Division I Vs. Division II
KJCCC members can choose to compete in either NJCAA Division I or Division II in any sport (Except football, which does not have a Division II). All members except Dodge City (starting in 2011) compete in Division I in baseball but other sports are split.
The majority of schools are Division II in volleyball and softball. In these sports, the Western Division consists of the Division I schools while the Eastern Division consists of those choosing to play Division II. This results in an unbalanced alignment. This season (2010), KJCCC softball has 14 members playing softball in the Eastern Division and only 5 in the Western Division.
In men's and women's basketball, only Johnson County and Highland currently play Division II. Since eight teams from each division qualify for the Region VI Tournament in Division I and all of Kansas' Division II teams qualify for post-season play (Brown Mackie and Hesston are Division II schools but not members of the KJCCC), this leads to the fact that only one team in the Jayhawk Conference — the last-place team in the Western Division — can miss the post season in either men's or women's play.
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