2018 junior college football season

The 2018 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2018. The season ended with two national champions: one from the National Junior College Athletic Association and one from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).

2018 junior college football season
National ChampionshipCarnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS, (NJCAA)
Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, CA, (CCCAA)
ChampionEast Mississippi (NJCAA)
Laney (CCCAA)
  • junior college football season
  • 2019 →

The NJCAA champion was East Mississippi who defeated Garden City 10–9 in the NJCAA National Football Championship.[1][2] The CCCAA champion was Laney who defeated Ventura 40–35 in the CCCAA State Championship.[3][4][5]

Conference standings

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NJCAA

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2018 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Iowa Western $   2 0     10 1  
No. 13 Iowa Central   1 1     8 4  
Ellsworth   0 2     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2018 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Garden City $^   7 0     10 1  
No. 8 Hutchinson   6 1     9 3  
No. 11 Butler (KS)   5 2     8 4  
No. 17 Highland (KS)   4 3     6 4  
Coffeyville   3 4     6 5  
Fort Scott   1 6     2 8  
Independence   1 6     2 8  
Dodge City   1 6     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant
Rankings from NJCAA Poll
2018 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Central Lakes #x   6 0     7 3  
Mesabi Range #   4 1     7 3  
Itasca   3 2     6 3  
Rochester C&T   1 4     1 6  
Vermilion   1 4     1 7  
Fond du Lac #   1 5     3 6  
West Division
Northland #xy$   5 0     8 3  
NDSCS #y   4 1     9 2  
Dakota College #   3 2     5 4  
Minnesota West C&T   1 4     3 5  
Minnesota State C&T   0 4     1 6  
Ridgewater   0 2     0 4  
Championship: Northland 34, NDSCS 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • # – MCAC playoff participant
    Ridgewater canceled their season with three games remaining, including two conference games
2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 1 East Mississippi #xy$^   6 0     12 0  
No. 7 Northwest Mississippi #   5 1     8 2  
Holmes   3 3     5 4  
Itawamba   3 3     5 4  
Mississippi Delta   3 6     3 6  
Northeast Mississippi   1 5     1 8  
Coahoma   0 6     0 9  
South Division
No. 5 Jones (MS) #xy   6 0     10 2  
No. 18 Copiah–Lincoln #   5 1     6 4  
No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast   4 2     7 2  
East Central (MS)   3 3     4 5  
Hinds   2 4     4 5  
Pearl River   2 5     2 7  
Southwest Mississippi   0 6     1 8  
Championship: East Mississippi 19, Jones 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant
    # – MACJC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Poll
2018 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Lackawanna $   2 0     11 0  
No. 16 Monroe College   1 1     7 2  
ASA Brooklyn   0 2     6 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2018 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Kilgore #y$   5 2     10 2  
No. 14 NE Oklahoma A&M #y   5 2     8 4  
No. 15 Blinn #   4 3     7 4  
Navarro #   4 3     6 5  
Cisco   3 4     5 4  
Trinity Valley   3 4     4 5  
Tyler   3 4     4 5  
New Mexico Military   1 6     3 6  
SWJCFC championship: Kilgore 62, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • # – SWJCFC playoff participant
Rankings from NJCAA Poll
2018 Western States Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Eastern Arizona $   6 1     9 3  
No. 9 Snow   5 2     8 3  
Pima   4 2     6 4  
No. 19 Scottsdale   4 3     7 4  
Arizona Western   4 3     6 5  
Mesa (AZ)   2 4     4 5  
Glendale (AZ)   2 5     3 8  
Phoenix   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Poll
2018 NJCAA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Nassau       8 3  
Arkansas Baptist       5 2  
Louisburg       6 3  
Erie       6 4  
ASA Miami       5 5  
Georgia Military       5 5  
DuPage       4 6  
Hudson Valley       2 8  
Hocking       1 9  
Rankings from NJCAA Poll

