# Which Mountain West schools use Learfield?

5 of the 7 Mountain West athletic departments covered by Whistle (71%) use Learfield, the multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network), as of 4 Nov 2026: United States Air Force Academy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Wyoming. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 153 use Learfield (14%), so the Mountain West is above the national adoption rate. Among multimedia rights vendors detected in the Mountain West, Learfield ranks No. 1 of 2.

_Data as of 4 Nov 2026._
Source: automated detection on each Mountain West department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 7 covered Mountain West schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mountain-west_

## Learfield in the Mountain West at a glance

- **Vendor:** [Learfield](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield) — Multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network)
- **Category:** Multimedia rights
- **Conference:** [Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mountain-west)
- **Mountain West schools using it:** 5 of 7 covered (71%)
- **All NCAA schools using it:** 153 of 1,085 covered (14%)
- **Rank among multimedia rights vendors in the Mountain West:** No. 1 of 2

## Which Mountain West schools use Learfield?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [United States Air Force Academy](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/airforce) | Division I | USAF Academy, Colorado | 269 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of Hawaii at Manoa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hawaii) | Division I | Honolulu, Hawaii | 165 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Nevada, Las Vegas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/unlv) | Division I | Las Vegas, Nevada | 211 | 2026-11-03 |
| [University of Nevada, Reno](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/nevada) | Division I | Reno, Nevada | 180 | 2026-11-02 |
| [University of Wyoming](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wyoming) | Division I | Laramie, Wyoming | 179 | 2026-11-01 |

## Which other multimedia rights vendors do Mountain West schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered Mountain West 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 | Mountain West schools | Share of covered schools |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| **Learfield** | 5 | 71% |
| [Playfly Sports](https://gowhistle.io/technology/playfly-sports/mountain-west) | 2 | 29% |

## Where else is Learfield used?

- [Learfield in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-ten) — 12 schools
- [Learfield in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/sec) — 11 schools
- [Learfield in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/acc) — 9 schools
- [Learfield in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-12) — 9 schools
- [Learfield in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-sky) — 8 schools
- [Learfield in the MVC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mvc) — 8 schools
- [Learfield in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-east) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mac) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/sun-belt) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/aac) — 6 schools
- [Learfield in the Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/pac-12) — 6 schools
- [Learfield in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/atlantic-10) — 5 schools

## Method

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

## Frequently asked questions

**How many Mountain West schools use Learfield?**

5 of the 7 covered Mountain West athletic departments (71%) as of 4 Nov 2026: United States Air Force Academy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Wyoming.

**Is Learfield more common in the Mountain West than elsewhere?**

71% of covered Mountain West schools use Learfield against 14% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

**Who at these schools buys or runs multimedia rights?**

The multimedia rights 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 Learfield in the Mountain West, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current multimedia rights contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.

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