2026 Western State (South) JUCO Alumni Leaderboard: Glendale Leads, Citrus Punches Above Its Weight

Glendale (CA) leads the 3C2A Western State (South) Conference with a 122.1 Alumni Placement Score, the highest in a deep 9-college field.

Across all 9 reporting Western State South colleges, 160 alumni are active on four-year rosters — spanning NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA programs.

Which Western State (South) College Has the Highest Alumni Placement Score?

Glendale (CA) tops the conference at 122.1 Raw APS, followed by Antelope Valley College (102.6) and LA Valley (91.9).

Full Western State Conference (South) Alumni Rankings (2026)

The same three colleges lead under both Overall alumni and Raw APS, in the same order — a stable top 3 regardless of which metric is used. By Efficiency APS, LA Valley leads the conference at 4.60 — its smaller alumni group is concentrated at NCAA D1 (11 of its 20 alumni), giving it the highest average placement level in the conference despite ranking 3rd on Raw APS. Citrus carries the conference’s best win percentage (.717, 33-13-0) despite ranking 7th in Raw APS — one of the widest gaps in 3C2A between season performance and alumni pipeline depth.

How These Rankings Are Calculated

Each college is ranked by Alumni Placement Score (APS) — a weighted measure of alumni currently active on four-year rosters, giving more weight to higher levels of four-year competition. Overall alumni count is shown for reference. See the full APS methodology for the exact formula, division weights, and Efficiency APS definit Raw APS reflects an alumnus’s current four-year level, not necessarily a level the program directly placed them into — a JUCO’s directly attributable contribution is the initial transfer, and any later move between four-year programs reflects the player’s own path more than continued involvement from the original two-year program. See what “placement” means in APS for more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which JUCO college in the Western State (South) Conference has the highest Alumni Placement Score?

Glendale (CA) leads the 3C2A Western State (South) Conference with a 122.1 Alumni Placement Score, the highest in a deep 9-college field. See the full Western State (South) rankings above for the complete Raw APS breakdown.

How many colleges are in the 3C2A Western State Conference (South)?

Nine: Glendale (CA), Antelope Valley College, LA Valley, LA Pierce, Bakersfield, Canyons, Citrus, LA Mission, and West Los Angeles.

What is Alumni Placement Score (APS)?

Alumni Placement Score weights each alumnus by the level of four-year baseball they currently play, rather than counting every alumnus equally. See the full APS methodology for the exact formula and division weights.

How does Western State (South) compare to other 3C2A conferences?

Western State (South)’s 160 total alumni ranks in the upper-middle of 3C2A conferences — about 9.6% of all 3C2A alumni. See the full 3C2A summary leaderboard for a conference-by-conference comparison across all 87 reporting colleges.

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