Division I · Conference USA
Middle Tennessee State University Women's Basketball
Murfreesboro, TN · the Blue Raiders · Middle Tennessee State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.3M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$219,947
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
976
APR
96% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Middle Tennessee State University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,299,209, above the median of $2.2M — $219,947 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 976, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,617,465 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,660 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#105Team budgetof 360 · Division I#92Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#146Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#249APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,299,209 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,011,808 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$219,947 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 966 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,617,465 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,660 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$176,326 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Insell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Insell | Head Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kim Brewton | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nina Davis | Assistant Women's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shelby Davis | Assistant Coach – Coordinator of Basketball Relations | On file · sign in |
| Jalynn Gregory | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →17,668undergraduates · 20,183 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,763 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1230
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate976
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,299,209 $219,947 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,617,465
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $176,326
Cost
Full picture →$12,700net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,506 in-state · $29,042 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Middle Tennessee State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,700 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,668Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 30 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 30 | 11 | $1.8M | 995 | 67% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 31 | 13 | $3M | 991 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 32 | 28 | $8.3M | 989 | 6% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 11 | $1.3M | 976 | 93% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 51 | 14 | $283k | — | 51% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 53 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 73 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 74 | 20 | $1.2M | 934 | 66% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 14 | $1.8M | 981 | 97% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 79 | 16 | $621k | — | 74% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 14 | $1.6M | 991 | 77% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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