana
Iowa State UniversityBig 12Division IAmes, Iowa
James Madison UniversitySun BeltDivision IHarrisonburg, Virginia
Kansas State UniversityBig 12Division IManhattan, Kansas
Lebanon Valley CollegeMiddle Atlantic FreedomDivision IIIAnnville, Pennsylvania
Lehigh UniversityPatriot LeagueDivision IBethlehem, Pennsylvania
Louisiana Tech UniversityConference USADivision IRuston, Louisiana
Loyola University ChicagoAtlantic 10Division IChicago, Illinois
Marquette UniversityBig EastDivision IMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Marshall UniversitySun BeltDivision IHuntington, West Virginia
Menlo CollegeCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationDivision IIAtherton, California
Mississippi State UniversitySECDivision IMississippi State, Mississippi
Missouri State UniversityMVCDivision ISpringfield, Missouri
Murray State UniversityMVCDivision IMurray, Kentucky
North Carolina State UniversityACCDivision IRaleigh, North Carolina
North Dakota State UniversitySummit LeagueDivision IFargo, North Dakota
Northern Arizona UniversityBig SkyDivision IFlagstaff, Arizona
Northern Illinois UniversityMACDivision IDekalb, Illinois
Northern Kentucky UniversityHorizon LeagueDivision IHighland Heights, Kentucky
Ohio UniversityMACDivision IAthens, Ohio
Oklahoma State UniversityBig 12Division IStillwater, Oklahoma
Oregon State UniversityPac-12Division ICorvallis, Oregon
Oregon State UniversityWCCDivision ICorvallis, Oregon
Princeton UniversityIvy LeagueDivision IPrinceton, New Jersey
Providence CollegeBig EastDivision IProvidence, Rhode Island
Purdue UniversityBig TenDivision IWest Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University Fort WayneHorizon LeagueDivision IFort Wayne, Indiana
Rice UniversityAACDivision IHouston, Texas
Rutgers UniversityBig TenDivision INew Brunswick, New Jersey
Saint Louis UniversityAtlantic 10Division ISaint Louis, Missouri
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaWCCDivision IMoraga, California
Sam Houston State UniversityConference USADivision IHuntsville, Texas
Seton Hall UniversityBig EastDivision ISouth Orange, New Jersey
South Dakota State UniversitySummit LeagueDivision IBrookings, South Dakota
Southern Methodist UniversityACCDivision IDallas, Texas
St. Cloud State UniversityNorthern Sun IntercollegiateDivision IISt. Cloud, Minnesota
St. John's UniversityBig EastDivision IQueens, New York
St. John's University (N.Y.)Big EastDivision IQueens, New York
St. Mary's College (CA)WCCDivision IMoraga, California
Stanford UniversityACCDivision IStanford, California
Stephen F. Austin State UniversitySouthlandDivision INacogdoches, Texas
Stony Brook UniversityCAADivision IStony Brook, New York
Syracuse UniversityACCDivision ISyracuse, New York
Texas Christian UniversityBig 12Division IFort Worth, Texas
Texas State UniversityPac-12Division ISan Marcos, Texas
Texas Tech UniversityBig 12Division ILubbock, Texas
The Ohio State UniversityBig TenDivision IColumbus, Ohio
The University of the SouthSouthern Athletic AssociationDivision IIISewanee, Tennessee
Tulane UniversityAACDivision INew Orleans, Louisiana
United States Air Force AcademyMountain WestDivision IUSAF Academy, Colorado
United States Military AcademyPatriot LeagueDivision IWest Point, New York
University at BuffaloMACDivision IBuffalo, New York
University of AlabamaSECDivision ITuscaloosa, Alabama
University of Alabama at BirminghamAACDivision IBirmingham, Alabama
University of ArkansasSECDivision IFayetteville, Arkansas
University of CaliforniaACCDivision IBerkeley, California
University of California, BerkeleyACCDivision IBerkeley, California
University of California, DavisBig SkyDivision IDavis, California
University of California, IrvineBig WestDivision IIrvine, California
University of California, RiversideBig WestDivision IRiverside, California
University of Colorado BoulderBig 12Division IBoulder, Colorado
University of ConnecticutBig EastDivision IStorrs, Connecticut
University of DelawareCAADivision INewark, Delaware
University of DubuqueAmerican RiversDivision IIIDubuque, Iowa
University of EvansvilleMVCDivision IEvansville, Indiana
University of FloridaSECDivision IGainesville, Florida
University of GeorgiaSECDivision IAthens, Georgia
University of Hawaii at ManoaMountain WestDivision IHonolulu, Hawaii
University of HoustonBig 12Division IHouston, Texas
University of IdahoBig SkyDivision IMoscow, Idaho
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBig TenDivision IChampaign, Illinois
University of IowaBig TenDivision IIowa City, Iowa
University of KansasBig 12Division ILawrence, Kansas
University of Louisiana at LafayetteSun BeltDivision ILafayette, Louisiana
University of LouisvilleACCDivision ILouisville, Kentucky
University of MassachusettsMACDivision IAmherst, Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts AmherstAtlantic 10Division IAmherst, Massachusetts
University of MemphisAACDivision IMemphis, Tennessee
University of MichiganBig TenDivision IAnn Arbor, Michigan
University of MinnesotaBig TenDivision IMinneapolis, Minnesota
University of MississippiSECDivision IOxford, Mississippi
University of MissouriSECDivision IColumbia, Missouri
University of MontanaBig SkyDivision IMissoula, Montana
University of Nebraska OmahaSummit LeagueDivision IOmaha, Nebraska
University of Nevada, Las VegasMountain WestDivision ILas Vegas, Nevada
University of Nevada, RenoMountain WestDivision IReno, Nevada
University of New HampshireAmerica EastDivision IDurham, New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at AshevilleBig SouthDivision IAsheville, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillACCDivision IChapel Hill, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at GreensboroSouthern ConferenceDivision IGreensboro, North Carolina
University of North TexasAACDivision IDenton, Texas
University of Northern IowaMVCDivision ICedar Falls, Iowa
University of OklahomaSECDivision INorman, Oklahoma
University of OregonBig TenDivision IEugene, Oregon
University of PennsylvaniaIvy LeagueDivision IPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
University of PortlandWCCDivision IPortland, Oregon
University of Rhode IslandAtlantic 10Division IKingston, Rhode Island
University of South DakotaSummit LeagueDivision IVermillion, South Dakota
University of Southern CaliforniaBig TenDivision ILos Angeles, California
University of Southern MississippiSun BeltDivision IHattiesburg, Mississippi
University of St. ThomasSummit LeagueDivision ISt. Paul, Minnesota
University of St. Thomas (Minn.)Summit LeagueDivision ISt. Paul, Minnesota
University of TennesseeSECDivision IKnoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaSouthern ConferenceDivision IChattanooga, Tennessee
University of Texas at AustinSECDivision IAustin, Texas
University of ToledoMACDivision IToledo, Ohio
University of TulsaAACDivision ITulsa, Oklahoma
University of VermontAmerica EastDivision IBurlington, Vermont
University of WashingtonBig TenDivision ISeattle, Washington
University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWisconsin Intercollegiate AthleticDivision IIILa Crosse, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeHorizon LeagueDivision IMilwaukee, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–MadisonBig TenDivision IMadison, Wisconsin
University of WyomingMountain WestDivision ILaramie, Wyoming
Utah State UniversityPac-12Division ILogan, Utah
Valparaiso UniversityMVCDivision IValparaiso, Indiana
Vanderbilt UniversitySECDivision INashville, Tennessee
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAtlantic 10Division IRichmond, Virginia
Virginia's College at WiseSouth AtlanticDivision IIWise, Virginia
Wake Forest UniversityACCDivision IWinston-Salem, North Carolina
Washburn University of TopekaMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationDivision IITopeka, Kansas
Weber State UniversityBig SkyDivision IOgden, Utah
West Chester Univ. of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State AthleticDivision IIWest Chester, Pennsylvania
West Virginia UniversityBig 12Division IMorgantown, West Virginia
Western Kentucky UniversityConference USADivision IBowling Green, Kentucky
Wilkes UniversityLandmarkDivision IIIWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Xavier UniversityBig EastDivision ICincinnati, Ohio