CCCAA

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SCFA

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2018 American Metro League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chaffey $   6 0     10 1  
Los Angeles Valley   5 1     7 3  
Glendale (CA)   3 3     3 7  
West Los Angeles   3 3     3 7  
Santa Ana   2 4     3 7  
Los Angeles Southwest   1 4     2 8  
Compton   0 5     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2018 American Mountain League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
San Bernardino Valley $   5 0     9 2  
Citrus   4 1     7 4  
Mt. San Jacinto   2 3     7 3  
Desert   2 3     4 6  
Antelope Valley   1 4     3 7  
Victor Valley   1 4     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
2018 American Pacific League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Allan Hancock $   5 0     10 1  
Pierce   4 1     6 4  
Pasadena City   2 3     4 6  
Santa Monica   2 3     4 6  
Los Angeles Harbor   1 4     3 7  
Santa Barbara City   1 4     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2018 National Central League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
El Camino $^   5 0     8 3  
Fullerton   4 1     9 1  
Cerritos   2 3     6 5  
Palomar   2 3     5 6  
Mt. San Antonio   1 4     5 5  
San Diego Mesa   1 4     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
2018 National Northern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
College of the Canyons $^   5 0     10 1  
Ventura ^   4 1     10 3  
Bakersfield   3 2     6 5  
East Los Angeles   2 3     4 6  
Long Beach City   1 4     4 6  
Moorpark   0 5     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
2018 National Southern League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Riverside City $^   5 0     10 2  
Saddleback   4 1     7 4  
Golden West   3 2     5 6  
Southwestern (CA)   2 3     7 4  
Grossmont   1 4     1 9  
Orange Coast   0 5     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant

NCFC

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2018 American Golden Coast League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Reedley $   6 0     10 1  
Hartnell   4 2     8 3  
Cabrillo   4 2     7 3  
Monterey Peninsula   3 3     5 5  
Merced   3 3     4 6  
San Jose City   1 5     2 8  
Gavilan   0 6     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2018 American Pacific 7 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
De Anza $   5 0     10 1  
Yuba   4 1     8 3  
Foothill   2 2     5 4  
Los Medanos   1 3     3 6  
College of the Redwoods   1 4     3 7  
Contra Costa   1 4     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2018 National Bay 6 League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
San Mateo $^   5 0     8 3  
Laney ^   4 1     11 2  
CC of San Francisco   3 2     7 4  
Santa Rosa   1 3     5 5  
Chabot   1 4     5 5  
Diablo Valley   0 4     2 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
2018 National Norcal League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Butte $^   5 0     9 2  
American River   4 1     7 4  
Sierra   3 2     7 4  
College of the Siskiyous   2 3     3 7  
Shasta   1 4     2 8  
Feather River   0 5     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant
2018 National Valley League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Fresno City $^   5 0     9 3  
Modesto   4 1     8 3  
Sacramento City   3 2     5 6  
West Hills Coalinga   2 3     4 6  
College of the Sequoias   1 4     2 8  
San Joaquin Delta   0 5     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – CCCAA playoff participant

Postseason

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Playoffs

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NJCAA

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Championship game
December 5
Carnie Smith StadiumPittsburg, KS
   
1 East Mississippi 10
2 Garden City 9

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CCCAA

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SCFA playoffs
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Semifinals
November 17
Campus sites
Regional finals
November 24
Campus sites
      
1 College of the Canyons 13
4 Ventura 21
2 Riverside City 21
4 Ventura 31
2 Riverside City 63
3 El Camino 24
NCFC playoffs
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Semifinals
November 17
Campus sites
Regional finals
November 24
Campus sites
      
1 Butte 26
4 Fresno City 28
2 Laney 30
4 Fresno City 7
2 Laney 14
3 San Mateo 0
State championship
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Championship game
December 8
Charles C. Hughes StadiumSacramento, CA
   
2 Laney 40
4 Ventura 35


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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Ron (November 30, 2018). "East Mississippi repeats as NJCAA national football champs in a nailbiter". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Hayes, Elton (November 29, 2018). "EMCC edges Garden City to win 2nd straight title, 5th in 8 years". The Meridian Star. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Laney defeats Ventura College for community college football title". San Francisco Gate. December 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Tower, Laney (February 4, 2019). "High-flying Eagles are №1 team in State!". Medium. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Curley, Joe (December 8, 2018). "Ventura College football can't complete comeback in state championship game". VC Star. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "2018 NJCAA eTeamSponsor Football Championship Game". National Junior College Athletic Association. November 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "2018 CCCAA Football Road to the State Championship" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Baer, Fred (December 8, 2018). "Laney holds off Ventura to claim first CCCAA Football State Championship, 40-35". California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved October 29, 2024.