2026 NJCAA JUCO ALUMNI LEADERBOARD
REGION 16 · MISSOURI
Crowder Leads Region 16’s Alumni Placement Score as Mineral Area Overtakes State Fair
Crowder leads NJCAA Region 16 (Missouri) with a 223.6 Raw Alumni Placement Score (APS) — the highest Raw APS of any of the region’s 12 reporting colleges.
Across all 12 Region 16 colleges, 325 alumni are currently active on four-year rosters — spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs. Starting with this leaderboard, Region 16 is ranked by Alumni Placement Score (APS) rather than raw alumni count alone — a model built to reflect where a program’s alumni are playing, not just how many of them there are. These counts are an annual snapshot, updated as alumni move levels year to year (JUCO to D2, then D2 to D1, for example) — not a full transfer history.
What Is Alumni Placement Score?
Alumni Placement Score 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. Two programs with the same number of alumni can post very different Raw APS totals if one is sending players to NCAA Division I rosters and the other to NCCAA rosters — a distinction a simple headcount can’t capture.
Mineral Area Overtakes State Fair
Mineral Area’s Raw APS of 143.9 pushes it past State Fair’s 143.0 for second place, even though State Fair has more total alumni (34 to Mineral Area’s 32) — Mineral Area’s much stronger NCAA Division I placement (15 alumni to State Fair’s 4) makes the difference. Jefferson (MO) posts the region’s best Efficiency APS at 4.58, despite ranking just 6th in Raw APS.
Full Region 16 (Missouri) Alumni Rankings (2026)
Crowder didn’t just lead Region 16 in Raw APS — its 43-18-0 (.705) record was also the region’s best win percentage. Jefferson (MO) posted the region’s second-best win percentage at .704 while also leading in Efficiency APS, despite ranking just 6th in Raw APS.
Region 16 on the National Boards
One Region 16 college cracks the national NJCAA Top 25: Crowder (4th). One makes the NJCAA D1 Top 20: Crowder (4th).
How These Rankings Are Calculated
Rankings are based on Alumni Placement Score (APS), which weights each alumnus by the level they’re playing at rather than counting every roster spot the same. Total alumni is highlighted alongside Raw APS in the table. When two or more colleges tie on Raw APS, the higher total alumni count breaks the tie; win percentage is the second-level tiebreaker if Total Alumni is also equal. See the 2026 APS methodology for the formula, weights, and FAQ.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many alumni does NJCAA Region 16 have on four-year rosters in 2026?
NJCAA Region 16 (Missouri) has 325 alumni currently active on four-year rosters across its 12 reporting colleges, spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.
Which Region 16 college has the highest Alumni Placement Score?
Crowder leads Region 16 with a Raw APS of 223.6, built on 50 alumni currently active on four-year rosters. Mineral Area (143.9) and State Fair (143.0) rank second and third.
What is Efficiency APS and why does it matter?
Efficiency APS divides a program’s Raw APS by its total alumni count, showing placement quality per alumnus rather than total volume. Jefferson (MO) leads Region 16 in Efficiency APS at 4.58, despite ranking just 6th in Raw APS.
Which Region 16 program has the best win percentage?
Crowder posted the best win percentage in Region 16 at .705 (43-18-0) in 2026, the top mark among all 12 reporting colleges, pairing its win percentage lead with its Raw APS lead.
How does Region 16 compare to the rest of NJCAA?
Region 16’s 325 alumni account for about 3.9% of the 8,383 total alumni tracked across all 24 NJCAA regions in 2026. See the full NJCAA All-Regions Summary for the complete national picture.
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