Which conferences use Learfield most?

ConferenceSchools using LearfieldCovered schools in conferenceShare
Big Ten121867%
SEC111669%
ACC101953%
Big 1291560%
Big East81267%
Big Sky81650%
MVC81362%
MAC71354%
Sun Belt71354%
Atlantic 1061540%
AAC61346%
Pac-126967%
Summit League61155%
Mountain West5771%
Big West41040%
CAA41429%
Conference USA41040%
WCC41040%
Horizon League31225%
Ivy League3838%
Patriot League31030%
America East2922%
American Rivers2825%
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association21315%
Southern Conference21020%

Learfield vs other multimedia rights vendors

VendorNCAA schoolsShare
**Learfield**15914%
Van Wagner394%
Playfly Sports172%
JMI Sports71%

Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references the vendor 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges use Learfield?

159 of the 1,098 NCAA athletic departments Whistle covers (14%) as of 27 Oct 2026.

Which Division I schools use Learfield?

Abilene Christian University, Arkansas State University, Boise State University, Bowling Green State University, Bradley University, Brown University, Bucknell University, Cal State-Northridge, California Polytechnic State University, California State University, Bakersfield, Colorado State University, Davidson College, Drake University, Drexel University, Duke University, and 126 more listed above.

How does Whistle know a school uses Learfield?

From vendor-specific links and markup on the department's own website (ticket, schedule and roster pages), vendor partner lists, job postings and staff titles. Only medium- or high-confidence matches are shown.

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.

Selling against Learfield, or integrating with it? Whistle gives you the current multimedia rights contacts at each of these schools, and tells you the moment someone new takes over.