Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Baseball
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
33
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 34
$210k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$6,368
Per roster spot
median $39,211
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
934
APR
91% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a baseball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, below the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $210,161, well below the median of $1.6M — $6,368 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I baseball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 934, about the median of 979, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $898,694 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,259 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#302Team budgetof 306 · Division I#302Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#286Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#287APRof 306 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
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The program
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$210,161 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,568 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,368 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate934 multi-year; 932 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$898,694 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,259 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,222 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CJ BIlbrey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Millwood | Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Will Menendez | Hitting Coach | not on file |
| Zak Rasener | Pitching Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Baseball
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3433
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate934
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $210,161 $6,369 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $898,694
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,222
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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.
Baseball program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 42 | $495k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 40 | $11M | 985 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 40 | $858k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 57 | $427k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 59 | $454k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 38 | $622k | 943 | 91% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 41 | $582k | — | — | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 41 | $7.6M | 969 | 76% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 39 | $404k | 963 | 58% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 111 | 31 | $296k | — | 100% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 28 | $132k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 37 | $2.1M | 989 | 93% |
Other baseball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $26,343 | 944 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 40 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 20 over cap | 54 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 1 over cap | 35 | $712k | $20,334 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 9 over cap | 43 | $682k | $15,854 | 975 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 13 over cap | 47 | $674k | $14,351 | 923 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 36 | $670k | $18,610 | 966 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 4 over cap | 38 | $622k | $16,370 | 943 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 1 over cap | 35 | $564k | $16,126 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 6 over cap | 40 | $471k | $11,764 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 5 over cap | 39 | $404k | $10,360 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 1 | 33 | $210k | $6,368 | 934 | vs |
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