# 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).
The NJCAA champion was East Mississippi who defeated Garden City 10–9 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The CCCAA champion was Laney who defeated Ventura 40–35 in the CCCAA State Championship.

## Conference standings
### NJCAA

2018 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2018 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 championRankings from NJCAA poll | 2018 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from NJCAA Poll | 2018 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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   Bottineau #  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 championx – Division champion/co-championsy – 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 vteConfOverall 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 championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NJCAA National Championship participant # – MACJC playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Poll | 2018 Northeast Football Conference standings vteConfOverall 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 championRankings from NJCAA poll | 2018 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings vteConfOverall 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 championy – Championship game participant # – SWJCFC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll |
| 2018 Western States Football League standings vteConfOverall 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 championRankings from NJCAA Poll | 2018 NJCAA independents football records vteConfOverall 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
#### SCFA

2018 American Metro League standings :
| 2018 American Metro League standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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

2018 American Golden Coast League standings :
| 2018 American Golden Coast League standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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
### Playoffs
#### NJCAA

| Championship game December 5 Carnie Smith Stadium—Pittsburg, KS | Championship game December 5 Carnie Smith Stadium—Pittsburg, KS | Championship game December 5 Carnie Smith Stadium—Pittsburg, KS |
| 1 | East Mississippi | 10 |
| 2 | Garden City | 9 |

#### CCCAA
##### SCFA playoffs

| Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites |
| 1 | College of the Canyons | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 21 | | | |
| 4 | Ventura | 21 | 2 | Riverside City | 21 |
| | | | 4 | Ventura | 31 |
| 2 | Riverside City | 63 | 4 | Ventura | 31 |
| 3 | El Camino | 24 | | | |

##### NCFC playoffs

| Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 17 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites | Regional finals November 24 Campus sites |
| 1 | Butte | 26 | | | |
| 4 | Fresno City | 28 | | | |
| 4 | Fresno City | 28 | 2 | Laney | 30 |
| | | | 4 | Fresno City | 7 |
| 2 | Laney | 14 | 4 | Fresno City | 7 |
| 3 | San Mateo | 0 | | | |

##### State championship

| Championship game December 8 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA | Championship game December 8 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA | Championship game December 8 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA |
| 2 | Laney | 40 |
| 4 | Ventura | 35 |