Division I · Big 12 Conference
West Virginia University · Athletics
Morgantown, WV · City · Public · Research university · the Mountaineers · Website ↗
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16
Programs on the site
of the sports West sponsors
558
Roster spots
$65M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$11M
Athletic aid
$4.4M women's · $6.6M men's
$2.4M
Recruiting spend
$624k women's · $1.8M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 32 | 4 over | 5 | $1.5M | $46,266 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 42 | 8 over | 4 | $4.2M | $100,591 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 16 | 1 over | 7 | $10M | $638,931 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 996 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 127 | 22 over | 1 | $35M | $277,563 | 960 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $880k | $80,013 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big 12 Conference | 21 | 1 over | 5 | $914k | $43,511 | 982 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 51 | room 17 | 3 | $703k | $13,792 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1.2M | $41,430 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $615k | $18,086 | 979 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 26 | room 4 | 6 | $609k | $23,404 | 975 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $470k | $67,139 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 95 | 50 over | 4 | $1.1M | $11,644 | 985 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 13 | room 5 | 5 | $1.3M | $96,483 | 977 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big 12 Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $978k | $25,740 | 960 |
The department
- Athletics directorWren Baker
- Sports informationBryan Messerly
- NicknameMountaineers
- NCAA member since9/1/1907
- Primary conferenceBig 12 Conference
- Athletics sitewvusports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$16,816 $4.4M across 260 spots
- Men's teams$22,191 $6.6M across 298 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
#55Coaching depthof 360 · Division I#56Per athleteof 360 · Division I#56Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I
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