The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies and underlying rationales in managing collegiate athletic teams. A secondary purpose was to examine the effects of coach’s demographic variables and organizational situations on the formulation of management strategies. A researcher-designed questionnaire, “Management Strategies and underlying Rationales for College Athletic Teams”, was used in data collection. A total of 320 collegiate coaches selected by systematic random sampling technique were involved. The study found: (a) management strategies most likely applied by collegiate coaches were “Facilitation of communication and interaction”, “Provision of immediate feedback”, “Request for self-discipline”, “Enhancement of training effectiveness”, “Emphasis on member seniority” and “Balance of training and general living”, in a descending order; (b) factors considered in applying managing strategies were “Execution capability”, “Operation maintenance”, “Perspectives for development”, “Athletes' quality and quantity” and “Athletes' gender”, which were positively correlated with one or more of the six managing strategies; and (c) coach's age was significantly positively correlated with all of the six strategies, and coach's years of service was significantly positively correlated with all but the “Enhancement of training effectiveness” strategy; (d) coaches in universities/colleges with physical education relevant departments were more likely to adapt “Emphasis on member seniority” and “Balance of training and general living” strategies in managing sport teams than those employed by universities/colleges without physical education relevant departments; and (e) performance comparing to that of other teams of the same sport at the same competing level and “Balance of training and general living”, as well as school's recognition degree and “Balance of training and general living”, “Enhancement of training effectiveness”, and “Request for self-discipline” were all significantly positively correlated.