# Which MVC schools use Varsity Network? 4 of the 12 MVC athletic departments covered by Whistle (33%) use Varsity Network, the audio streaming (Learfield), as of 4 Nov 2026: Drake University, Illinois State University, Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 81 use Varsity Network (7%), so the MVC is above the national adoption rate. _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/varsity-network/mvc_ ## Varsity Network in the MVC at a glance - **Vendor:** [Varsity Network](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network) — Audio streaming (Learfield) - **Category:** Streaming - **Conference:** [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) - **MVC schools using it:** 4 of 12 covered (33%) - **All NCAA schools using it:** 81 of 1,085 covered (7%) ## Which MVC schools use Varsity Network? | School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | [Drake University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/drake) | Division I | Des Moines, Iowa | 110 | 2026-11-01 | | [Illinois State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ilstate) | Division I | Normal, Illinois | 174 | 2026-11-02 | | [Missouri State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/missouristate) | Division I | Springfield, Missouri | 159 | 2026-11-01 | | [Southern Illinois University Carbondale](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/siu) | Division I | Carbondale, Illinois | 120 | 2026-11-01 | ## Where else is Varsity Network used? - [Varsity Network in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-12) — 7 schools - [Varsity Network in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-ten) — 6 schools - [Varsity Network in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-east) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-sky) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/mac) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/pac-12) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/sec) — 4 schools - [Varsity Network in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/aac) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/acc) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/atlantic-10) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/mountain-west) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/northeast-conference) — 3 schools ## 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 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 Varsity Network school nationally is on [Which colleges use Varsity Network?](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network). ## Frequently asked questions **How many MVC schools use Varsity Network?** 4 of the 12 covered MVC athletic departments (33%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Drake University, Illinois State University, Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. **Is Varsity Network more common in the MVC than elsewhere?** 33% of covered MVC 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](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 Varsity Network in the MVC, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current streaming 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