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Which Big East schools use Varsity Network?

5 of the 11 Big East athletic departments covered by Whistle (45%) use Varsity Network, the audio streaming (Learfield), as of 4 Nov 2026: Marquette University, Seton Hall University, St. John's University, University of Connecticut, Xavier University. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 81 use Varsity Network (7%), so the Big East is above the national adoption rate.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Source: automated detection on each Big East department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 11 covered Big East schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.

Varsity Network in the Big East at a glance

Vendor
Varsity Network — Audio streaming (Learfield)
Category
Streaming
Conference
Big East
Big East schools using it
5 of 11 covered (45%)
All NCAA schools using it
81 of 1,085 covered (7%)

Which Big East schools use Varsity Network?

SchoolDivisionLocationTracked staff positionsDirectory last read
Marquette UniversityDivision IMilwaukee, Wisconsin1212026-11-01
Seton Hall UniversityDivision ISouth Orange, New Jersey1042026-11-01
St. John's UniversityDivision IQueens, New York1272026-11-01
University of ConnecticutDivision IStorrs, Connecticut2882026-11-01
Xavier UniversityDivision ICincinnati, Ohio1112026-11-01

Where else is Varsity Network used?

Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references Varsity Network 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 Big East schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is Big East Athletics Staff Directory; every Varsity Network school nationally is on Which colleges use Varsity Network?.

Frequently asked questions

How many Big East schools use Varsity Network?

5 of the 11 covered Big East athletic departments (45%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Marquette University, Seton Hall University, St. John's University, University of Connecticut, Xavier University.

Is Varsity Network more common in the Big East than elsewhere?

45% of covered Big East schools use Varsity Network against 7% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

Who at these schools buys or runs streaming?

The streaming 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.

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 Varsity Network in the Big East, or integrating with it? Whistle gives you the current streaming contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.