2026 Big 8 Conference JUCO Alumni Leaderboard: San Joaquin Delta Leads a Tight Race

San Joaquin Delta leads the 3C2A Big 8 Conference with a 156.4 Alumni Placement Score, narrowly ahead of Sacramento City (155.5) in one of the closest races in all of 3C2A.

Across all 9 reporting Big 8 colleges, 229 alumni are active on four-year rosters — the second-highest total alumni count of any 3C2A conference this season.

Which Big 8 College Has the Highest Alumni Placement Score?

San Joaquin Delta (156.4) and Sacramento City (155.5) are separated by less than 1 point on Raw APS, despite both having an identical 34 total alumni — San Joaquin Delta’s alumni skew slightly toward higher-weighted divisions.

Full Big 8 Conference Alumni Rankings (2026)

This is no longer a tie. Both colleges have 34 total alumni, but San Joaquin Delta’s specific mix of division-level placements gives it a narrow Raw APS edge over Sacramento City — the same total headcount, a different competitive-level mix, a different leader. Folsom Lake (139.6 Raw APS) and Modesto (117.1) round out a top 4 separated by real distance from the rest of the conference — the next-closest program, Santa Rosa, trails by more than 30 points.

How These Rankings Are Calculated

Each college is ranked by Alumni Placement Score (APS) — a weighted measure of alumni currently active on four-year rosters, giving more weight to higher levels of four-year competition. Overall alumni count is shown for reference. See the full APS methodology for the exact formula, division weights, and Efficiency APS definit Raw APS reflects an alumnus’s current four-year level, not necessarily a level the program directly placed them into — a JUCO’s directly attributable contribution is the initial transfer, and any later move between four-year programs reflects the player’s own path more than continued involvement from the original two-year program. See what “placement” means in APS for more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which JUCO college in the Big 8 Conference has the highest Alumni Placement Score?

San Joaquin Delta leads the 3C2A Big 8 Conference with a 156.4 Alumni Placement Score, narrowly ahead of Sacramento City (155.5) in one of the closest races in all of 3C2A. See the full Big 8 rankings above for the complete Raw APS breakdown.

How many colleges are in the 3C2A Big 8 Conference?

Nine: San Joaquin Delta, Sacramento City, Folsom Lake, Modesto, Santa Rosa, Cosumnes River, Sierra, Diablo Valley, and American River.

What is Alumni Placement Score (APS)?

Alumni Placement Score weights each alumnus by the level of four-year baseball they currently play, rather than counting every alumnus equally. See the full APS methodology for the exact formula and division weights.

How does Big 8 compare to other 3C2A conferences?

Big 8’s 229 total alumni ranks second only to Orange Empire among all 3C2A conferences — about 13.7% of all 3C2A alumni. See the full 3C2A summary leaderboard for a conference-by-conference comparison across all 87 reporting colleges.

Insights reflect data available at time of publication and are subject to change.