2026 Inland Empire JUCO Alumni Leaderboard: Col of the Desert Leads All of 3C2A

Col of the Desert leads the 3C2A Inland Empire Conference with a 169.4 Alumni Placement Score — and while Golden West (Orange Empire) has the higher Raw APS overall (180.0), Col of the Desert’s 41 total alumni is the highest headcount of any college in all of 3C2A.

Across all 7 reporting Inland Empire colleges, 137 alumni are active on four-year rosters — spanning NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.

Which Inland Empire College Has the Highest Alumni Placement Score?

Col of the Desert leads the conference at 169.4 Raw APS, built on 20 NAIA-level alumni — more than any other college in 3C2A has at any single division level.

Full Inland Empire Conference Alumni Rankings (2026)

Chaffey (121.6) and Mt. San Jacinto (90.3) hold the same #2 and #3 spots under both Overall alumni and Raw APS — a stable podium despite Chaffey’s rough season (6-34-0, .150 win percentage). By Efficiency APS, Chaffey leads the conference at 4.50 — its alumni are concentrated at higher-weighted divisions (10 D1, 13 D2) despite the program’s difficult season on the field. Chaffey’s 6-34-0 record is the steepest disconnect in 3C2A between on-field performance and four-year alumni pipeline strength — a last-place win percentage paired with the conference’s Efficiency APS leader.

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 Inland Empire Conference has the highest Alumni Placement Score?

Col of the Desert leads the 3C2A Inland Empire Conference with a 169.4 Alumni Placement Score — and while Golden West (Orange Empire) has the higher Raw APS overall (180.0), Col of the Desert’s 41 total alumni is the highest headcount of any college in all of 3C2A. See the full Inland Empire rankings above for the complete Raw APS breakdown.

How many colleges are in the 3C2A Inland Empire Conference?

Seven: Col of the Desert, Chaffey, Mt. San Jacinto, Cerro Coso, Victor Valley, San Bernardino Valley, and Barstow.

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 Inland Empire compare to other 3C2A conferences?

Inland Empire’s 137 total alumni ranks in the upper half of 3C2A conferences — about 8.2% of all 3C2A alumni — driven largely by Col of the Desert’s conference-leading total. 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.