# 2017 junior college football season

The 2017 junior college football season was the season of intercollegiate junior college football running from September to December 2017. 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 Arizona Western 31–28 in the NJCAA National Football Championship. The CCCAA champion was Fullerton who defeated San Mateo 16–12 in the CCCAA State Championship.

## Conference standings
### NJCAA

2017 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 2017 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 Iowa Western $  2 –0  11 –1   Ellsworth  1 –1  4 –8   Iowa Central  0 –2  1 –10   $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA poll | 2017 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Independence $  6 –1  9 –2   No. 15 Butler (KS)  5 –2  8 –3   No. 13 Garden City  5 –2  8 –4   Hutchinson  4 –3  7 –5   Coffeyville  3 –4  4 –7   Fort Scott  2 –5  4 –6   Highland (KS)  2 –5  4 –6   Dodge City  1 –6  4 –7   $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA poll | 2017 Minnesota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division Central Lakes #x  4 –1  8 –2   Rochester C&T x  4 –1  6 –3   Mesabi Range #xy  4 –1  7 –5   Vermilion #  1 –4  3 –6   Itasca  1 –4  2 –6   Fond du Lac  1 –4  1 –7   West Division Dakota College #x  5 –0  8 –2   Northland #y$  3 –2  9 –3   NDSCS  3 –2  5 –4   Ridgewater #  2 –3  3 –6   Minnesota West C&T  1 –4  2 –6   Minnesota State C&T  1 –4  1 –7   Championship: Northland 68, Mesabi Range 35 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant # – MCAC playoff participant |
| 2017 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Division No. 1 East Mississippi #xy$^  5 –1  11 –1   No. 7 Northwest Mississippi #xy  5 –1  8 –3   No. 10 Itawamba x  5 –1  6 –3   Holmes  3 –3  6 –3   Northeast Mississippi  2 –4  3 –6   Coahoma  1 –5  2 –7   Mississippi Delta  0 –6  0 –9   South Division No. 9 Jones County #x  6 –0  8 –2   No. 11 Hinds #  5 –1  6 –3   Pearl River  4 –2  5 –4   Mississippi Gulf Coast  3 –3  5 –4   Copiah–Lincoln  2 –4  4 –5   Southwest Mississippi  1 –5  1 –8   East Central (MS)  0 –6  1 –8   Championship: East Mississippi 67, Northwest Mississippi 66 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NJCAA National Championship participant # – MACJC playoff participantRankings from NJCAA Poll | 2017 Northeast Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 14 ASA Brooklyn $  2 –0  9 –1   No. 19 Lackawanna  1 –1  7 –2   Monroe  0 –2  8 –2   $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA poll | 2017 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 NE Oklahoma A&M #y$  5 –2  9 –3   No. 6 Trinity Valley #y  5 –2  9 –3   No. 12 Blinn #  5 –2  6 –4   No. 17 Navarro #  4 –3  6 –4   Kilgore  4 –3  5 –4   Tyler  3 –4  4 –5   New Mexico Military  1 –6  3 –6   Cisco  1 –6  2 –8   SWJCFC championship: NE Oklahoma A&M 26, Trinity Valley 10 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant # – SWJCFC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA poll |
| 2017 Western States Football League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Arizona Western $^  7 –0  9 –1   No. 4 Snow  6 –1  10 –1   No. 20 Eastern Arizona  4 –3  8 –4   Mesa (AZ)  4 –3  6 –5   Scottsdale  3 –4  6 –4   Phoenix  2 –5  3 –7   Glendale (AZ)  2 –5  2 –8   Pima  0 –7  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NJCAA National Championship participant Rankings from NJCAA poll | 2017 NJCAA independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 16 Louisburg   –  7 –0   No. 18 Georgia Military   –  8 –2   DuPage   –  7 –3   Nassau   –  5 –4   ASA Miami   –  3 –3   Erie   –  4 –5   Hocking   –  4 –6   Arkansas Baptist   –  1 –7   Hudson Valley   –  1 –9   Rankings from NJCAA Poll |

