2026 3C2A JUCO ALUMNI LEADERBOARD
ALL CONFERENCES SUMMARY
3C2A Alumni Placement Score: Orange Empire Leads All 12 Conferences
Orange Empire leads all 12 conferences in 3C2A Alumni Placement Score, posting a combined 1,057.7 Raw APS — the highest of any conference in the 2026 reporting year.
Across all 12 3C2A conferences, 87 colleges have 1,679 alumni currently active on four-year rosters — spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs. Conferences are ranked by their combined Raw Alumni Placement Score (APS) — the sum of every reporting college’s Raw APS — so the board reflects where each conference’s alumni are playing, not just how many of them there are.
Pacific Coast Athletic Moves Up on Placement Quality
Orange Empire (1,057.7 combined Raw APS) and Big 8 (1,022.7) hold a clear first and second whichever metric you use, and the top seven conferences rank in the same order by Raw APS as they do by total alumni. The one change comes further down the board: Pacific Coast Athletic ranks 8th by combined Raw APS (493.7), ahead of Central Valley (489.8), even though Central Valley has more total alumni (116 to 112). Pacific Coast Athletic’s edge comes from where its alumni play — 37 of its 112 alumni are at the NCAA Division I level, led by Palomar’s 14, compared with 18 of Central Valley’s 116.
Why Average Raw APS Per College Tells a Different Story
Combined Raw APS naturally favors conferences with more reporting colleges — Big 8, Western State (South), and South Coast each field 9 colleges, more than any other conference, while Coast (South), Coast (North), Pacific Coast Athletic, Golden Valley, and Western State (North) field just 6 apiece. That’s why this board also shows each conference’s Average Raw APS per College, dividing the combined total by the number of reporting colleges — a measure of the typical program’s strength, independent of how many programs a conference has.
Under this lens, Coast (South) jumps from 6th by combined total to 3rd by average (87.8) — its 6 colleges are more uniformly strong than a larger conference’s. Western State (South) shows the opposite pattern: 3rd by combined total, but 7th by average (77.6), since its total is spread across 9 programs of varying strength. Neither number is wrong — combined Raw APS measures a conference’s total contribution to the 3C2A pipeline, while average Raw APS measures the strength of a typical program within it.
3C2A Alumni Placement Score: All 12 Conferences Ranked (2026)
Tip: Click any conference name in the table below to view that conference’s full leaderboard.
Conference size varies across 3C2A — from 6 reporting colleges (Coast (South), Coast (North), Pacific Coast Athletic, Golden Valley, and Western State (North)) to 9 (Big 8, Western State (South), and South Coast). Explore any conference’s full leaderboard for college-by-college rankings, records, and win percentages.
How 3C2A Alumni Placement Score Rankings Are Calculated
Each conference’s Total Raw APS is the sum of every reporting college’s Raw Alumni Placement Score within that conference — each college’s alumni weighted by the four-year level they’re playing at, as of the 2026 reporting period. Average Raw APS per College divides that total by the number of reporting colleges. See the 2026 APS methodology for the per-college formula, division weights, and FAQ.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many total 3C2A alumni are currently active on four-year rosters?
Across all 12 3C2A conferences and 87 reporting colleges, 1,679 alumni are currently active on four-year rosters spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs in 2026.
What is the highest 3C2A Alumni Placement Score by conference?
Orange Empire leads all 3C2A conferences with a combined 1,057.7 Raw APS, built on 235 alumni currently active on four-year rosters. Big 8 (1,022.7) and Western State (South) (698.6) rank second and third.
Do any 3C2A conferences rank differently by Alumni Placement Score than by raw alumni count?
Yes. Pacific Coast Athletic ranks 8th by combined Raw APS (493.7) but 9th by total alumni (112), trading places with Central Valley (489.8 Raw APS, 116 alumni) — Pacific Coast Athletic’s stronger NCAA Division I placement makes the difference. The other 10 conferences hold the same position either way.
Which 3C2A conference has the highest average Alumni Placement Score per college?
Orange Empire leads on this measure too, at 132.2 average Raw APS per college. The more notable mover is Coast (South), which ranks 3rd by average (87.8) despite ranking 6th by combined total — its 6 colleges are more consistently strong than several larger conferences, which post higher combined totals partly because they field more programs.
How many colleges does 3C2A baseball include?
87 colleges report alumni data across all 12 3C2A conferences in the 2026 reporting period, ranging from 6 colleges (Coast (South), Coast (North), Pacific Coast Athletic, Golden Valley, and Western State (North)) to 9 (Big 8, Western State (South), and South Coast).
Where can I see the individual college rankings within each conference?
Each of the 12 3C2A conferences has its own full leaderboard ranking every reporting college by Raw APS, linked from the conference names in the board above. The Top 10 individual colleges across all of 3C2A are also ranked separately.
Explore more 3C2A rankings: Top 10
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