Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University · Athletics
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13
Programs on the site
of the sports Tennessee sponsors
322
Roster spots
$13M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$4.4M
Athletic aid
$1.3M women's · $3.1M men's
$116k
Recruiting spend
$60k women's · $56k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $1.6M | $125,635 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 11 | room 4 | 5 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 990 | |
| Football | Ohio Valley Conference | 109 | 4 over | 3 | $6.9M | $63,430 | 947 | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $286k | $28,621 | 986 | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 5 | room 4 | 1 | $175k | $34,955 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Ohio Valley Conference | 19 | room 6 | 2 | $486k | $25,585 | 983 | |
| Men's Tennis | Horizon League | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $290k | $36,269 | 982 | |
| Women's Tennis | Ohio Valley Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $167k | $16,719 | 995 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 70 | 25 over | 3 | $375k | $5,355 | 964 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 50 | 5 over | 3 | $552k | $11,032 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 17 | room 1 | 2 | $659k | $38,778 | 975 |
The department
- Athletics directorMikki Allen
- NicknameTigers
- NCAA member since9/1/1951
- Primary conferenceOhio Valley Conference
- Athletics sitetsutigers.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$11,705 $1.3M across 112 spots
- Men's teams$14,688 $3.1M across 210 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Tennessee State University is on.
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