2026 NWAC Western Region JUCO Alumni Leaderboard: Who Has the Deepest Four-Year Pipeline?

Lower Columbia leads the NWAC Western Region with a Raw APS of 126.0, built on 29 alumni currently active on four-year rosters this season. Across all 5 reporting colleges, 105 alumni are playing at the four-year level — spanning NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.

Which Western Region College Has the Highest Alumni Placement Score?

Lower Columbia tops the Western Region with a Raw APS of 126.0, ahead of Tacoma’s 116.9 and Centralia’s 115.6.

Full Western Region Alumni Placement Score Rankings (2026)




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JUCO Alumni Leaderboard

NWAC · Western Region · 2026 Reporting Year
Ranked by Alumni Placement Score (APS), a weighted measure of alumni currently active on four-year rosters across NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA. Combines NWAC Western Region member colleges.
5
Colleges Reporting
105
Total Alumni
460.3
Total Raw APS
92.1
Avg Raw APS / College

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Rk
College
Total Alumni
Raw APS
Eff APS
W-L-T
Win %
1
29
126.0
4.34
45-11-0

.804

2
25
116.9
4.68
19-19-0

.500

3
27
115.6
4.28
21-27-0

.438

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Source: CBI JUCO Pipeline Dashboard, Reporting Year 2026 · NWAC Western Region
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Lower Columbia finished 45-11-0 (.804) this season, while Grays Harbor rounds out the region’s reporting colleges with 6 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 Western Region has the highest Alumni Placement Score in 2026?

Lower Columbia leads the Western Region with a Raw APS of 126.0, built on 29 total alumni currently on four-year rosters.

How many colleges are in the NWAC Western Region?

5: Lower Columbia, Tacoma, Centralia, Pierce @ Fort Steilacoom, and Grays Harbor.

Which Western Region college has the best Efficiency APS?

Tacoma leads on Efficiency APS at 4.68 — a measure of average placement weight per alumnus — even though Lower Columbia leads on Raw APS.

How does the Western Region compare to other NWAC regions?

The Western Region’s 105 total alumni is about 19.8% of all NWAC alumni. See the full NWAC regional summary leaderboard for a region-by-region comparison across all 28 reporting colleges.

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