2026 NJCAA JUCO ALUMNI LEADERBOARD
REGION 8 · FLORIDA
Miami Dade Leads Region 8’s Alumni Placement Score as Eastern Florida State Overtakes Palm Beach State
Miami Dade leads NJCAA Region 8 (Florida) with a 189.7 Raw Alumni Placement Score (APS) — the highest Raw APS of any of the region’s 23 reporting colleges.
Across all 23 Region 8 colleges, 625 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 8 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.
Eastern Florida State Overtakes Palm Beach State
Eastern Florida State’s Raw APS of 164.9 pushes it past Palm Beach State’s 159.9 for second place, even though Palm Beach State has more total alumni (37 to Eastern Florida State’s 36) — Eastern Florida State’s much stronger NCAA Division I placement (17 alumni to Palm Beach State’s 8) makes the difference. Northwest Florida State posts the region’s best Efficiency APS at 4.86, despite ranking just 5th in Raw APS.
Full Region 8 (Florida) Alumni Rankings (2026)
Chipola posted the best win percentage in Region 8 at .776 (45-13-0) in 2026 — the top mark among all 23 reporting colleges, even though its Raw APS (142.0) ranks 6th.
Region 8 on the National Boards
One Region 8 college cracks the national NJCAA Top 25: Miami Dade (15th). One makes the NJCAA D1 Top 20: Miami Dade (10th). One makes the NJCAA D2 Top 20: Palm Beach State (13th).
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 8 have on four-year rosters in 2026?
NJCAA Region 8 (Florida) has 625 alumni currently active on four-year rosters across its 23 reporting colleges, spanning NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.
Which Region 8 college has the highest Alumni Placement Score?
Miami Dade leads Region 8 with a Raw APS of 189.7, built on 42 alumni currently active on four-year rosters. Eastern Florida State (164.9) and Palm Beach State (159.9) 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. Northwest Florida State leads Region 8 in Efficiency APS at 4.86, despite ranking just 5th in Raw APS.
Which Region 8 program has the best win percentage?
Chipola posted the best win percentage in Region 8 at .776 (45-13-0) in 2026, the top mark among all 23 reporting colleges, despite ranking 6th in Raw APS.
How does Region 8 compare to the rest of NJCAA?
Region 8’s 625 alumni account for about 7.5% 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.
Explore more NJCAA rankings: All-Regions Summary · Top 25 · D1 Top 20 · D2 Top 20 · D3 Top 10
More Than Just Rankings
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