# Which Summit League schools use Learfield? 5 of the 10 Summit League athletic departments covered by Whistle (50%) use Learfield, the multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network), as of 4 Nov 2026: North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of South Dakota, University of St. Thomas. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 153 use Learfield (14%), so the Summit League is above the national adoption rate. _Data as of 4 Nov 2026._ Source: automated detection on each Summit League department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 10 covered Summit League schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total. _Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/summit-league_ ## Learfield in the Summit League at a glance - **Vendor:** [Learfield](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield) — Multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network) - **Category:** Multimedia rights - **Conference:** [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) - **Summit League schools using it:** 5 of 10 covered (50%) - **All NCAA schools using it:** 153 of 1,085 covered (14%) ## Which Summit League schools use Learfield? | School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | [North Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ndsu) | Division I | Fargo, North Dakota | 140 | 2026-10-24 | | [South Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakotastate) | Division I | Brookings, South Dakota | 141 | 2026-11-01 | | [University of Nebraska Omaha](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/omaha) | Division I | Omaha, Nebraska | 127 | 2026-11-01 | | [University of South Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakota) | Division I | Vermillion, South Dakota | 125 | 2026-11-03 | | [University of St. Thomas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stthomas) | Division I | St. Paul, Minnesota | 159 | 2026-11-01 | ## 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 Summit League schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is [Summit League Athletics Staff Directory](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league); every Learfield school nationally is on [Which colleges use Learfield?](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield). ## Frequently asked questions **How many Summit League schools use Learfield?** 5 of the 10 covered Summit League athletic departments (50%) as of 4 Nov 2026: North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of South Dakota, University of St. Thomas. **Is Learfield more common in the Summit League than elsewhere?** 50% of covered Summit League 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 Summit League, 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. --- Whistle (Whistle Athletics) is a collegiate athletics sales-intelligence platform: staff directories, hiring signals and contact data for vendors selling into NCAA athletic departments. Public pages show counts and roles only, never personal contact details. Site summary: https://gowhistle.io/llms.txt