JUCO Governing Body Summary: NJCAA Leads All Four Bodies in Alumni Placement Score
NJCAA leads every JUCO governing body College Baseball Insights tracks, with a combined 37,178.5 Raw Alumni Placement Score (APS) across 407 colleges and 8,582 alumni currently active on four-year rosters.
This JUCO governing body summary rolls Alumni Placement Score up from the 530 colleges tracked across NJCAA, 3C2A, NWAC, and USCAA-2YR, which together have 10,831 alumni on four-year rosters and a combined 46,883.5 Raw APS. Use it to compare the size and overall placement strength of each governing body, not to rank individual colleges.
Why NJCAA Leads on Volume
NJCAA is by far the largest body College Baseball Insights tracks, at 407 colleges across 24 regions — more than four times 3C2A’s 87 colleges, over fourteen times NWAC’s 28, and more than fifty times USCAA-2YR’s 8. That’s why NJCAA leads every body on Total Alumni and Total Raw APS, and why it also posts the highest average Raw APS per college (91.3, ahead of 3C2A at 83.8 and NWAC at 81.4).
Placement Quality Is Close Across the Three Largest Bodies
On a per-alumnus basis, though, the three largest bodies are close: Overall Efficiency APS sits between 4.28 and 4.34 across all three. 3C2A edges NJCAA 4.34 to 4.33, with NWAC at 4.28, meaning the average alumnus in any of the three bodies is playing at a similar four-year level.
USCAA-2YR, a small and newly tracked pool of 8 colleges (2 with no four-year alumni yet on record), currently trails on Overall Efficiency APS at 3.65. That gap is worth watching as more seasons of data come in, rather than a fixed read on the body’s placement quality.
JUCO Governing Body Summary (2026)
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Ranked by combined Alumni Placement Score (APS) per governing body, weighting each alumnus by four-year level. Totals roll up every tracked college in each body.
4 Governing Bodies
530 Colleges Tracked
10,831 Combined Alumni
46,883.5 Combined Raw APS
Rk Governing Body Colleges Total Alumni Total Raw APS Avg/Col Overall Eff APS Leader
Source: CBI JUCO Pipeline Dashboard, Reporting Year 2026 · Governing Body Summary, NJCAA, 3C2A, NWAC and USCAA-2YR Data as of October 23, 2026 Insights reflect data available at time of publication and are subject to change.
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How the JUCO Governing Body Totals Are Calculated
Each governing body’s Total Raw APS is the sum of the Raw APS of every college it includes. Avg Raw APS/College divides that total by the number of colleges, and Overall Eff APS divides it by the body’s total alumni. Bodies are ranked by Total Raw APS, with Total Alumni as the tiebreaker. Every college is scored with the same weights, so the four bodies compare on one scale. See the 2026 APS methodology for the formula, weights, and FAQ.
What Is Alumni Placement Score?
Alumni Placement Score (APS) weights each alumnus by the level they’re playing at: NCAA Division I counts for 5.0 points, NCAA Division II for 4.3, NAIA for 4.0, NCAA Division III for 3.7, NCCAA for 2.5, and USCAA for 2.0. A program’s Raw APS is the sum of those weighted points across all of its alumni, and Efficiency APS divides Raw APS by total alumni to show placement quality per alumnus, independent of size.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which JUCO governing body has the highest Alumni Placement Score?
NJCAA leads all four governing bodies with a combined 37,178.5 Raw APS across 407 colleges and 8,582 alumni. 3C2A ranks second (7,290.9), followed by NWAC (2,278.9) and USCAA-2YR (135.2).
Which JUCO governing body has the best Overall Efficiency APS?
3C2A posts the highest Overall Efficiency APS at 4.34, just ahead of NJCAA at 4.33 and NWAC at 4.28. USCAA-2YR trails at 3.65.
How many JUCO colleges and alumni does College Baseball Insights track?
The four governing bodies on this board include 530 colleges with 10,831 alumni currently active on four-year rosters: NJCAA 407 colleges (8,582 alumni), 3C2A 87 (1,679), NWAC 28 (533), and USCAA-2YR 8 (37).
Which college leads each governing body?
Johnson County leads NJCAA (276.3 Raw APS), Golden West leads 3C2A (180.0), Everett leads NWAC (175.3), and Bucks County leads USCAA-2YR (47.7).
Where can I see individual college rankings?
The Top 30 JUCO programs board ranks individual colleges across NJCAA, 3C2A, and NWAC on one scale, and each governing body’s own leaderboards rank the colleges within that body.
