My DD played at a juco and then went D1, so I know something about juco softball.
Juco softball is a lot like D3 softball...There are some very good teams and there are some very bad teams. Jucos are divided into three divisions...D1, D2 and D3.
A top 20 D1 juco softball team probably would be a top D3 team and in upper half of D2 teams. The top Arizona, California and Florida jucos could probably beat a lot of D1 teams.
If she plays on a good juco team, she'll be able to play D1 ball. If she plays on a bad juco team, she will never play D1 softball.
The top Illinois jucos are Wabash College and Lake Land College.
Wabash College has a long history as a premier baseball juco, so the knowledge and facilities (thanks Title IX!) has transferred over to the softball program. Lake Land College had Denny Throneberg (an Illinois softball legend) as the Athletic Director for several years, and thus has a very fine softball program.
The top Illinois teams in the NJCAA were Wabash College (Mt. Carmel), Lake Land College (Mattoon), Kankakee CC, Illinois Central (Peoria) and South Suburban (South Holland).
The two main national juco softball organizations are the CCCAA (for California only) and NJCAA (For the rest of the US)
The NJCAA is divided into three divisions, much like the NCAA. D1 is the most competitive and offers the most scholarships. D3 schools do not offer scholarships. D2 is somewhere in the middle.
Here are links to the last 2016 softball polls for the NJCAA:
D1 Poll
D2 Poll
D3 Poll
Juco softball is a lot like D3 softball...There are some very good teams and there are some very bad teams. Jucos are divided into three divisions...D1, D2 and D3.
A top 20 D1 juco softball team probably would be a top D3 team and in upper half of D2 teams. The top Arizona, California and Florida jucos could probably beat a lot of D1 teams.
If she plays on a good juco team, she'll be able to play D1 ball. If she plays on a bad juco team, she will never play D1 softball.
The top Illinois jucos are Wabash College and Lake Land College.
Wabash College has a long history as a premier baseball juco, so the knowledge and facilities (thanks Title IX!) has transferred over to the softball program. Lake Land College had Denny Throneberg (an Illinois softball legend) as the Athletic Director for several years, and thus has a very fine softball program.
The top Illinois teams in the NJCAA were Wabash College (Mt. Carmel), Lake Land College (Mattoon), Kankakee CC, Illinois Central (Peoria) and South Suburban (South Holland).
The two main national juco softball organizations are the CCCAA (for California only) and NJCAA (For the rest of the US)
The NJCAA is divided into three divisions, much like the NCAA. D1 is the most competitive and offers the most scholarships. D3 schools do not offer scholarships. D2 is somewhere in the middle.
Here are links to the last 2016 softball polls for the NJCAA:
D1 Poll
D2 Poll
D3 Poll
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