### CCCAA
#### SCFA

2017 American Metro League standings :
| 2017 American Metro League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Santa Ana $  6 –0  7 –4   East Los Angeles  5 –1  7 –3   Pasadena City  4 –2  5 –5   West Los Angeles  3 –3  3 –7   Glendale (CA)  2 –4  2 –8   Compton  1 –5  1 –9   Los Angeles Southwest  0 –6  0 –10   $ – Conference champion | 2017 American Mountain League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Southwestern (CA) $  5 –0  9 –2   No. 19 San Diego Mesa  4 –1  9 –2   Mt. San Jacinto  2 –3  5 –5   San Bernardino Valley  2 –3  5 –5   Victor Valley  1 –4  5 –5   Desert  1 –4  4 –6   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 American Pacific League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 23 Allan Hancock $  5 –0  8 –3   Antelope Valley  3 –2  5 –5   Pierce  3 –2  5 –5   Citrus  2 –3  3 –7   Los Angeles Valley  1 –4  4 –6   Santa Barbara City  1 –4  4 –6   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll |
| 2017 National Central League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Riverside City +^  4 –1  10 –2   No. 11 Long Beach City +  4 –1  8 –3   No. 8 Mt. San Antonio +  4 –1  8 –3   No. 17 El Camino  2 –3  6 –5   Chaffey  1 –4  2 –8   Los Angeles Harbor  0 –5  2 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 National Northern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Ventura $^  5 –0  8 –3   No. 5 College of the Canyons  4 –1  9 –2   No. 16 Bakersfield  3 –2  7 –4   Moorpark  2 –3  3 –7   Cerritos  1 –4  3 –7   Santa Monica  0 –5  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 National Southern League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Ventura $^  5 –0  13 –0   No. 9 Saddleback ^  4 –1  8 –3   Golden West  2 –3  4 –6   Grossmont  2 –3  4 –6   Palomar  1 –4  5 –6   Orange Coast  1 –4  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

#### NCFC

2017 American Golden Coast League standings :
| 2017 American Golden Coast League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 22 Merced +  5 –1  9 –2   Monterey Peninsula +  5 –1  7 –4   West Hills Coalinga  4 –2  6 –3   Hartnell  4 –2  5 –5   Reedley  2 –4  4 –6   Cabrillo  1 –5  2 –8   Gavilan  0 –6  0 –10   + – Conference co-championsRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 American Pacific 7 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 25 Shasta $  4 –1  7 –3   No. 20 Los Medanos  3 –2  9 –2   Foothill  3 –2  7 –3   Yuba  3 –2  7 –3   College of the Redwoods  1 –4  2 –8   San Jose City  1 –4  2 –8   $ – Conference championRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 National Bay 6 League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 San Mateo $^  5 –0  11 –2   No. 10 CC of San Francisco  4 –1  8 –3   Santa Rosa  2 –2  2 –7   No. 24 Diablo Valley  2 –3  5 –6   De Anza  1 –4  2 –8   Contra Costa  0 –4  0 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |
| 2017 National Norcal League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 American River $^  5 –0  10 –2   No. 12 College of the Siskiyous ^  4 –1  8 –3   No. 14 Sacramento City  3 –2  8 –3   No. 21 Butte  2 –3  5 –6   Sierra  1 –4  4 –6   Feather River  0 –5  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll | 2017 National Valley League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 6 Laney $^  5 –0  9 –2   No. 13 Fresno City  4 –1  8 –3   No. 15 Modesto  3 –2  6 –5   San Joaquin Delta  2 –3  4 –6   Chabot  1 –4  2 –8   College of the Sequoias  0 –5  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – CCCAA playoff participantRankings from CCCAA poll |

## Postseason
### Playoffs
#### NJCAA

| Championship game December 3 May Memorial—Perkinston, MS | Championship game December 3 May Memorial—Perkinston, MS | Championship game December 3 May Memorial—Perkinston, MS |
| 1 | East Mississippi | 31 |
| 2 | Arizona Western | 28 |

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

| Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites |
| 1 | Fullerton | 33 | | | |
| 4 | Saddleback | 21 | | | |
| 4 | Saddleback | 21 | 1 | Fullerton | 75 |
| | | | 2 | Riverside City | 16 |
| 2 | Riverside City | 49 | 2 | Riverside City | 16 |
| 3 | Ventura | 33 | | | |

##### NCFC playoffs

| Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Semifinals November 18 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites | Regional finals November 25 Campus sites |
| 1 | American River | 41 | | | |
| 4 | Laney | 35 | | | |
| 4 | Laney | 35 | 1 | American River | 21 |
| | | | 2 | San Mateo | 21 |
| 2 | San Mateo | 52 | 2 | San Mateo | 21 |
| 3 | College of the Siskiyous | 3 | | | |

##### State championship

| Mississippi Bowl December 9 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA | Mississippi Bowl December 9 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA | Mississippi Bowl December 9 Charles C. Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA |
| 2 | Fullerton | 16 |
| 4 | San Mateo | 12 |