Johnson County Leads the NJCAA D1 Top 20 With 59 Alumni on Four-Year Rosters

Johnson County (Region 6) leads all of NJCAA D1 with 59 alumni currently active on four-year rosters, the most of any of the 157 D1 colleges nationally.

The 20 colleges below have a combined 871 alumni currently active on four-year rosters, drawn from the 157 NJCAA D1 colleges nationally, spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs in 2026.

Iowa Western and Cisco Match at 51, Win Percentage Decides the Order

Iowa Western (Region 11) and Cisco (Region 5) both have 51 alumni currently active on four-year rosters, trailing only Johnson County’s 59. With alumni counts even, win percentage breaks the tie: Iowa Western’s 47-11-0 (.810) placed it second nationally, while Cisco’s 29-22-0 (.569) placed it third.

NJCAA Top 20 D1 Programs (2026)

Johnson County’s 67-3-0 (.957) record didn’t just top the alumni count — it was also among the group’s best win percentages. Cloud County (Region 6) posted the group’s second-best win percentage at .877.

Reading This Board Alongside the Regional Leaderboards

This board ranks colleges by their national standing within NJCAA D1 — it is not a geographic cross-section, and its regional footprint looks different from the 24 region-by-region leaderboards. 5 of NJCAA’s 24 regions field no D1 programs at all, so they cannot appear on this board regardless of how strong their alumni pipeline is at other levels: Region 3 (Upper New York State), Region 12 (Indiana, Lower Michigan & Ohio), Region 13 (Mon Dak & Minnesota College Athlete Conferences), Region 19 (Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware & New Jersey), and Region 21 (Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island). Only 10 of NJCAA’s 24 regions are represented in this Top 20 alone. A region missing from this list may still lead the country at another division level — check that region’s own leaderboard for its full college-by-college picture across every division.

How These Rankings Are Calculated

Each college’s “Overall” number is a count of alumni currently active on four-year rosters — NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA — as of the 2026 reporting period. This is a cumulative, point-in-time snapshot of where a program’s alumni are playing now, not a measure of how many players transferred out during the current season. When two or more colleges have the same Overall alumni count, win percentage is used as the tiebreaker, with the higher win percentage ranking higher. This board ranks colleges within NJCAA D1 specifically — a college’s NJCAA division reflects its own competitive classification, not the four-year level of its alumni.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many NJCAA D1 colleges are there nationally?

157 colleges compete at the NJCAA D1 level nationally in 2026, with a combined 4239 alumni currently active on four-year rosters.

Which NJCAA D1 college has the most alumni on four-year rosters?

Johnson County (Region 6) leads NJCAA D1 with 59 alumni currently active on four-year rosters.

Which NJCAA D1 program in the Top 20 has the best win percentage?

Johnson County (Region 6) posted the best win percentage among the D1 Top 20 at .957 (67-3-0) in 2026.

Are all 24 NJCAA regions represented in the D1 Top 20?

No. 5 of NJCAA’s 24 regions field no D1 programs at all, so they can’t appear on this board regardless of their alumni totals at other division levels. Only 10 regions are represented in this Top 20.

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