2026 NWAC Southern Region JUCO Alumni Leaderboard: Who Has the Deepest Four-Year Pipeline?
Linn-Benton leads the NWAC Southern Region with a Raw APS of 120.8, built on 27 alumni currently active on four-year rosters this season. Across all 8 reporting colleges, 143 alumni are playing at the four-year level — spanning NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.
Which Southern Region College Has the Highest Alumni Placement Score?
Linn-Benton tops the Southern Region with a Raw APS of 120.8, ahead of Umpqua’s 99.9 and Mt. Hood’s 88.3.
Full Southern Region Alumni Placement Score Rankings (2026)
Linn-Benton finished 38-11-0 (.776) this season, while Lane CC rounds out the region’s reporting colleges with 10 alumni currently on four-year rosters — a reminder that Raw APS, alumni count, and current-season win percentage are three independent measures.
How These Rankings Are Calculated
Each college’s Raw APS is a weighted sum of alumni currently active on four-year rosters, weighted by division level (NCAA D1 = 5.0, D2 = 4.3, NAIA = 4.0, D3 = 3.7, NCCAA = 2.5, USCAA = 2.0). Efficiency APS divides that score by total alumni, showing the average placement weight per player rather than the raw scale. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which JUCO college in the Southern Region has the highest Alumni Placement Score in 2026?
Linn-Benton leads the Southern Region with a Raw APS of 120.8, built on 27 total alumni currently on four-year rosters.
How many colleges are in the NWAC Southern Region?
8: Linn-Benton, Umpqua, Mt. Hood, SW Oregon, Clackamas, Clark (WA), Chemeketa, and Lane CC.
Does Linn-Benton also lead the Southern Region on Efficiency APS?
Yes — Linn-Benton leads both Raw APS (120.8) and Efficiency APS (4.47), a clean sweep of both measures.
How does the Southern Region compare to other NWAC regions?
The Southern Region’s 143 total alumni is about 27.0% of all NWAC alumni. See the full NWAC regional summary leaderboard for a region-by-region comparison across all 28 reporting colleges.
More Than Just Rankings
A CBI subscription unlocks the full Southern Region leaderboard, plus the detailed division breakdown for every program — exactly how many alumni play at each NCAA division, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA level.
Insights reflect data available at time of publication and are subject to change.

