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4. BASKETBALL – MEN’S – DIVISION I
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The NJCAA Men’s Championship Basketball Tournament begins on the Monday prior to the third Tuesday in March.
April 19-24, 2021 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
March 14-19, 2022 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
March 20-25, 2023 at Hutchinson Sports Arena; Hutchinson, KS
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host will notify the qualifying teams of the time schedules and other pertinent tournament information.
B. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for the promotion, advertising and ticket sales of the contest. They shall secure the
playing site and make all the arrangements for the handling of spectators.
Section 3. Qualification of Teams for Tournament Play
A. District Basketball Tournaments must be completed by April 10, 2021.
B. Last Dates for District Finals:

NJCAA DI MEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL DISTRICT DATES

2021 April 10 2022 March 5 2023 March 11

C. 16 districts and eight at-large teams will participate in the National Tournament. No more than three teams from one district may
be chosen in any combination (district champion and at-large).
D. The NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will serve as the At-Large Selection Committee.
1. A coach or athletic director on the basketball committee, or officer of the Coaches Association, may not participate in the selection
process if their team is under consideration.
2. Only games versus NJCAA, NWAC or CCCAA programs will be considered. At-large selection criteria is listed below:
i. Overall Body of Work
a. Record against Division I opponents for season.
b. Record against Division I top 25 teams for the season.
c. Overall record vs. Division II and Division III
d. Participation and placement in respective Region/District Tournament.
e. National Poll
ii. Overall Record
a. On the road
b. At a neutral site
c. At home
iii. Strength of Region/District in National Tournament
a. Overall Region/District record
3. The Committee will make the at-large selections on the day following the deadline for District Tournament.
E. 16 District Championship games must be played with the winners receiving automatic bids to the National
Tournament.

2020-2021 NJCAA DI MEN’S BASKETBALL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
Appalachian 7 Atlantic 10 Central 24 East 15, 19, 20

Gulf 23 Midwest 4, 16 Mid-South 14 North Central 11, 13
Northwest 9 Plains 6 South 22 South Atlantic 8
Plains
South Central 2 Southeast 17 Southwest 5 West 1, 18

F. In the event a team(s) is unable to participate in the National Tournament, the following will be used:
1. District Champions
i. District runner-up
ii. If the district runner-up is unable to participate, an at=large selection will be selected based on at-large ranking
iii. If the district runner-up is an original at-large selection, an at-large selection will be selected based on ranking
Note: A district may not have more than three teams participating in the National Tournament.
2. At-large
i. The selection committee will rank selections 1-11, with top eight receiving bids. In the event an at-large selection is unable to
participate, team(s) will be replaced in order from 9-11.
Section 4. Seeding
The seeding committee will consist of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. The seeding criteria are as follows:
A. First round byes to be given to top eight seeds as determined by the seeding committee.
B. The seeding committee will fully seed, via conference call, all tournament qualifiers the day following the deadline for district
tournaments. A coach or athletic director on the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, or officer of the Coaches
Association may not participate in the seeding process if their team is under consideration.
C. Only games versus NJCAA, NWAC or CCCAA programs will be considered. Seeding criteria is listed below: